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Nonprofit Legal Compliance in an Unfriendly Political Environment

NonProfit Quarterly

Ensure that your organization is in compliance with all applicable employment laws , it has written policies to guide leadership toward such compliance, and it considers policies that address employee wellbeing and participation in leadership. Dissatisfied employees heighten legal risks.

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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 ?

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How does grantmaker CEO compensation compare with grantmaking? 

Candid

Breaking down compensation-to-grantmaking ratios by the CEOs’ race/ethnicity, the median for white and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) CEOs is the same: about 5¢ to $1 of grantmaking. But the mean ratio for men is lower than that of women (0.07 But based on the mean (0.08 for white CEOs vs. 0.07

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Enough Is Enough: Leading With Equity in 2025 and Beyond For Success

Fundraising Leadership

Leadership of inclusive teams leads to success. Her candid revelation that she was dismissed for decades as a popcorn actress resonated with so many women who related that their skills and value were constantly diminished, Newsweek reports. Embracing differences in a leadership role engenders not only changes, but gains.

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

NonProfit Leadership Center

Even though that number has increased over the years, she continued to see a lack of representation at the C-suite and senior leadership levels of organizations. "I I know there are individuals like me who are qualified to be in leadership positions in the community. I found myself constantly asking why they weren't there.

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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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DEI Under Attack: A Conversation with Paulette Granberry Russell

NonProfit Quarterly

NPQ : I think there can be a tendency to view these attacks on DEI and related measures around the teaching of race and racial injustice as political messaging, rather than actual policy initiatives with real-world consequences. When I talk about social identities, I’m talking about race. I’m talking about ethnicity, national origin.