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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 ? A somewhat different perspective.is

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Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector

NonProfit Quarterly

13 A Brief History of Archetypes Carl Jung is considered the father of archetypal psychology. She marries a person of color and has kids of color, yet she imagines she lives in a world that can be or should be race-ignorant. Lectures on the Psychology of Women, 4th ed. 15 These images are referred to as archetypes. Rozee, eds.,

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Developing Healthy Individuals “Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes individuals and communities thrive.”— International Positive Psychology Association When focusing on a healthy context, there is a risk of falling into naïve holism, an ineffective mindset commonly seen in system perspectives.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We found that in Brazil, social entrepreneurs from poor communities differ significantly from those from higher social classes, especially in terms of their access to financial, human, psychological, and social capital. Let us look at these types of capital one by one.

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How fundraisers can help their cause resonate with donors

iMarketSmart

Potential donors were asked, “How close do you feel to your ethnic or racial group?” Those answering, “very close” or “close,” gave more when the pictured victims matched their own race. They gave more when the victims did not match their own race. Race mattered. But identity determined how it mattered. 11] Burger, J.

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Why Inclusive Brand Marketing Is Imperative Today

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

For example color psychology is frequently cited as an important factor in choosing palettes for design, but it varies from culture to culture. Rather, in this context, exclusive marketing involves advertising content that is limited in the way it is presented, such as only using models of a certain age, gender, race, or size.

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

Fundraising Leadership

We are looking at the experiences of marginalized racial and ethnic groups,” Ohm says. Shea Bible, director of engagement for Catalyst in the Texas region, says, “Allyship and curiosity build trust in psychological safety.” The second myth is that income is the primary determinant of health outcomes, when race matters.

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