NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

” Michael Wardlow, Community Outreach & Employment Manager, AARP Foundation SCSEP Program “I was born and raised in Tampa Bay. My parents have laid the foundation of being a servant leader within the community, and now it is my job to expand upon that and take it further.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Race and Ethnicity 244

Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, many grantmakers like the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation have lacked access to the empirical data on race, gender, and other characteristics of leadership in the organizations we seek to fund. Beginning earlier this year, Mott Foundation requested that all grant seekers and grant recipients who are U.S-based

Race and Ethnicity 105

Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Leadership Foundations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2023

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.

Race and Ethnicity 115

Race and Ethnicity Social Entrepreneurship Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment 115

Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

To date, over 55,000 nonprofits have shared some information on their staffs’ and board members’ race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status, through their Candid profile. nonprofits and foundations.

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Foundations 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Science Foundation. The David & Lura Lovell Foundation. Anthem Foundation. Foundation for Autism. O’Neill Foundation.

Health 121

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 121

Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

Casey Foundation ’s 2024 Race for Results report suggests that continued efforts are needed to address persistent disparities in child well-being. The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones.

Race and Ethnicity 59

Race and Ethnicity Poverty Children Education 59

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 118

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Race and Ethnicity 118

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Image credit: islander11 on istock.com MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist once married to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has awarded $16 billion of her personal fortune in philanthropic grants through her Yield Giving foundation since 2019. NPQ was a recipient of a grant from Yield Giving in 2021.)

Race and Ethnicity 87

Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Education Education 87

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. Exercises on the topics of race, schools, family name, and neighborhoods open opportunities for self-examination to occur.

Civil Society 118

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 118

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 23, 2024

Belonging is really foundational and even preverbal. What we say in the book is that belonging is the foundation, not othering—and people other one group in order to for them to belong to another group. jp: First, we wanted to expand the conversation beyond race. As we travel the world, some places don’t even talk about race.

Race and Ethnicity 138

Race and Ethnicity Social Policy Children Homelessness 138

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

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. Researchers, designers, and engineers must use data reflexively to ensure it does not reproduce or intensify inequality.

Health 94

Health Ethics Race and Ethnicity Medical 94

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We gathered a sizable national sampling of 374 BIPOC-led organizations, 719 white-led organizations, and 75 organizations whose leaders’ racial or ethnic identities spanned multiple categories, none of the presented categories, or was unknown.

Governance 110

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 110

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 67

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 67

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

At the Mozilla Foundation , where I work as COO, there is some truth in this. After all, many foundation staff worked remotely even before the COVID pandemic. As the foundation’s staff has expanded to about 100 people, we have struggled, like many others, to balance work and wellness. And we do continue to grow.

Management 98

Management Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 98

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Decades of discriminatory housing, transportation, and land-use policy combined with economic disinvestment have resulted in communities that are residentially segregated by income, race, ethnicity, language, and immigration status. Recognizing residents as experts and engaging them in decision-making.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Current philanthropic work—as a leader of a prominent US-based foundation remarked at a recent Stanford PACS conference—leaves people exhausted. is oriented towards the future: building and maintaining health around a vision of “Zero Disease” as the foundation for a fulfilling life. Perhaps we should consider increasing our efforts.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The long-term goal is that this declines as each new generation advances, but as we have seen in recent years, these deep rooted social ethnic divides are ingrained in western societies and hardwired into how our cultures function. They all present experiences which we — by no fault of our own — may find hard to comprehend.

Leadership 121

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 121

Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Step 1: Laying the groundwork for effective board recruitment Before diving into the recruitment process, it’s essential to lay a strong foundation by thoroughly preparing your organization. Diversity metrics: Monitor the diversity of your board composition, including gender, race, ethnicity, age, and professional background.

