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Beyond Pride Month: Fostering an LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace

Learn how to create a LGBTQ+ inclusive workplace using expert strategies that go beyond one-off initiatives during Pride Month and instead, build LGBTQ+ employee inclusion into your organizational culture.

By Amanda Cole (she/her)

December 4, 2024

Asking better questions to create more equitable outcomes

Find out why asking better questions in funder research and program evaluation holds the key to unlocking more equitable outcomes for the people that nonprofits serve–and get expert guidance on how to do so in practice.

By Kimberly Spring (she/her)

November 26, 2024

Shifting power: How the Ford Foundation’s DEI commitment is transforming culture and impact

Get an inside look into Ford Foundation’s DEI, including their staff culture that embodies diversity, equity, and inclusion and the intentional steps they took to build it.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her) and Bess Rothenberg (she/her)

November 25, 2024

To lead in DEI: Disrupting inequality requires disrupting culture

Learn what it creating a culture of DEI requires in practice based on learnings and insights from the Ford Foundation’s journey to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the cultural fabric of their grantmaking organization.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her)

October 30, 2024

Community-Centric Fundraising: Equity, social justice, and an abundance mindset

Discover what community-centric fundraising is, its 10 principles, and why this equity-centered movement–grounded in the lived experiences of BIPOC fundraisers–is vital to shaping a better future for philanthropy, nonprofits, and the communities they serve.

By Abigail Oduol (she/her/hers)

October 22, 2024

What megadonors miss about health-focused nonprofits

Learn how today’s ultra-high net worth individuals and megadonors can better ensure their gifts to health-focused nonprofits meaningfully improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for people and communities across the U.S.

By Natalie S. Burke (she/her/hers)

October 21, 2024

Supporting Native communities is about listening and relationships

Discover why supporting Native communities takes listening, relationship-building, and partnership based on learnings from Northwest Area Foundation’s journey to fulfill their commitment to fund 40% Native-led organizations and causes.

By Wayne Ducheneaux (he/him) and Kevin Walker (he/him)

October 15, 2024

The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership

Get key facts about Black leadership in the nonprofit sector–and find out what the data from newly published fact sheets from Candid and ABFE says about the disparities in nonprofit leadership, funding, and support that Black CEOs and leaders face.

By Lauren Brathwaite (she/her)

October 10, 2024

Inclusive AI adoption to drive nonprofit missions

Learn what inclusive AI adoption is, and discover three key strategies to guide the responsible and inclusive implementation of AI technology across your organization to transform and advance your mission-driven work.

By Valerie Ehrlich (she/her)

October 9, 2024

The data is in: DEI strategies can benefit all

Discover two key findings on nonprofit DEI strategies from Building Movement Project’s latest report, including how charitable organizations’ diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives beneficially impact staff retention and workplace satisfaction.

By Frances Kunreuther (she/her) and Mercedes Brown (she/her)

September 30, 2024

Strengthening evidence for refugee self-reliance programming

Learn what refugee self-reliance is and discover why more representative data and research are needed to inform assistance programs that help refugees meet their own basic needs without being fully dependent on aid.

By Simar Singh (she/her)

September 25, 2024

Confessions of a former DEI skeptic

A former DEI skeptic, Ford Foundation’s Diane Headley Samuels shares her personal story and career journey in HR that lead her to become an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and practices.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her)

September 19, 2024