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Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

Sean Thomas-Breitfeld is co-executive director of the Building Movement Project.

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  • Red chair in the office icon with a vacant tag. Hiring and recruiting flat design vector concept.
    Opinion

    Fewer People Want to Lead Nonprofits. What’s the Answer?

    By Frances Kunreuther and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld January 26, 2024
    A new study finds that aspiring leaders, especially those of color, aren’t being pulled into leadership through support and positive role models but are more often pushed into top positions to escape difficult work circumstances.
  • An illustration shows a red human figure attempting to use a rope to climb a crumbling, overhung cliff-face.
    Opinion: Diversity in Leadership

    As Nonprofit Leaders Pass the Baton, Let’s Use This Moment to Close the Race Gap.

    By Sean Thomas-Breitfeld and Frances Kunreuther January 20, 2022
    Half of nonprofit CEOs are getting ready to make a transition, a study released today finds. Since many of them are white, we have a chance to make a big stride on diversity — but only if foundations, nonprofits, and others tackle succession planning, training, and funding.
  • Opinion

    The Race Gap: Opportunities to Lead Nonprofits Are Still Unequal

    By Sean Thomas-Breitfeld and Frances Kunreuther June 18, 2020
    Many nonprofits are adding diversity training and putting it in their mission statements, but that doesn’t mean people of color are getting the jobs they qualify for, say the authors of a new study of 5,000 nonprofit professionals.
  • Opinion

    Opinion: Systemic Bias Behind Racial Leadership Gap at Nonprofits

    By Frances Kunreuther and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld June 6, 2017
    A new study of more than 4,000 people shows that efforts to train more leaders won’t work until nonprofits tackle head-on the prejudices that shut minorities out of top jobs.