Equity Resources
Anti-Blackness in the nonprofit sector:
Nonprofit Quarterly: Black Women in Nonprofits Matter
The Grio: An open letter on racism in philanthropy and the trials of a Black founder
The Grio: Do Black Lives Matter enough for you to hire them for leadership positions?
A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities: The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change
Experience of BIPOC nonprofit leaders:
Sudha Nandagopal: How board members with privilege can put real action behind good intentions when amplifying changemakers with less privilege
Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Challenges of Being a Woman Leader of Color
New York Times: Philanthropists Bench Women of Color, the M.V.P.s of Social Change
Nonprofit AF: Why more leaders of color are leaving their positions and what we need to do about it
Educators for Excellence: Nonprofits need women of color in leadership and to disrupt the structural barriers to their advancement
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Leaders of Color Speak Out
Statistics around BIPOC leadership and funding:
Bridgespan and Echoing Green: Racial Equity In Philanthropy, Closing the Funding Gap
Center for Effective Philanthropy: Reflecting on Leadership Diversity in Today’s Nonprofit Sector
How bias enters the search process:
Harvard Business Review: How to Reduce Personal Bias when Hiring
Stanford Social Innovation Review: The Bias of Professionalism’ Standards
Additional resources:
Hidden Brain Podcast: The Double Standard (transcript available here)