Board Diversity
The Creepy “First Other” Narrative on Nonprofit Boards
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We should know better by now. Diversity is important, but achieving equity and inclusion requires not just more diverse faces, but the sharing of power.
Board Diversity
Why Are We Still Struggling with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nonprofit Governance?
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At the annual conference of the leading international academic trade association for the study of nonprofits, a group of panelists, including NPQ’s Ruth McCambridge, took a hard look at why nonprofit governance in the US remains white-dominated and what to do about that.
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Stakeholders in Cincinnati’s Black Community Call for Resignation of United Way Executive Committee
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Cincinnati public school board member Ozie Davis says, “This idea that we can have a reduction of poverty and create equity without disrupting the very traditional racist systems that are prevalent in Cincinnati has to be challenged.”
Founder Dynamics
How Can We Miss You If…Founder Transitions That Linger
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Dynamics between a nonprofit and its founder can be difficult, but there are times when the mythology of it all can just get in the way of real concerns.
Board Diversity
Boards and Racial Equity: Are We Going About It the Right Way?
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The Community Leadership Pipeline Initiative preps individuals from underrepresented LGBTQ communities for board service, but the buck does not stop with recruitment and racial equity doesn’t stop at the board.
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Large Environmental Nonprofits Seek to Embrace Equity—Is the Needle Moving Yet?
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Is your nonprofit authentic in its pursuit of being inclusive? Experts say it matters.
Board Governance
UK Finds Increase in All-White Boards among its Biggest Charities
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In a bizarre parallel to recent findings by BoardSource in the United States, a study in the UK has found that, among the largest charities in England and Wales the proportion of charities with all white boards has increased.
Board Governance
Making Your Board More Inclusive: Two Cases
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The older a nonprofit organization is, and the greater its budget, the less diverse its board is likely to be, a new BoardSource report finds. This may be a product of ingrained, if unconscious, bias. Changing these numbers clearly requires a multi-faceted approach.
Board Diversity
Former Nonprofit CEO Asks Why Boards Are So White and Suggests Steps
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As NPQ has widely covered, stated nonprofit support for diversity is often not reflected in their leadership. Former nonprofit CEO Kenneth Taylor highlights some of the challenges while identifying a few action steps that nonprofits pursuing board and leadership diversity can take.
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BoardSource and NPQ: Inclusive Board Initiative
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Recent research indicates that there has been little to no progress towards the goal of remaking nonprofit boards to be more racially inclusive—and more inclusive in general—so NPQ and BoardSource will be launching a project this year that needs your participation.