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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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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

NonProfit Quarterly

A January 2021 report published by Pew Research showed that 54 percent of Black online participants and 47 percent of Hispanic participants say they were targeted for harassment due to race or ethnicity, compared with 17 percent of White users. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success.

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Preserving Places of Belonging in Asian America: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

But they are, in fact, incredibly diverse—representing many ethnicities, speaking hundreds of languages, identifying with various faiths, with very different migration stories. As Yeung astutely puts it, “ Empowering grassroots leadership is not always an easy path. The vision these founders set remains highly relevant today.

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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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Measure what matters: collect data with intention 

MNA Association

It can be a headache for staff, burdensome to program participants, and a source of ongoing frustration to organization leadership who just want to communicate the powerful work they know is happening(!!). Collecting data on race and ethnicity allows us to identify inequities and ensure more just programs and services.

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Navigating the Pay Maze: MNA’s Experience with Compensation Equity

MNA Association

Inclusion and Belonging : Staff trust the process and feel valued for their contributions. Similar gaps exist based on differences in race and ethnicity. We also value our team and would like them to stick around (aka employee retention). Do we value performance? Do we value tenure or experience?

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Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community Health Equity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As a physician and public health professional, these formative traditional values and beliefs have guided my personal journey toward promoting equity. Races and ethnicities in the United States are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). What’s In a Name?

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