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The Perils of Black Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

from Pixabay Race plays an outsized role in how people experience leadership, with White leaders widely considered to be the norm. 1] In spite of the salience of race in the experience of leadership, there is not much study of the Black leadership experience. Image Credit: Van3ssa ? A somewhat different perspective.is

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Amartya Sen suggested we should measure social context based on its ability to give individuals and communities the freedom and capability to pursue the things they value in life. Developing Healthy Individuals “Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes individuals and communities thrive.”—

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We found that in Brazil, social entrepreneurs from poor communities differ significantly from those from higher social classes, especially in terms of their access to financial, human, psychological, and social capital. Human capital is positively associated with creativity and value creation.

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Equity in The Balance: Catalyst Winners On DEI Tools To Change Work Culture

Fundraising Leadership

The recruitment strategy, Holder says, includes “internal intentionality and, increased accountability” to reflect the mission, vision and value. Diversity and inclusion are key to our business, not optional, they are core to our values,” says James E. Taylor, chief diversity, inclusion and talent management officer at UPMC.

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Why Inclusive Brand Marketing Is Imperative Today

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

For example color psychology is frequently cited as an important factor in choosing palettes for design, but it varies from culture to culture. Rather, in this context, exclusive marketing involves advertising content that is limited in the way it is presented, such as only using models of a certain age, gender, race, or size.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Social Value International / Atlanta, GA / $225. Whether you are organizing domestic workers, fighting for the rights of undocumented youth, working to end state sanctioned violence in your communities, or running a local congressional race, this is where we come together to listen to each other. General / #AllianceNC16/ @AllianceNews.

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Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector

NonProfit Quarterly

13 A Brief History of Archetypes Carl Jung is considered the father of archetypal psychology. She marries a person of color and has kids of color, yet she imagines she lives in a world that can be or should be race-ignorant. Lectures on the Psychology of Women, 4th ed. 15 These images are referred to as archetypes. Fordham, s.v.