The 2018 DAPP
The Diversity Among Philanthropy Professionals (DAPP) Survey aims to help the philanthropic community better understand its workforce and leadership. The DAPP survey is unique in soliciting anonymous self-reporting from individuals on the staff and board of participating foundations, helping grantmakers to accurately assess the culture and climate of their institutions.
Produced in partnership by Funders for LGBTQ Issues, CHANGE Philanthropy, and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), the 2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) report and accompanying infographic explore diversity in the philanthropic workforce. The inaugural DAPP Survey asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, and disability status. This report lays out the results of the DAPP survey in aggregate form. Overall, the report finds a statistically significant difference between funders with a social justice focus and all other funders. Social justice funders were much more likely to have higher representation of LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with disabilities.
Major funding for the 2020 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Survey has been provided by Borealis Philanthropy and Blue Shield of California Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Lumina Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and foundations like you.