This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although more and more organizations are taking steps toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, people of color continue to consistently report feeling undervalued, unsafe, and exhausted from navigating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a woman of color, evaluator, and nonprofit leader for more than ten years, I am encouraged to see a growing number of foundations and nonprofits embrace efforts to advance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The murder of George Floyd by a police officer — one in an unbroken string of unjust Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement — has triggered an unprecedented…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from Government Alliance on Race and Equity provides a roadmap for equitable development to advance racial equity. • What role can you play in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In many parts of what is now the United States, communities have in recent years replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Celebrating Indigenous cultures every Oct. 12 is important.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the latest Employment Situation report released by Bureau of Labor Statistics today, the U.S. economy in September added 661,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, reflecting an important slowdown in employment growth. Also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances, or SCF, released last week, shows that the wealth of many U.S. households never recovered from the shock of the Great Recession…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week, The Century Foundation announced The Bridges Collaborative, a grassroots effort to improve racial and socioeconomic integration and equity that involves 56 organizations, including 27 school districts of various sizes, geographies and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the nonprofit world, leadership often doesn’t mirror the makeup of the people these organizations seek to help. One recent study found that less than 20% of nonprofit director roles were filled by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After testing positive for COVID-19 back in June, I thought about my own responsibility to publicly share my diagnosis and struggles with accessing testing and adequate care. Any doubt I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Protester demands to “defund the police” following the May police killing of George Floyd seemed to gain traction at the start of the summer. City officials nationwide promised to slash police department…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Business ownership is not equal across groups and communities. Nationally, Hispanic people make up 16 percent of the US adult population but constitute just 6 percent of business owners, and…