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As the 2021 Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the United States report reminds us, “Race…plays a significant role in determining one’s risk of exposure to air pollution, even after controlling for other socioeconomic and demographic factors.” National Science Foundation, January 30, 2023, new.nsf.gov/news/diversity-and-stem-2023.
The following list describes activities that public charities and private foundations can engage in to better advance their mission and values: Public charities can lobby , and while there are limits to how much lobbying they can do, if they make the 501(h) election (simply done by filing a very short Form 5768), the limits are generous.
At the foundations where we workthe Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the LIFT Fundwe recognize that an inclusive economy requires supporting worker voice and power, while ensuring overall alignment with employer needs and interests. More philanthropic investment and alignment requires centering worker perspectives and aspirations.
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As part of that shift, many funders are looking to ensure their staff, leadership, and board reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of their communities. For foundations with few or no staff, ensuring equitable representation and implementing racial equity practices can be both a complex and critical endeavor.
In granting standing, Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom, part of a two-judge majority held “Although Fearless will presumably need to change its contest rules to bring itself into compliance with § 1981, that burden pales in comparison to the interest in rooting out race discrimination in all its forms.
” 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.”
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
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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