Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofits Must Listen With Their Ears, Not With Their Eyes
Social sector leaders who “speak for” marginalized groups engage in harmful behavior that excludes marginalized communities from making decisions that affect their lives.
Social sector leaders who “speak for” marginalized groups engage in harmful behavior that excludes marginalized communities from making decisions that affect their lives.
Nonprofits that serve communities of color struggle to survive because of systemic racial disparities and biases. To surmount these challenges, we recommend seven approaches that have emerged from our work with these communities.