Resource list for affecting and leading organizational change in Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism as fundraising and marketing professionals in nonprofits.
“I believe it is imperative for Development & Marketing professionals within nonprofits to create a seat at the table when it comes to ensuring that the nonprofit they work at is invested in DEI work and has anti-racist and anti-hate values and ideals. We can play an influential role and contribute towards ensuring effective policies and practices are in place within our organizations when it comes to DEI.” –Lea Berhane, StarVista’s Director of Fund Development & Marketing
Guidelines and Best Practices
- A Practical Philanthropic Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (GrantCraft)
- 4 Steps for Bringing Up Equity and Inclusion at Your Nonprofit (Mazarine Treyz)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nonprofit Bylaws (Nonprofit Law Blog)
- How to Begin Equity Work in Your Organization with Little or No Money (NC Center for Nonprofits)
- Embracing Equity: Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide(Annie E. Casey Foundation)
- ‘You Can’t Lift People Up by Putting Them Down’: How to Talk About Tough Issues of Race, Poverty, and More (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- 3 Ways to Decolonize Your Nonprofit (Everyday Feminism)
- Building Equity into Nonprofit Finance (CLA)
- 6 Steps for Building an Inclusive Workplace (Society for Human Resource Management)
- How to Build a Diverse Nonprofit Staff (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- Equity & Inclusion Lens Guide (Nonprofit Association of Oregon)
- Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations (The Center for Effective Philanthropy)
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiative: A Step-by-Step Guide (TSNE)
- Equitable Hiring Practices (Nonprofit AF)
- The Groundwater Approach: Building a practical understanding of structural racism (Racial Equity Institute, LLC)
- Beyond Diversity: A roadmap to building an inclusive organization (Green 2.0)
- Black Women in Nonprofits Matter (Nonprofit Quarterly)
- Aptitude Test (WikiJob)
Diversity and Your Nonprofit Board
- Diversity on Nonprofit Boards (National Council of Nonprofits)
- Beyond Political Correctness: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Board (Board Source)
- Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? (Nonprofit Quarterly)
- Board Diversity Resources (Nonprofit Quarterly)
Key Resources
- Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege (USC)
- Social Justice Glossary (YWCA)
- Glossary from W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Unconscious Biases (Reception Institute)
- Project Implicit: Implicit Bias Tests
- Racial Equity Tools (Free and fee-for-use resources for racial justice)
Consultants/Fee-for-use Resources
- AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture
- Race to Lead
- RespectAbility
- Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Assessment Tool (Fee for Use)
Perspectives on DEI in the Philanthropic Sector
- The Power of Asset Framing: A Conversation with Trabian Shorters (Series of videos from the Skillman Foundation)
- “We Must Be in it for the Long Haul”: Black Foundation Executives Request Action by Philanthropy on Anti-Black Racism
- Why Do Nonprofits Struggle with Diversity? (Kishshana Palmer)
- Why Are We Still Struggling with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nonprofit Governance? (Nonprofit Quarterly)
- Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism (Nonprofit Quarterly)
- Have Nonprofit and Philanthropy Become the “White Moderate” that Dr. King Warned Us About? (Nonprofit AF)
- Reparations, the Duty of White Philanthropy, and Posture Necessary to Fulfill It – by Chris Conroy
- A Turning Point (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- The RACE to Philanthropy (Michelle Drinks)
Lessons and Learnings from Nonprofits
- Final State of the Work (D5 Coalition)
- Nonprofit Diversity Practices Report (Nonprofit HR)
- Statement of Cultural Equity (Americans for the Arts)
- 10 Steps We Took to Create the Americans for the Arts Statement on Cultural Equity
- Transformational Capacity Building (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
- Demos’ Racial Equity Transformation: Key Components, Processes, and Lessons
- Momentum Nonprofit Partners (Memphis, TN) Statement of Policy Changes
- Policy on Inclusiveness (Council on Foundations)
BONUS: COVID-19 Resource (non-DEI focus)