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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: What it Takes to Start a Nonprofit Organization

The Charity CFO

The overall theme between starting any form of business, for profit or nonprofits, is the motivation inside of someone and why exactly they want to do it. When starting a nonprofit as its CEO, and inviting a board to participate in organization’s decision making, there are sometimes difficulties associated with this. Stick with it!

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Wei Tong, the team’s leader and a wheelchair user, said, “Participating in the snow leopards protection programs has been both fun and enlightening. Entrepreneurship and self-employment are also emerging as promising avenues for individuals with disabilities.

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¡Adelante! A Latinx Community Organizes to Generate Community Wealth

NonProfit Quarterly

Looking to expand and develop a permanent storefront, they participated in the food business course. There is direct support provided by government agencies and foundations who are working with Adelante to promote culturally responsive information and equitable bilingual access to Latinx entrepreneurs.

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How Are We Doing? 10 Years of Take The Lead

Fundraising Leadership

Thank you for your support and participation in our work for intersectional gender parity in leadership. There were plenty of external barriers to be sure, but we also had to confront the culturally learned barriers in our own heads that were holding us back. So how are we doing? I was getting stuck and not realizing my own value.

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Secure Your Intention: Why You Need To Power Up At Women’s Equality Day Conference

Fundraising Leadership

The results showed that “female business network initiatives may constitute an inclusive policy of women entrepreneurship,” and lead to more success. This can include training on topics such as diversity and inclusion, cultural sensitivity, and unconscious bias.” Volunteer, organize, don’t lay down and die.