The current U.S. climate of racial and social injustice has prompted a renewed call for diverse and equitable ways to rethink community philanthropy. Community foundations are vehicles for community philanthropy which offer vast benefits for social improvement and community development. The board of directors ensures these organizations fulfill their mission, making decisions on funding priorities and holding the organization functionally and fiscally responsible. Drawing on constructs of diversity and representative bureaucracy and a case study of Florida community foundations, we suggest that diversity is understood in different ways and the presence of diverse board members may be linked to advancing the interests of diverse communities and in achieving outcomes that assist in the needs of certain social groups. Increased understanding of diversity can improve foundation and philanthropic effectiveness and bring broader social change by promoting equity and social justice among community‐based philanthropic organizations.

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多样性的复杂性和对公平慈善事业的重要性

当前美国的种族和社会不公正气氛促使人们再次呼吁以多种公平的方式重新考虑社区慈善事业。社区基金会是社区慈善事业的工具，为社会改善和社区发展提供了巨大的利益。董事会确保这些组织履行其使命，就资金优先事项做出决策，并使组织在职能和财务上负有责任。借助多样性和具有代表性的官僚机构的构建以及佛罗里达州社区基金会的案例研究，我们建议以不同的方式理解多样性，而多元化董事会成员的存在可能与促进多元化社区的利益以及实现有助于某些社会群体的需求。