![]() University of California San Francisco’s Paula Braveman has come up with a number of useful definitions related to equity. What factors prevent certain populations from achieving the same level of health as other populations? Questions like these help us get to the root of what equity means. Health-focused foundations have also put the notion of equity under the microscope in recent years, and have begun looking at social determinants of health, such as poverty, food security, homelessness, and education levels. ![]() Casey Foundation, thinks of it as each of us reaching our full potential. Nonet Sykes, director of race equity and inclusion at the Annie E. It is about each of us getting what we need to survive or succeed-access to opportunity, networks, resources, and supports-based on where we are and where we want to go. So if equity is not diversity, inclusion, or equality, then what is it? It describes something deeper and more complex. In other words, whether you are two feet tall or six, you still get a five-foot ladder to reach a 10-foot platform. We believe equity is also different from “equality,” in which everyone has the same amount of something (food, medicine, opportunity) despite their existing needs or assets. Indeed, foundations that had a clear definition of the term-however unique to that institution-seemed to have more evolved theories of change, frameworks, and plans around equity than foundations that didn’t. Yet having a clear definition of equity (or at least a working definition) would seem paramount to galvanizing people into action around equity-related work. Very few foundations had a clear definition of what equity meant to them internally, and absolutely no one saw any common definition emerging from the field anytime soon. We found that funders not only are confounded by the definition of equity but also highly desirous of one that resonates-both within their organization and for the field as a whole. We recently conducted in-depth conversations about equity with 30 staff members of 15 foundations whose peers named them as leading “equity work” in the field. ![]() This is particularly true in philanthropy. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.“Equity” is one of those terms that everyone seems to understand at some visceral level, but few people share the same definition. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License additional terms may apply.This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 22:15.Sicilian: uguali, aguali, avali, eguali, iguali.Sardinian: aguale, auguale, gali, oguale, uguale, iguale, chitu, parinaleĬyrillic: је̏дна̄к, и̏стӣ ( the same ) Roman: jȅdnāk, ȉstī ( the same ).Dutch: gelijk, gelijke, identiek, identieke. ![]()
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