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Nonprofit Boards Efforts to Diversify

NonProfit Quarterly

Fortunately, in recent years, some nonprofits have successfully diversified their boards, recruiting members with lived experiences that align with the communities being served by paying attention to demographics such as age, race, socioeconomic status, education, religion, disability, and diversity in thought and professional experience.

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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. Civil society leaders must grapple with complex challenges rooted in social inequality, systemic biases, and cultural divides.

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Dismantling Bias: Toward Ethical and Inclusive Health Innovation

NonProfit Quarterly

This put pressure on governments, institutions, and other organizations to proactively engage in racial justice reform within healthcare and medicine. According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine , these algorithms direct more attention or resources to White patients than to members of racial and ethnic minorities.

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Protecting Nonprofits That Protect Us During Crises—and Beyond

NonProfit Quarterly

We gathered a sizable national sampling of 374 BIPOC-led organizations, 719 white-led organizations, and 75 organizations whose leaders’ racial or ethnic identities spanned multiple categories, none of the presented categories, or was unknown. Government, philanthropy, and community members all relied on nonprofits during the COVID pandemic.

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Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

Bloomerang

Step 1: Laying the groundwork for effective board recruitment Before diving into the recruitment process, it’s essential to lay a strong foundation by thoroughly preparing your organization. Offer continuous learning opportunities to deepen your board members’ understanding of nonprofit governance best practices and emerging trends.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. It’s a complex tapestry of challenges: Prosperity or poverty, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Decades of discriminatory housing, transportation, and land-use policy combined with economic disinvestment have resulted in communities that are residentially segregated by income, race, ethnicity, language, and immigration status. Recognizing residents as experts and engaging them in decision-making.

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