Recruitment 105

Recruitment Race and Ethnicity Collaborations Retention 105

NC Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Careful attention to detail. Prior experience with nonprofit organizations not required but considered a plus. Donor Management Assist with Corporate, Foundation, and Individual donor renewals on a monthly basis (e.g., Assist as needed with preparing foundation and corporate proposals.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 49

Nonprofit Administration and Development Race and Ethnicity Advertising Insurance 49

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

45 The global race for technological advancement often prioritizes innovations that yield the highest financial returns rather than those that address the most pressing health needs of vulnerable populations. The commercialization of health innovations also raises concerns. 1 (May 2019): 2631. Daniel Koerber et al., 6 (December 2023): 267684.

Health 56

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 56

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. What are advisory committees?

Race and Ethnicity 85

Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Production Collaborations 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This research, conducted in partnership with the Arymax Foundation and SEFORIS (a multidisciplinary program funded by the European Commission to investigate the potential of social entrepreneurship in Europe and worldwide), enabled us to identify how the field of social entrepreneurship reflects the country’s social inequalities.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

The HGP has undoubtedly contributed to scientific knowledge and medical breakthroughs by laying the foundation for understanding the genomic components of disease; however, the HGP repositories consist almost exclusively of European/White genomic data.

Race and Ethnicity 124

Race and Ethnicity Health Healthcare Associations 124

Candid

AUGUST 3, 2021

Over this time, we have had a glaring omission: our research has not captured funding related to race or ethnicity, despite significant and global human rights work in this area. And we have compounded the invisibility of those working for racial justice, Black liberation, and equity based on ethnic or racial identity.

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Construction Foundations 98

Anedot

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

We are dedicated to serving every child and family in Northern California and Northern Nevada affected by childhood cancer who wishes to attend, regardless of physical condition, geographic location, ethnicity, or economic background. An ability to work and manage others effectively in a remote work environment.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance Collaborations 52

NonProfit Leadership Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As community needs continue to exceed nonprofit capacity, The University of Tampa partners with the Conn Memorial Foundation and the Nonprofit Leadership Center to provide emerging nonprofit executives with a graduate-level education to lead our communities forward. million people and outpacing for-profit job growth three to one.*

Universities 147

Universities Race and Ethnicity Civil Society Nonprofit Leadership 147

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Women in The Workplace Report shows, Women remain underrepresented across the pipeline, a gender gap that persists regardless of race and ethnicity. As leadership parity is the mission of Take The Lead across race and gender identities, McKinsey states that efforts need to continue specifically with these goals. population.

Race and Ethnicity 65

Race and Ethnicity Entrepreneurship Leadership Education 65

Anedot

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

We are dedicated to serving every child and family in Northern California and Northern Nevada affected by childhood cancer who wishes to attend, regardless of physical condition, geographic location, ethnicity, or economic background. An ability to work and manage others effectively in a remote work environment.

Race and Ethnicity 40

Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance Collaborations 40

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 31, 2025

The recent White House executive order calling for the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, programs and initiatives in federal agencies, as well as foundations, businesses, the U.S. Women remain underrepresented across the pipeline, a gender gap that persists regardless of race and ethnicity.

Race and Ethnicity 70

Race and Ethnicity Law Non-Profits Leadership 70

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation.

Philanthropy 136

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

” “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. Representation across all identities including gender and race are critical. “We

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Universities Law Leadership 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 28, 2024

The book was published by the de Beaumont Foundation in partnership with the Maternal Health Learning & Innovation Center and Oxford University Press. I was familiar with the first two practical playbooks and the editors, Brian Castrucci with the de Beaumont Foundation and J. Lloyd Michener, who was at Duke then.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Health Medical Race and Ethnicity 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

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.

Values 130

Values Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management 130

NC Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

The organization has an annual budget of $2M, funded primarily by a mix of foundation grants, membership fees, corporate support, and fee-for-service income. The Center is governed by an 18-member board of directors and staffed by 15 employees.

Nonprofit governance and management 75

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity Collaborations 75

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

There were people of color representing a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds—from South Asian to African American. And I think that’s the generative stance—that’s why I started to move beyond race to talking about power.” And I think that’s the generative stance—that’s why I started to move beyond race to talking about power.

Construction 109

Construction Leadership Philanthropy Culture 109