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Leading Together for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In some cases, this is a matter of tokenism: the recruitment of a member of an underrepresented group to gain an advantage (such as a positive public perception) for the organization, without any real organizational commitment to diversity, justice, equity, or inclusion. These intrapreneurs are creative and self-motivated.

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

They also often struggle to pay their staff a living wage with sustainable work hours and opportunities for mentorship, growth, and learning—all factors that are important to recruiting and retaining workers. There is no way around the reality that building power for social and racial justices means making enemies.

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The Challenge to Power

NonProfit Quarterly

She started recruiting in pool halls and bars. 5 As they did, many became politicized; so, they began pushing for economic and social policies that would end discrimination and redistribute resources to the masses at home and abroad. Baker began training local leaders—Rosa Parks, among them—to be activists.