The best nonprofit organizations work to solve some of society’s biggest problems, but they can’t do that without asking the right questions. Why? Because questions help us to understand problems. They allow us to relate to others better. Questions forge solutions. Asking questions helps drive everything from program offerings and fundraising initiatives to the organization’s […]
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Strategies and Tactics for Supporting Diversity in Hiring What is performative diversity? Performative diversity is when an organization advocates and affirms a commitment to DEI but takes no practical actions towards achieving it. Moving past affirmations and into action requires thoughtful, proactive, and concrete steps to foster a workplace that genuinely values a broadly diverse workforce. One […]
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As we approach the national holiday that celebrates the life and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. it seems appropriate to revisit the reason we NEED a National Holiday to reflect on his legacy, and what we, as nonprofit leaders can and should DO with such a holiday. Obviously, Dr. King stands as an icon of the Civil […]
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I’m standing in the cafeteria holding a tray of food. It’s 1979 and I am a freshman in High School. I look around to see a room divided. The black people are sitting on one side, the white people on the other, the Filipinos, the Mexicans in the middle–and I ask myself the question, “where do […]
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