Tag: Diversity
Nonprofits
Letter to John D. Mcllguham, Publisher of The NonProfit Times and the 2008 Power & Influence Top 50
There were hardly any people of color on the "next generation leaders" list.
Government
A Soldier’s Life for Her
The military's better than civilian life, say minorities and women such as Marine Corps Capt. Elizabeth Okoreeh-Baah, the first woman to pilot the V-22 Osprey.
Social Innovations
Compromise Might Greatly Diversify Leadership of California Foundations and Nonprofits
An effort to broaden and deepen diversity in foundations and nonprofits.
Podcast
Business
Making Supply Chains Socially Responsible - Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility
Companies around the world are trying to figure out how to evaluate their performance—as well as that of their suppliers—on a host of corporate social responsibility (CSR) dimensions in areas such as diversity, community development, and environmental issues. How can CSR influence business initiatives and the value of CSR efforts be measured? In this panel discussion, Stanford 2007 Responsible Supply Chains Conference panelists share lessons and resources.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy Doesn’t Care About Black People
It's high time for the nonprofit sector to put race on the table.
Global Issues
Notes on Robert Putnam’s “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-First Century”
Robert Putnam's take on diversity is controversial -- but not necessarily reactionary.
Nonprofits
How Nonprofits Get Really Big
Since 1970, more than 200,000 nonprofits have opened in the U.S., but only 144 have reached $50 million in annual revenue. They got big by doing two things: They raised the bulk of their money from a single type of funder. And just as importantly, these nonprofits created professional organizations that were tailored to the needs of their primary funding sources.
Podcast
Organizational Development
Gerald Richards and Dee Dee Nguyen - Diversity in Fundraising
Shifting demographics among donors, fundraisers, and the communities they serve call on nonprofit organizations to think about diversity on many levels. How can you connect with donors who are different from you? How does inclusiveness strengthen your organization? In this audio lecture, gerald Richards and Dee Dee Nguyen explore these questions at the 2007 Nonprofit Boot Camp, reflecting on how to reach across the divides of ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation and other differences to strengthen bonds and create new opportunities.