NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2023

Image Credit: Amir Geshani on unsplash.com As nonprofit organizations become more racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse, are nonprofit boards lagging behind? Elisa Juárez, the director of culture and DEI for a national healthcare company, was a recipient of the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Youth Award.

Race and Ethnicity 78

Race and Ethnicity Social Entrepreneurship Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment 78

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The grantmakers and funders on this list seek to remedy this healthcare crisis in their communities and beyond. For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. California Healthcare Foundation. Endowment For Health.

Health 100

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 100

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity. Achieving Financial Security . Making Legal Aid Affordable.

Race and Ethnicity 99

Race and Ethnicity Law Education Education 99

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Historical and cultural barriers Historical and cultural barriers can also hinder social mobility for individuals from underserved communities as they may face prejudice and discrimination based on their cultural background. They all present experiences which we — by no fault of our own — may find hard to comprehend.

Leadership 108

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 108

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Rather, it shifts into a different sort of navigation: the too-common experience of being a Native person in a healthcare system that is mostly unaware of the historical trauma and cultural traditions that infuse the birth experience of Native people. Cultivate cultural responsiveness institutionally at the hospital.

Medical 81

Medical Health Culture Healthcare 81

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. The culture I come from relies a lot on storytelling to cement our learning and culture.

Health 111

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

11 Nor are the economic data any more encouraging when one measures inequality by race. Until quite recently, many economic justice movement organizations were “race neutral” in their approach. 21 In other words, until quite recently, it was considered politically smart for economic justice groups to avoid talking about race.

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 68

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Here at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, we believe that cultural competency is an important element of good nonprofit communications. When people think about cultural competency, they tend to talk in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and religion. Ask yourself and your agency to pause for a moment of self-assessment.

Communication 57

Communication Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Culture 57

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

There were people of color representing a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds—from South Asian to African American. And people in different places within the organization were feeling like, Our culture is one of neglect, and I feel abandoned. These were the dynamics playing out. CS: I know what you’re talking about.

Construction 77

Construction Leadership Philanthropy Culture 77

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

The one that really stood out to me was that almost every high-net-worth individual or donor of color you spoke with experienced racial and ethnic bias, and it influenced them to want to fund systemic change but they did not know how to effect the changes they wanted to see. And so, in an interview I read, you were talking about this.

Philanthropy 85

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 85