By Michele Weldon, Take The Lead Women, June 22, 2020
Nonprofits in this country are failing on their diversity and inclusion efforts, even as their missions address social justice and fairness issues, according to a new report of more than 5,000 workers in nonprofits.
“The sad — but unsurprising — truth is that people of color and whites have a different set of experiences in nonprofit organizations. This gap in how professionals experience their workplaces — whether they receive mentorship, are granted promotions, or face microaggressions — is partially reflected in what we call the ‘white advantage,’” write Frances Kunreuther and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Directors of the Building Movement Project, and authors of the report, Race to Lead Revisited: Obstacles and Opportunities in Addressing the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap.
“This advantage becomes even more visible when comparing what nonprofit professionals reported about working for white-run organizations that have board members and senior leaders who are 75 percent or more white against groups led by people of color where more than 50 percent of the board and leaders are people of color,” according to the co-directors.
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