Do We Need Training? Every organization I work with is in a very different phase with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion, yet they all begin the journey with this same question. The short answer is yes, but that answer raises even more questions. The Society...

onging or social justice. There is work to be done on all fronts, but boards must determine the breadth and depth of work they should do to advance DE&I in alignment with their mission. What does justice look like for your organization?

The business case for diversifying an organization’s workforce is well-documented in both for-profit and nonprofit institutions. Though this article will focus on nonprofit boards of directors, it has been proven that diverse teams at all levels of the organization drive better business outcomes. It is not a new idea.

In my work with countless organizations, I witness the internal struggles white people experience when trying to understand race, systemic racism, and questions of equity and personal responsibility. I have heard raised voices and read profanity-laced emails detailing...

Resistance to racial equity takes many forms. The most blatant forms of resistance are easy to spot, for example, school boards and legislators banning the teaching of critical race theory in the classroom. Those who are adamantly opposed to critical race theory...

Nikole Hannah-Jones launched The 1619 Project in August 2019 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in colonial Virginia. It is a long-form journalism project that places slavery and its myriad consequences at the center of...

The Talk. Most parents imagine “The Talk” as an awkward discussion about puberty with their adolescent children. For some families, it is so much more than that. In 2015, Geeta Gandbhir and Blair Foster created a video called A Conversation With My Black Son. In the...

Every nonprofit organization needs to have an Emergency Succession Plan. The majority of US corporations have been caught off guard by the devastating and wide-ranging disruptions that have resulted from COVID-19’s global pandemic impact. There are also situations...