NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

6 Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Climate Work Geography and geospatial science, which are integral parts of Earth system science, use tools such as geographic information systems and remote sensing to study the physical and cultural environments on Earth. Sources: S.

Race and Ethnicity 105

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 15, 2023

Considering Northern California’s climate vulnerability, Sogorea Te’ has since turned all of their himmetkas on returned land into culturally based climate resiliency hubs for the community during natural disasters. A himmetka is a concept that is part of an Indigenous epistemology rooted in taking care of one’s guests.

Race and Ethnicity 140

Race and Ethnicity Culture Environmental Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This component provides a process for delving deeply into one’s own life experiences and peeling back the layers to uncover the complex dynamics—specifically of race and diversity—that shape our perspectives. Civil society leaders must grapple with complex challenges rooted in social inequality, systemic biases, and cultural divides.

Civil Society 117

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 117

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 11, 2023

Image Credit: Urja Bhatt on unsplash.com Recently, a colleague asked me to identify my race. Presented with the standard options for race (White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian), I’ve always selected Asian. She was collecting diversity information and needed to fill in the field.

Health 103

Health Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Public and Social Policy 103

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. But so too is the creative spirit. Led by Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge made everything much worse.

Race and Ethnicity 127

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 127

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2023

Image Credit: Amir Geshani on unsplash.com As nonprofit organizations become more racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse, are nonprofit boards lagging behind? Elisa Juárez, the director of culture and DEI for a national healthcare company, was a recipient of the 2001 Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Youth Award.

Race and Ethnicity 106

Race and Ethnicity Social Entrepreneurship Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Yet it can also create space for bias: familiarity can be derived from a variety of factors—the words someone uses, their background, conjugation, or even eye color—but it’s often connected to culture, ethnicity, and/or traditional access to social capital.

Homelessness 132

Homelessness Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 132

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes. Another crucial factor in maternal and infant health: the mental wellbeing of women and birthing people, especially as it intersects with race.

Health 107

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 107

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But they are, in fact, incredibly diverse—representing many ethnicities, speaking hundreds of languages, identifying with various faiths, with very different migration stories. Community members face the possibility of losing the cultural anchors that these small businesses often represent for them.

Values 121

Values Community Development Race and Ethnicity Culture 121

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2023

Last month, health policymakers, funders, and executives gathered at the Urban Institute to discuss the 20-year anniversary of the report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.

Health 115

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Race and Ethnicity 115

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Comparing 2023 to prior years, giving to health increased, for example, while giving to education and arts and culture decreased. Arts & Culture was the only focus area that saw the average gift size increase by just under $1 million. The report also offers some interesting insights into Scott’s giving concerning the environment.

Race and Ethnicity 77

Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Education Education 77

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. The Meadows Foundation. Hogg Foundation For Mental Health.

Health 106

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 106

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

Culture eats strategy for lunch.” Culture needs to be tailor made in every company with institutional memories, talents and environment, you design the mindset.” What is important too is to have a culture where innovation is key and the values are “courage, vision, equity and joy,” Bourla says. “ asks Bible. “We

Culture 52

Culture Race and Ethnicity Manufacturing Health 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Historical and cultural barriers Historical and cultural barriers can also hinder social mobility for individuals from underserved communities as they may face prejudice and discrimination based on their cultural background. They all present experiences which we — by no fault of our own — may find hard to comprehend.

Leadership 112

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 112

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

We have also been stirred by the long-overdue reckoning over race in the United States and sought in response to address racial equity more squarely in our work. Staff may be underpaid or lack culturally relevant benefits. Introspection and culture shift is needed, too.

Management 96

Management Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 23, 2024

jp: First, we wanted to expand the conversation beyond race. As we travel the world, some places don’t even talk about race. So, India doesn’t specifically organize society around race, but it does organize itself around caste and Hinduism versus Islam. Du Bois talked about the color line. So, it is complicated.

Race and Ethnicity 137

Race and Ethnicity Social Policy Children Homelessness 137

Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

Race and ethnicity are forbidden, but specific school districts are permissible in which minorities are populous. Though the rules have been changing, an essential constant has been that donors should not have a dominant voice in the process. Fortunately, fundraisers are not without strong resources and guidance.

Ethics 92

Ethics Education Education Race and Ethnicity 92

Candid

JUNE 25, 2024

public charities on their Candid profiles, the report analyzes the demographic composition of staff, leaders, and board members—in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status. Based on data shared by 59,550 U.S. While this is a higher percentage than in the U.S.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Leadership Culture Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

The HeLa cell culture has survived for more than 70 years and is integral to biomedical research around the globe. For instance, race-based diagnostics and practice guidelines—remnants of slavery and eugenics, which asserted that people of different races are biologically distinct—have been incorporated into modern AI systems.

