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23 Leaders Selected for 2022 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship

NonProfit Leadership Center

“Being a professional of color has impacted my perspective on being a community leader because I believe in racial diversity and inclusion and being an example first to direct others in need of information that can guide lives and build those in poverty that their creativity matters “.

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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

They are increasingly a vector attack, used as pathways for bad actors to get into government or foundation information technology (IT) systems. This could leave nonprofits working on other critical issues, such as poverty alleviation and education, with limited funding and support.

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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty.