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The highest regional representation is from the South which aligns with the fact that the majority of Black people in the U.S. live in the Southern states. The organizations represent all 4 regions of the United States (as divided by the Census Bureau). The Midwest is home to the second largest concentration of Black Americans, yet in the survey, nonprofit representation in the Midwest representation was lower. California, on the other hand, was the state with the highest representation. #NonprofitReport #Gratitude #closethegivinggap #Giving #StateofBlackNonprofitsReport

Ricardo Castro took a chance on me when he hired me back when he was Deputy General Counsel at the Open Society Foundations. At the time, Ricardo was looking for a candidate who could commit 2 years to the position due to the steep learning curve. I was honest and explained that I could only commit 1½ years, as I was planning on starting law/grad school in the fall of 2002. He hired me anyway, and it changed my life – not only because of where I ended up working, but because of who I was working for. My father’s sudden death at around this time changed my life’s trajectory and I postponed grad school until later in life. I ended up working with Ricardo for 12 years. We then overlapped for almost 2 years during his tenure at the Ford Foundation. I can say, without reservation, that the years I worked with Ricardo are the best years of my career. I have never met a manager as devoted and invested in their staff’s development and growth as Ricardo is. As the daughter of immigrant parents, born and raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City in the 1980s, and the first in my immediate family to attend college, studies suggested that I would become another statistic. Not only am I living proof of the opposite, but I did not achieve this alone. It is the direct result of having worked with Ricardo during the formative years of my career and at a time when I was experiencing profound grief and great personal loss – a time when everything seemed dark and Ricardo’s guidance and mentoring represented light, hope for the future, and positive reinforcement at all times. One of my greatest take-aways from business school is that “Leadership is different [from management]. Achieving grand visions always requires a burst of energy. Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one’s life, and the ability to live up to one’s ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response.” (From John Kotter’s “What Leaders Really Do.” HBR). This embodies what Ricardo represents to me and to those who have had the privilege of working with him. Ricardo was a motivating force that inspired my colleagues and me to use our voice, build our confidence, deliver our best work, and to learn about all the areas of the law. As I sat in class during my last semester of business school, I kept thinking of how fortunate I was to have worked with Ricardo and to have benefited from the leadership and mentoring examples he set very early in my career, for it is uncommon to come across leadership of this caliber. Ricardo embodies the best of humanity and what it means to be an attorney – a person of the highest integrity that is committed to fairness and justice. I am thrilled that Hispanic Executive is sharing his story in honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth. 💐

Where much of #philanthropy is retrenching from #RacialJustice work in the wake of SCOTUS' ban on #AffirmativeAction, the Black Led Movement Fund (BLMF) is steadfast in resourcing and supporting Black-led movement orgs. The demands and questions raised during protests to the murders of #MichaelBrownJr in 2014, #GeorgeFloyd in 2020, and countless police murders before, in between, and since, remain unaddressed. And in their work, Black organizers continue to face alarming risks—from restrictions on protesting to RICO and domestic terrorism charges for doing so. Philanthropy cannot waver. What can funders do? READ: BLMF Program Director Julia Beatty joined friends from Compton Foundation, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, and Common Defense for a panel at the Funders Committee on Civic Participation to answer this specific question. They offered five takeaways. https://lnkd.in/eKNyTs-C READ: The BLMF and Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) just launched the learnings from their Movement-Defined Learning (MDL) Project, a participatory learning and evaluation project designed to support community partners in defining their own impact and align philanthropic practices to their wisdom. https://lnkd.in/gyWa-Pgf

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Mic Drop 🎤 | TGNC communities are calling upon #philanthropy to resource more trans justice groups, provide more multi-year unrestricted and no strings attached #funding, shift from complex application processes, and #trust trans leadership and creativity. Center the voices, insights, experiences and needs of trans communities in your grantmaking and resource redistribution decision-making, especially this election year in which we are battling for our democracy and every current freedom and liberty is at stake. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gfxqmi4h

https://lnkd.in/gXHQrMdp (Info from Autistic Self Advocacy Network website:) Mini grants are small amounts of money given out by a group. For example, governments, schools, and nonprofit organizations like ASAN run mini grant programs. These grants are for self-advocates who are interested in changing the world. Mini grant projects should try to make the world better for people with disabilities. Mini grants are best for people or groups who have past experience doing advocacy. 

Mic Drop 🎤 | TGNC communities are calling upon #philanthropy to resource more trans justice groups, provide more multi-year unrestricted and no strings attached #funding, shift from complex application processes, and #trust trans leadership and creativity. Center the voices, insights, experiences and needs of trans communities in your grantmaking and resource redistribution decision-making, especially this election year in which we are battling for our democracy and every current freedom and liberty is at stake. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gfxqmi4h

#HispanicHeritageMonth starts Sept. 15. One way you can support and learn from the perspectives of Latine folks advancing social change is by reading from the contributions of Latine authors. Nonprofit Quarterly has you covered: https://ow.ly/Uw4o50TncGs #HHM2024

#Nonprofit Succession #Planning, Black #Leadership, #Organization Culture (1); #VolunteerWork #Value, Federal OT Eligibility Rule, Washington News (2); #Philanthropy, Pluralism & #CampusProtests (3): https://ow.ly/ggwi50Roqpn https://ow.ly/2Agz50Roqpq https://ow.ly/eJk350Roqpm

https://lnkd.in/d2a82pqD Did you know that Black women lead 60% of Black nonprofits in the U.S.? Despite their significant contributions, they continue to face systemic biases that hinder their progress. Here's a closer look at the challenges they face and the need for greater support: 1. Wage Gaps and Funding Inequities: Black women in leadership roles often encounter wage gaps due to sexism and racial discrimination, resulting in nearly $1 million in lost earnings over their careers. Additionally, Black-led nonprofits receive significantly less funding compared to their white-led counterparts, creating barriers to growth and sustainability. 2. Lack of Professional Development Opportunities: Many Black women leaders lack access to essential professional development and skill-building opportunities. This limitation restricts their ability to expand their services and develop their leadership potential. 3. Financial Instability: Financial constraints force many leaders to supplement their nonprofit income with additional jobs, which detracts from their ability to focus solely on their organization's mission and growth. Sound familiar to those of us in South Africa? Let's work together to break down these barriers and support Black women leaders in the nonprofit sector. Increased funding, professional development opportunities, and systemic changes are crucial to ensuring their success and the continued positive impact of their organizations. Share this post to raise awareness and advocate for equity in the nonprofit world. #BlackWomenLead #NonprofitLeadership #EquityInNonprofits #SupportBlackNonprofits