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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. Some innovations—which were deployed without the rigorous testing needed to assess their viability and safety—have also posed a more universal threat to the public.

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” The same report—which investigated disparities among several racial and ethnic groups, men, and women—revealed that false matches for mugshots were highest for Black women.

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Safety First: CEO Grows Organization, Leads Communities By Doing The Right Thing

Fundraising Leadership

City Safe provides armed and unarmed security professionals to protect government, residental and commercial sites. Maryville University reports, “The U.S. She has grown the company from the original 10 employees to now more than 400. Women in law enforcement in the U.S. “ Women in #law #enforcement in the U.S.

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Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community Health Equity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Races and ethnicities in the United States are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Communities and Economies In looking beyond borders, there is much to learn from Indigenous Peoples—populations with extensive diversity across cultures, languages, and systems of governance. What’s In a Name?

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

Fundraising Leadership

womeninleadership ” At UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), the U.S. government at cost, which the federal government gave for free. We are looking at the experiences of marginalized racial and ethnic groups,” Ohm says. The #CatalystAwards 2023 honorees accomplish those missions.

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

NonProfit Leadership Center

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”