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Uprooting Oppressive Values in Social Change Work through Emotional Intelligence

NonProfit Quarterly

So it is with our behaviors and our values: our deeply ingrained patterns of behavior are fueled by values deep below the surface. Sometimes, without our conscious awareness, these values driving our patterns of behavior sprout from the seeds of White supremacy, patriarchy, and colonialism. She is experiencing chronic burnout.

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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

NonProfit Quarterly

Black users have long been at the center of digital culture as trendsetting social media influencers, content creators, and key drivers of online racial justice activism, as seen by hashtag movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success.

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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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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. Personal gifts : We often work with donors of substantial wealth. “De

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Rest: A Middle Finger to Oppression, a Road Map to Justice by Shawn Ginwright

NonProfit Quarterly

Researchers have found that the duration, quality, and frequency of rest in general and sleep in particular are shaped by income level, housing conditions, employment status, type of work, and race. Rest and race are intertwined, and it all boils down to who has the right to rest and under what conditions rest and leisure should be granted.

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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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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization. Provide your advisory committee with clearly defined projects and activities. At every stage, an advisory committee should be actively influencing your programs and policies.