Health 86

Health Ethics Race and Ethnicity Medical 86

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

When we are working and leading within social change organizations, that means building organizational culture and structures that prioritize below-the-surface work. While these internal rifts focus mostly on race and gender, there is also a generational divide at play, making challenges even more complicated to make sense of and discuss.

Values 113

Values Culture Race and Ethnicity Leadership 113

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2025

Diversity is a plus, equity a necessity, and inclusion is the process to achieve the desired culture, writes Feldt. Those strategies include embracing new perspectives from a team of colleagues representing identities across race, gender, geography, religion, ability, neurodiversity, education, expertise, and experience.

Race and Ethnicity 73

Race and Ethnicity Leadership Culture Retention 73

Candid

MAY 8, 2024

Furthermore, gender- and race-based biases continue to shape how many view women’s roles and relegate women to lower pay and less financial security. Hall concluded that “bias, not pipeline issues or personal choices, pushes women out of science—and that bias plays out differently depending on a woman’s race or ethnicity.”

Race and Ethnicity 64

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Construction Philanthropy 64

Anedot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To get there, we have made a commitment to redesign our educational ecosystem so that race, ethnicity and poverty no longer determine opportunity or outcome. Cultural Responsiveness : Interacts routinely in conversations based on race and equity, professionally and personally, and should show comfort and experience doing so.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Collaborations Education Education 52

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

This isn’t about filling seats; it’s about enriching your organization’s culture and capabilities with new perspectives to support your mission and drive growth. Foster a collaborative culture. Your challenges? Align these with the potential board member profiles you want to attract. Create clear board descriptions.

Recruitment 90

Recruitment Race and Ethnicity Collaborations Retention 90

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

He named his initiative Sekem and created a conglomerate of organizations that today enable a broad range of economic, social, educational, and cultural activities in a beautiful and safe environment.

Philanthropy 137

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 137

MNA Association

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While its services are designed by Natives for Natives, All Nations honors traditional values such as charity and generosity and makes its services available to everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, or income status.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Non-Profits Health Poverty 52

MNA Association

JANUARY 22, 2024

Similar gaps exist based on differences in race and ethnicity. Our cultural norm is not to have open conversations about compensation, and that, frankly, has allowed inequity to persist. We also value our team and would like them to stick around (aka employee retention).

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Associations Values Culture 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Residents, regardless of zip code or how much money they have, can breathe clean air, eat healthy and culturally appropriate food, and have a safe, affordable place to call home. However, in far too many places in the United States, that’s not the case.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Be sensitive to cultural diversity and how your visuals may affect your audience. For example color psychology is frequently cited as an important factor in choosing palettes for design, but it varies from culture to culture. Think outside the box by remembering that you have more than just one demographic to market to.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Race and Ethnicity Cultural Diversity 52

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

We have committees solely focused on the prevention of violence, the medical-forensic response to assault victims, and cultures of sexual violence and response on college and university campuses (among others). Each of these committees draw individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds to help guide different aspects of our work.

Race and Ethnicity 85

Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Production Collaborations 85

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Boards with cultural, ethnic, gender and professional diversity tend to result in diversified resources. —. Matters of race, religion, politics or sexual orientation often lead to challenging, sometimes nasty discussions. The impact will transcend into your staff and will likely increase diversity within volunteers.

Recruitment 42

Recruitment Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Ethics 42

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As businesses grow internationally, another challenge is adjusting to different cultural norms and work styles. Communication and interpersonal skills One highly valued quality is effective communication, which is essential for accurately communicating information, particularly when working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Race and Ethnicity Culture 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It is also about gender, race, and prejudices across society. Ethnic Markers and Crisis Impact Racial distinction speaks loud and clear to most of the Black population in Brazil. This indicates that inequality within the social entrepreneurship field goes much beyond social classes.

Social Entrepreneurship 127

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 127

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We Must Build Parameters to Protect People from AI Creators and AI Creators from Themselves In the rush to lead the global AI race, it can be tempting to prioritize innovation, speed, and profit without pausing to consider the profound ethical, societal, and human consequences. 4 (December 2017): 690700.

Public and Social Policy 58

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 58

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Here at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, we believe that cultural competency is an important element of good nonprofit communications. When people think about cultural competency, they tend to talk in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and religion. Do not be afraid of getting it wrong. “If

Communication 149

Communication Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Culture 149

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. The culture I come from relies a lot on storytelling to cement our learning and culture.

Health 123

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 123

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This is about our cultural, national history,” Brennan says. “ ” “There is a role for everyone to play,” says Armstrong, also Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and Director of the Center for Race & Ethnicity in Sport in the School of Kinesiology at UM. This is not just about sports. It’s a mindset.

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Universities Law Leadership 98