RACE TO LEAD: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap The nonprofit sector is experiencing a racial leadership gap. The percentage of people of color in the executive director/CEO role has remained under 20% for at least the past 15 years. This workshop will examine the causes of this disparity. The first part of the workshop […]

Recent reports on the state of equity in the social sector’s workforce and leadership show that diversity initiatives over the last 20+ years are not going far enough to create meaningful diversity and inclusion. Practitioners and thought leaders across the country have called for a renewed commitment and new strategies that address structural and systemic […]

Santa Fe Community Foundation will be hosting a report briefing on the findings and recommendations from the Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector report, featuring a presention by author Ofronama Biu and followed by a facilitated audience discussion.

The racial leadership gap is not a pipeline problem, but a structural problem that exists throughout the social sector. We all have a responsibility to ensure that racial equity isn’t just a lens we use in our work, but a reality for the entire charitable community. By first determining where your organization is strong, and […]

Leaders from Detroit and Los Angeles will discuss ways to address the nonprofit racial leadership gap. In 2017, the Building Movement Project released a report, Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap, that challenged prevailing narratives for why there are so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector. Rather than the conventional […]

These thought-provoking, energy-charged sessions will offer concrete actions leaders can take to bridge the divide and embrace the systems, culture and behavior changes that align with the values of diversity, inclusion and equity. Sessions will be held at Marquette University. Please note, AM and PM sessions will be held at different locations on the Marquette […]

At the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management’s fall conference, join 200 Chicago-area nonprofit leaders to learn about inclusive leadership and why it matters. Hear from keynote speakers Frances Kunreuther and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, co-authors of Race to Lead and Rusty Stahl, president of Fund the People, on vital topics regarding what diversity and inclusion mean for […]

In June 2017, the Building Movement Project released the first report in the Race to Lead series looking at why there are so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector. The results of a survey of over 4,000 people working in nonprofits clearly indicate that bias and structural barriers – rather than qualifications or […]

Building Movement Project will present new research on the challenges women of color face in the nonprofit workplace. A panel will then discuss what the sector can do to challenge biases against women of color and provide support for their advancement. Dialogue will focus on strategies nonprofits and foundations an empoy to build the capacity of […]

During the “Integrating Social Change Principles into Service Provision” workshop at the 2018 Hunger Free Communities Summit, the Building Movement Project will offer a framework for exploring (or understanding) the range of ways that social service organizations integrate their social change principles into their everyday work. Appetite for Change will offer a “living case study” of how these principles may […]