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“Being a leader of color is a minefield. There is no roadmap, no familiarity with your leadership style by white or Black people. And the biggest hurdle is that cognitive dissonance.”

NEW REPORT: BMP is pleased to release "Trading Glass Ceilings for Glass Cliffs," a new report that highlights the complexities and challenges BIPOC nonprofit leaders face while serving as or transitioning into executive director roles.

In addition to quotes and testimonials (like the one above), the report also provides data on the added demands on EDs of identity-based organizations, the challenges that BIPOC leaders face when taking over from white predecessors, and other realities of being a leader of color in the nonprofit sector.

"Trading Glass Cliffs for Glass Ceilings" concludes with opportunities for change. What supports do leaders of color need? How can funders aid in effective leadership transitions? Learn more and download the full report here: https://racetolead.org/ceo-2019/

The real reasons many organizations are still unable to diversify their board, staff, fundraising committees, etc. [Image description: Three apples standing in a row on a shiny black surface, the two on the outside being red and white and identical, while the one in the middle is in grayscale but otherwise also…

Join Leadership Lancaster and several local experts including Tanay Lynn Harris of Tenacity Consulting

Nonprofit organizations and Boards in Lancaster County have voiced a need for increased energy and attention on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This panel will reflect on the intentionality required to truly be a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that moves our community forward. The panelists will contend with some thought provoking questions and action-oriented solutions.

The panelists joining Tanay are:
-Jamie Beth Cohen, Writer, Storyteller, Podcaster
-Tony Hernandez, Founder, Reflective Wisdom
-Adam Hosey, Abolitionist Educator | Training Coordinator YWCA Lancaster’s Center for Racial and Gender Equity
-Fran Rodriguez, Founder, Latino Empowerment Project (LEP)
-Oliver Truong, Outreach Director, LEAD PA

#PhilanthropySoWhite

Do We Ask Too Much of Black Heroes? Every year for a month, we celebrate the heroes of Black history. But these stories can obscure how change happens and who gets left behind.

So your organization wants to write a statement about the attempted coup and showcase of white supremacy? Too scared to name and call it what it is? Don't have an analysis of racism and white supremacy? Fail to reflect on what your organization is committing to doing? Here are some critical do's and dont's.

What to say and not to say in your statements about the white supremacist coup attempt at the Capitol [Image description: Silhouette of a person standing in front of a raging fire. Image by Adam Wilson on Unsplash.] Over the past few days, I’ve been seeing public statements about the violent fascis…

Caste Does Not Explain Race The celebration of Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ reflects the continued priority of elite preferences over the needs and struggles of ordinary people.

Perspective | Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than Whites Despite a wealth gap, each year, Black donors give away 25 percent more of their incomes than White donors, according to a 2012 report.

How to Make the Housing Market More Equitable Homes in Black neighborhoods are underpriced by about $156 billion, according to Andre M. Perry of the Brookings Institution. He has ideas on how to change that number.

Study and Struggle: Movement Building and Transnational Freedom Struggles The final in a series of Critical Conversations organized by Study and Struggle discussing prison abolition and immigrant justice.