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A lead story for The Chronicle of Philanthropy's "Leaders of Color Speak Out... about being underestimated, breaking barriers, and whether things are getting better" gathers 25 leaders of color at various nonprofits and foundations.
The author, Nicole Wallace, interviewed the 25 leaders, and noted how the leaders described "feeling isolated, navigating difficult, racially fraught power dynamics...and enduring affronts to their dignity."
In the article, leaders shared experiences of feeling left out and out of place at gatherings of nonprofit executives. Often people of color are unrepresented in positions of leadership, according to one leader who is predominantly African American.
Kelly Otte for Notes on Nonprofits expressed how racism creates an uneven playing field for nonprofit leaders of color raising money. She wrote how every new generation raises the bar and as more people of color come into leadership positions things will continue to change. Read the Entire Article
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In LISC's stories, Tope Folarin shares the story of how the Associates in Commercial Real Estate, or ACRE, a program that has become a mainstay in Milwaukee, got started, its impact it has had in the...more
The Long Beach Community Action Partnership's (LBCAP) Leadership Academy Mentoring Program (LAMP) helps students to develop their leadership and creative skills. According to Darick Simpson,...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently announced grants of $6.3 million to be awarded to the state of Alabama to help fight opioid addiction. The grants will fund community...more
Jeff Bezos, founder, CEO, and president of Amazon.com, decided to try something different with his new billion-dollar charity, Day One Families Fund. Bezos, through his charity, announced that he...more
The Food and Nutrition Services Employment and Training Program, a pilot program that is ajoint effort of the county Department of Social Services (DSS), Sandhills Community College (SCC), NC Works...more
Isaac Biosse, a Kenyan-born Ghanaian photojournalist, is also a social entrepreneur. He has worked with several companies and charities. He is now the founder and CEO of Aboki Foundation. Aboki...more
In this Washington Post article, Gareth Ross, Head of Enterprise Technology & Experience at MassMutual, writes how lack of access to basic financial systems and tools enables countless low-income...more
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dick Thompson, executive director and chief executive officer of the Quality Health Network (QHN) based in Grand Junction, often tells stories that offer examples of the social determinants that...more
This opinion piece from MarketWatch highlights workforce housing, where impact investors can leverage on to create affordable housing. Meredith Jones, an alternative-investment consultant and...more
Tech nonprofit Ample Labs has developed a web-based app, called Chalmers, to help people experiencing homelessness. The app uses AI (artificial intelligence) to connect people to social services that...more
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Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital has purchased 50 percent of TOMS, the One For One shoe, eyewear, and fashion social enterprise that has been providing products to kids in need from every customer’s purchase.
