This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Foundation and nonprofit leaders came together to discuss changes made to philanthropic practice in response to the crises of the last two years at CEP’s third 2021 Virtual Learning Session.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds positive and negative health effects for African American women who use a “Superwoman” persona to cope with the stress of discrimination. The Superwoman persona refers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People have recognized the power of storytelling for thousands of years. The Bible relies on parables like the prodigal son because stories successfully convey the underlying message in a memorable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic and we have all witnessed the incredible effects mask wearing has on slowing the transmission of the coronavirus. The United…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Though the Black and African American population has shown the highest percentage growth rate in Arizona, Black entrepreneurship, investments in Black-owned businesses and wages have not kept pace, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homeownership is a key wealth-building tool, but homeownership rates for households of color continue to lag those of white households. In fact, the homeownership gap between Black and white households has persisted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The systems and policies that guide the U.S. financial industry have helped create a wide and long-standing racial wealth gap. In 2019, the typical white family had eight times the wealth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. U.S.-based environmental NGOs are employing more people of color, but foundations continue to disproportionately fund more white-led organizations than those led by people of color, a report from Green 2.0 finds. Based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Implicit bias training does not meaningfully influence the part of the brain largely responsible for implicit bias and our instinctive reactions others who we do not consider to be our in-group,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am thrilled to share a few thoughts today about how corporations are advancing equity—what are some lessons learned and what is needed going forward? By way of introduction, I’ve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The support that BoardSource provides to individual nonprofit leaders and organizations is strengthened by our broader research to identify and map trends within the nonprofit sector and to unleash the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The collective racialized forces of over-policing (i.e., policy, planning, law enforcement/policing, and polity) Black physical mobility in the US has led to adverse social, political, economic, and health outcomes that…