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What to know about U.S. nonprofit sector demographics 

Candid

nonprofit sector—in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status? Not only are leaders of color underrepresented in the nonprofit sector, but they are also disproportionately confined to the smallest organizations,” said Cathleen Clerkin, Candid’s associate vice president of research.

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Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach

NonProfit Quarterly

This component provides a process for delving deeply into one’s own life experiences and peeling back the layers to uncover the complex dynamics—specifically of race and diversity—that shape our perspectives. The process requires love, humility, reflection, an understanding of history, and a commitment to working against racial injustice.

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Creating a Nonprofit Style Guide: Templates and Examples

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Médecins Sans Frontières Audubon Easter Seals National Association of Broadcasters Bibles for America US Figure Skating Charity Water Austin Parks Foundation Fort Worth Independent Schools District The NPR Style Guide Creating a nonprofit style guide takes time, but it will save you lots of time down the road.

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Fundraising Ethics In Higher Education

Bloomerang

Rather they can shape selection criteria such as majors, GPA, financial need, geography and extra-curricular activities. Race and ethnicity are forbidden, but specific school districts are permissible in which minorities are populous. Fortunately, fundraisers are not without strong resources and guidance.

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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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20 Leaders Selected for 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship

NonProfit Leadership Center

Within just two months of graduating, 18 of the 22 graduates were invited to serve on a nonprofit board or were in active conversations with at least one organization about board service, while the remaining graduates were in longer-terms conversations with local nonprofits. If we won’t save ourselves then no one will.

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Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector

NonProfit Quarterly

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. She is likely to believe that American society has a class problem, and if we could just solve for that, then race differences would disappear. She prefers it this way. She is quiet and “strategic.”