By: Shenise Foote, AFP Triangle Chapter, Co-Chair for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) Committee; Director of Development, Duke School As fundraisers, we are front line staff that represent the organization in our communities. As Black fundraisers, we are hyper aware of this reality. We constantly feel policed and oftentimes it is by ourselves to ensure […]
BIG IDEAS: Diversity and Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
I proudly work for a longstanding human service organization whose national history precedes the Civil War. In all those years, we’ve maintained a commitment to helping the kids who need us most. Eighty-three percent of our service population represents racial minorities. How, then, did we end up with a board makeup of only 9% racial minorities?
