In 2017, when the Trump administration moved into the White House, I remember my former employer ordering the entire staff pizzas as if in apology. I ate a slice during my lunch break while scrolling through my phone's newsfeed, trying not to panic about what this new...
Diversity
It’s Time for Philanthropy to Address Its Erasure of AAPI Voices and Perspectives
This past week, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders welcomed the Lunar New Year under the dark shadow of spiking horrific violence targeting Asian elders, particularly in the Bay Area and in New York City. During the biggest holiday season for many AAPI...
Reflecting on Leadership Diversity in Today’s Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit CEOs believe that the diversity of their organizations matters, and they recognize that, currently, their staffs and boards should better represent the populations they seek to serve. This is just one of the stark findings that emerged when we surveyed...
Diversity on the Philanthropic Agenda
Media headlines and news reports have highlighted both the value and the challenges of assessing the significance of diversity in contemporary life. From NFL player protests, immigration policy, and the recent mid-term elections to the seemingly intractable social...
Advancing Nonprofit Diversity: A Call to Action for Funders and Nonprofits
CEP’s recent report, Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations, provides funders valuable input on what they can do to lead the way in helping nonprofits make greater improvements in diversifying their boards and staff. Reading the...
Making It Count: The Evolution of the Ford Foundation’s Diversity Data Collection
CEP's report on nonprofit diversity efforts comes at a time when we at the Ford Foundation have been thinking critically about how we collect, analyze, and act upon diversity data from grantee organizations. As a funder, we know we can play a role in normalizing...
3 Ways Funders Can Promote the Collection of Diversity Data
At GuideStar, we’ve been collecting demographic information on nonprofit staff and board composition for the past four years. We’ve been recently reflecting on this work as we enter the next phase of nonprofits reporting on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
Foundations Must Lead the Way on the Diversity Agenda
CEP’s latest report, Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations, comes during a time where the foundation sector at large is reflecting on its levels of inclusion and diversity. The case for diversity has been made time and time again....
A Shared Use for Demographic Data
PEAK Grantmaking’s recent survey of the field reveals that too few of the funders who collect demographic data on their grantees can articulate how they plan to use the information. This is confirmed in CEP’s new report, Nonprofit Diversity Efforts, which shows that...
Walking the Walk on Disability Diversity
The recent CEP report Nonprofit Diversity Efforts provides critical insight into the current efforts of more than 200 nonprofit organizations, while also describing how foundation funders support these initiatives. As such, it provides a baseline from which we as a...
Sharing the Nonprofit Perspective on Diversity
CEP‘s new research report released today, titled Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations, shares nonprofits’ perspectives on diversity in their work and what their needs are. Initially, we set out to conduct a study on diversity,...