While nonprofit leaders and employees have long talked about the need to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, the pandemic’s impact on communities of color and renewed calls for racial justice have underscored that need. Even before Covid, some nonprofit leaders wondered how to begin this work. And in this time of intense need — when budgets are stretched tight — an organizational transformation seems even more daunting.
Here are a few online resources to help you work toward diversity, equity, and inclusion, whether you’re just starting on that effort or are already in the process. These webinars and articles offer tips you can use regardless of mission and can help you maintain that focus during this chaotic time.
This collection will be updated as more resources become available, so check back here as needs arise. If you know of a resource we should include, please share it. .
Chronicle Resources
Racial Equity in Fundraising and Philanthropy: What’s Next?
As demands for racial equity in philanthropy grow, many nonprofit leaders are seeking ways to create more diverse and inclusive nonprofits. The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC) held a candid conversation you can view that explored how the national reckoning on race is affecting fundraising, grant making, and leadership at nonprofits. A powerful lineup of Black women philanthropists and leaders offered advice on how to seize this moment of heightened awareness to advance change for communities of color, shine a spotlight on charitable giving among Blacks, and build a pipeline of Black leaders, donors, and fundraisers. You can purchase this webinar and view it at your convenience.
How to Appeal to Donors of Color: an Online Briefing
Nonprofits have long focused on white donors and overlooked donors of color who would give more if asked, experts say. While many fundraisers understand the need to do a better job of including people of color in their strategies, they don’t always know how to go about it. To explore ways nonprofits can be more welcoming to people of color, the Chronicle invited three experts to share their advice. Watch this free briefing at your convenience.
Other Resources
Coast to Coast Episode 5: Rising to the Moment
In this episode of the Knight Foundation’s video series, nonprofit professionals and a city official discuss how communities can tackle systemic racism. Free.
All In: Equity and Education in a Transforming World, a Dream Town Hall
Richard Berlin, executive director of Dream, speaks with the organization’s leaders about how nonprofits can advance educational equity as the world grapples with the social, health, and economic crises. Free.
Do Black Lives Matter in Your Organization? Living Into the Values of Your Public #BLM Statement
In this hourlong webinar, Kerrien Suarez, executive director of Equity in the Center, and Andrew Plumley, director of inclusion at the American Alliance of Museums, discuss how organizations can increase diversity and foster equality in the workplace. They include a multi-step plan to guide the process. Free.
Centering Race Equity and Thinking Strategically in a Long-Term Crisis: a Discussion of Organizational Responses to COVID-19
Nonprofit leaders offers tips for focusing on racial equity in the workplace while meeting acute needs. Speakers Amanda Andere, chief executive officer of Funders Together to End Homelessness; Nicola Chin, founder of Up With Community; Hanh Le, executive director of the Weissberg Foundation; and Andrew Plumley, director of inclusion for the American Alliance of Museums, share insights on how charities can do this work when funds are tight. Free.
Funding Opportunities
The GiveCampus Social-Mobility Initiative
Free access to its digital fundraising tools for schools and colleges raising money to support low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students. The company has committed $1 million to pay for technology subscriptions, installation, and credit-card processing fees for the institutions it selects. Applications are open.
