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
Diversity on the Philanthropic Agenda
Advancing Nonprofit Diversity: A Call to Action for Funders and Nonprofits
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]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...
Making It Count: The Evolution of the Ford Foundation’s Diversity Data Collection
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]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,...
3 Ways Funders Can Promote the Collection of Diversity Data
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]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...
Foundations Must Lead the Way on the Diversity Agenda
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]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...
A Shared Use for Demographic Data
Walking the Walk on Disability Diversity
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]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...
Sharing the Nonprofit Perspective on Diversity
[vc_row el_class="sixtysix-thirtythree"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]CEP‘s new research report released today, titled Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations, shares nonprofits’ perspectives on diversity in...