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Independent Sector is the only national membership organization that brings together a diverse community of changemakers at nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs working to strengthen civil society and ensure all people in the United States thrive. As the vital meeting ground, we advance our mission by fostering a sense of belonging, catalyzing action, and providing policy leadership across the full breadth of the charitable sector.

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    Relationships that Build Power

    By Joel Rodriguez, Bridging Fellow, Community Organizer April 19, 2023
    Independent Sector’s Bridging Fellows program, supported by Walmart, offers community leaders space, skills, and resources needed to socialize and embed bridge building as a core competency in their organizations and communities. Intended for leaders whose work places local communities at the core,…
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    Overcoming the Hurdles to our Humanity

    By Kellee Randle, DO, FACOI, Chief Executive Officer | Equity Ventures Plus, LLC, IS Member February 7, 2023
    Independent Sector’s Bridging Fellows program, supported by Walmart, offers community leaders space, skills, and resources needed to socialize and embed bridge building as a core competency in their organizations and communities. Intended for leaders whose work places local communities at the core,…
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    Bridging Technology and Opportunity to Create Equity for Black Pittsburgh

    Kirk Holbrook, Bridging Fellow and Program Director, Gizmology November 29, 2022
    Independent Sector’s Bridging Fellows program, supported by Walmart, offers community leaders space, skills, and resources needed to socialize and embed bridge building as a core competency in their organizations and communities. Intended for leaders whose work places local communities at the core,…
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    Community Policing – with extra emphasis on “Community”

    September 28, 2022
    People outside of Chicago, Illinois know that Chicago is famous for a few things: its food, its winters, and its crime. In fact, if you’re from Chicago and you visit another state, before they ask you about the food or the winter, they will ask you about the crime. This is quite a dubious…
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    What we know and don’t do: Discussing race, identity, and personal stories in schools

    By Amber Sims July 29, 2022
    A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares that “approximately one-third (35.6%) of U.S. high school students reported experiencing racism. Asian and Black students reported the highest levels of racist experiences at 63.9% and 55.2% respectively during…
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    Why Embedding an Artist in Your Nonprofit Is a Sound Investment

    By Janel Young September 17, 2021
    Since 2020, I’ve served as the Community Artist in Residence at UrbanKind Institute, a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We focus on eliminating barriers to families thriving in over-burdened and under-resourced communities. I spend time painting murals, creating visual art, and…
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    A Nonprofit That Supports a Diverse Workforce Finds Resilience

    By Patricia Mota July 21, 2021
    In December 2019, our organization – the Chicago-based Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) – was getting ready to sign a new five-year lease. As a growing team, we needed more space and a modern feel for us to meet and provide a more productive work environment so we could fulfill our…
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    Stand With Black Americans for Environmental Justice

    By Alyssa P. Lyon and Jaquaya Mills May 27, 2021
    It’s time we get real, probably a little bit more than real. It’s time for us to plan for progress and react to what is front of us. President John F. Kennedy once said, “There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.”
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    Here’s Why Racial Justice Is Already in Your Nonprofit Mission

    By Dani Wilson March 3, 2021
    A few weeks after I joined Our Clubhouse, the Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that I lead, I began asking questions. We serve Pennsylvania residents affected by cancer, and we know, unfortunately, that cancer impacts nearly everyone. Yet most of our members and, at the time, all of our staff and board…
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    COVID-19 and the Unhealthy Relationship Between the Givers and the Doers

    By Jourdan Hicks October 1, 2020
    Our communities, our families, and our institutions are all absorbed in this historical moment. Forever the realist, I question the destiny of our attempts to correct the results and legacies of racial hierarchies and capitalism and injustice in communities we serve. I wonder whether this fight for…
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