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Leadership Development Programs Need an Upgrade: Five Ways to Advance Racial Equity

As the nation grapples with “the great resignation” across a range of job industries since the start of the pandemic, employment challenges extend to the nonprofit sector as...

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For Non-Profits in Racial Transition, It Can Be ‘Welcome to the Glass Cliff’

The Building Movement Project, where I am co-executive director, has released two reports on the experiences of nonprofit executives of color, the unique burdens they face when taking over leadership...

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Nonprofit executives of color face unique challenges, report finds

Ascending to an executive position does not end struggles with racism for leaders of color in the nonprofit sector, and sometimes increases those challenges, a report from the Building Movement...

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New Nonprofit Leaders of Color Bring Change but Also Face Hurdles

Before Joe Scantlebury became chief executive of Living Cities in September, he knew had a daunting task ahead. An unnamed group of employees who had fled the nonprofit made it...

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As Nonprofit Leaders Pass the Baton, Let’s Use This Moment to Close the Race Gap.

The start of 2022 seems to be heralding bittersweet announcements from nonprofit chief executives about their intentions to pass the baton to new leaders....

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If You Want to Hire an Executive Director of Color, Don’t Set Us Up to Fail

Four years ago, I became the first woman of color to lead the Alliance for Youth Organizing. I was a 33-year-old Latina and first-time executive director with limited fundraising experience...

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Canaccord Genuity LLC support of Youth INC tops $5M

NEW YORK, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Youth INC announced today that Canaccord Genuity LLC (“Canaccord Genuity”), the US division of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., has committed $750,000 to...

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National

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Donations strengthen California police accountability work

Roger Brown, 33, a Black Fresno rapper and mentor, was driving home from a candlelight vigil in March when he noticed a police car was following his BMW. He was...

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The funding gap between Black- and white-led organizations is clear—and alarming

Following the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests, donations have poured into Black-led organizations and groups dedicated to racial equity....

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Failure Is Not an Option: How Nonprofit Boards Can Support Leaders of Color

As capacity-building consultants to the social sector, we regularly support nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their boards. Some of this support involves leadership coaching for individuals and...