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Women are not only playing a vital role as voters, organizers, and elected officials, they are also shaping (or reshaping) philanthropic mindsets, practices and solutions. Read more👇 https://lnkd.in/dVmNqRrt #CEO #president #womenempowerment #leadership #advisor #news Latanya Mapp

Within this excellent resource developed for the nonprofit sector is a link to DEI Mission Statements from the for-profit sector. All sectors--nonprofit, for-profit, governmental-- benefit when we each have opportunities to share, to learn, to grow, to exercise basic rights--living with liberty to pursue happiness, individually crafted. Each sector has already had much value added related to DEI, not just in terms of Coin, but in terms of allowing individuals to reach goals. An all-white-man Board who purports to serve kids? What if 80% of those kids are not white? Can that all white boy club well serve 80% of the targeted clients? No, and it matters not how hard they might try, how "important" they or their daddy's are/were, no matter how many parking garages have their names engraved on tarnished plaques. To imply your Board has tried "so hard" and that you just can't "find qualified" non-white men to serve? Don't insult yourselves or us! Your lack of desire and of will boils, melting away any facade you carry aiming to convince others how much you "care." You are confused if you believe somehow DEI efforts are wrong, or wicked or anything other than those already incorporated ideals captured by the mission statements prepared by today's Best Run Organizations. Vote BLUE, won't you? #truth

Check out this report examining philanthropic investment into organizations primarily serving women and girls of color. Orgs led by and for BIPOC women and girls are severely underfunded. This is a call to action. We can change this. I'm beyond honored to be working on the 3rd iteration of the Pocket Change report alongside dynamic leaders who serve Black & Brown women & birthing people. #BeTheChange

#latenightmusings WHY!!??!!.... when an organization is quietly on fire, do you let your male CEO who led it to its current situation quietly walk away and put a women at the helm to be the face when it's publicly engulfed with flames. ...I'm looking at you UArts and BDT - to name a most recent few. We need better nonprofit governance and accountability practices. #philanthropyandaccountability

ABOUT THE CASE AND SETTLEMENT: On September 11, 2024, the Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm, announced it would close its grant and mentorship program for Black women. The firm’s decision comes after a yearlong battle over racial discrimination. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action in June 2023, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives came under attack across industries, including the charitable sector. Several discrimination lawsuits were brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, led by conservative active Edward Blum, under Section 1981 of the 1866 Civil Rights Act, a Civil War-era statute which grants all individuals within the US jurisdiction the same rights and benefits as "enjoyed by white citizens" regarding contractual relationships (42 U.S.C. § 1981(a)). Among them was the case against the Fearless Fund, which tested the legal limits of diversity-focused funding. On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in a split vote, issued a decision blocking the Fearless Fund’s 501(c)(3) arm - the Fearless Foundation - from operating its Strivers Grant Contest, which awards $20,000 grants and mentorship to businesses majority-owned by Black women. In an unprecedented interpretation, the court ruled that the American Alliance for Equal Rights was likely to succeed in its claim that the contest violated section 1981. The Fearless Fund decided to withdraw and agreed to settle, to prevent a binding precedent in three Southern states. As part of the agreement, Fearless Fund agreed to permanently close its grant contest. The case and settlement were “closely watched because of its possible implications for race-conscious programs in the private sector, particularly in the world of grant-giving and foundations.” IN OUR CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSION, experts and leaders will give an overview of the decision and settlement, and share perspectives on the implications and best practices for continuing to advance DEI and racial equity in the field of nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising. BID Conference participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and gain additional insights. BREAKIN' IT DOWN WEBSITE: https://lnkd.in/g2zrhWQs #racialequity #philanthropy #fundraising #chicago #fearless #2024breakinitdownchicago #conference #leadershipexcellence #advocacy #grantmaking #BIDChicago

📰 New Article: In the Wake of DEI Attacks, Philanthropy Must Stand with Black Women As Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives face fierce resistance, Black women—who have long been at the forefront of social change—are among the most impacted. In my latest article, I explore why philanthropy must do more than just defend DEI, but actively support and invest in Black women leaders. Philanthropy has the power to reshape our communities and fuel progress, but only if we ensure that Black women’s voices and work are fully supported. Now is the time for bold action.

"Men still out-earn women significantly in leadership roles. President/CEOs and Chief Development Officers? Men make 15% more. Executive Director and Vice Presidents (VPs)? The gap jumps even higher, with men earning over 25% more and 40% more respectively than their female counterparts. " - via Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and author Jenny Love. The full article is below. Start with the data. Know your worth and learn to advocate for yourself. (and men have an important role to play in this too). I welcome some of our men leaders in the sector to comment below on this phenomenen, and how they are empowering and challenging their women staff to self-advocate.

Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles within both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. The "Leading Ladies'' initiative was formed to provide a supportive network for high-achieving women leading healthcare nonprofits. Learn about how solidarity among women leaders plays a key part in overcoming both professional and personal challenges they face in the nonprofit sector, and how maintaining these values could drive organizational growth: https://hubs.la/Q02FJlgM0

I'm proud to have co-authored this op-ed in today's Chronicle of Philanthropy with PRE executive director Lori Villarosa and fellow PRE senior fellow Gihan Perera. In the past few months, we've been hearing an alarming number of stories from grassroots leaders and program officers being pressured to obfuscate or constrain racial justice grants in response to far-right attacks on everything from affirmative action to diversity. These trends "have enormous consequences and represent an extreme overreaction by philanthropy to a Supreme Court decision that had nothing to do with them. ... Grant makers need to draw a clear line between inoculating themselves against attack and giving up at the first serious challenge. ... The most important question to ask isn’t 'How can we protect ourselves?' but 'What are our values?' Supporting people of color as they pursue freedom and self-determination should top the list." https://lnkd.in/gEmcTmeY

We need a new vision of philanthropy to protect and extend gains in civil rights. The effort to overturn progress is heavily funded and cannot be ignored. This is a great piece with practical examples of how philanthropy and foundations can help move us forward at the state and federal level. "Donors today are fueling the backlash on the right, and those whose values and achievements are under siege must respond accordingly. Instead of rolling back commitments made following the nation’s racial reckoning four years ago, philanthropy must double down and take the lead in building a new understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Let’s call it DEI 2.0." #philanthropy #DEI #civilrights