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How UK funders quickly mobilized against racist violence

Author Sharlene Gandhi
One of the outcomes includes funders collecting more granular data on who receives funding, which communities they are from, and how that funding trickles down to racialized communities โ€“ but is that enough?

Why It Matters

This summerโ€™s violent attacks on Muslim and other racialized communities in the UK revealed deep-seated tensions. With more data โ€“ and strategies that incorporate insights from that data โ€“ funders can actively direct capital towards projects that help prevent future violence.

โ€œThe riots were deeply traumatizing for many communities, and as foundations, if we purport to always be acting for public benefit, we need to step up when our communities and charities face these critical issues.โ€

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