Black people serve on boards. Black people should be considered for nonprofit boards. Black people’s contributions on nonprofit boards should be valued in the same way that contributions from other board members are. Here are three reasons it is important for Black leaders to be in nonprofit boardrooms.
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On Hope and Leadership
I sat in horror on January 6th with my fellow Americans as we watched scenes of violence, insurrection and white supremacy take place at the Capitol. On January 7th I sat in reflection. Public statements were made, emails poured in, and I was left with an overwhelming sense of despair and uncertainty, asking like many Americans, how do we come […]
So We’re “On Board” with Diversity… Now What?
In our work in board placement, we hear almost every day about how desperately nonprofits need to diversify their boards. Whether it be more women, greater geographic diversity, diversity of industry, etc., the need is great. Sometimes this is because the board looked around and thought… “hmm, we all look the same,” other times because a client complained that […]