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The Case for Board Diversity

Association Now Leadership

As DEI efforts face increased criticism, board diversity has stalled. This is a tricky time for conversations around board diversity. But there’s also increasing pushback around board diversity, as part of more vocal complaints around DEI initiatives. What to do?

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What Will Make Boards More Diverse?

Association Now Leadership

Despite various efforts in the corporate and nonprofit sectors, people of color remain scarce in board leadership roles. Building diverse boards remains a challenge—indeed there’s evidence that recent efforts toward board diversity aren’t meeting the task. Brown found that diversity considerations often get deprioritized.

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How to Lead Across Generations

Association Now Leadership

One nonprofit struggled to get older and younger leaders to meet eye to eye. Managing conflict means knowing pressure points—and anticipating disagreement. Association leaders who are mindful of diversity on their staff and boards are obligated to think about age and experience as much as any other factor.

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The Material Change Institute Is Bringing Greater Equity To Investment

Forbes Leadership

The Material Change Institute aims to balance the scales in the asset management industry, where only a tiny percentage of money is controlled by women and people of color. The nonprofit's year-long fellowship program helps diverse leaders advance and gain greater influence in asset management.

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What Is DEI Training? Your 101 Guide in 2024

AIHR

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) has become the building blocks of organizational success and social advancement. DEIB training is an educational process designed to foster awareness, understanding, and appreciation of diverse workplace perspectives, experiences, and identities.

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Want More Board Experience? Look Outside The Corporate World

Chief Executive

They could include an ad hoc role at a local university, creation and/or sponsorship of an employee resource group, engagement in a structured mentoring program or even a formal role at a community group, such as an advisory board member of a nonprofit organization. You understand why the demand for nonprofit board members outpaces supply.

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CEOs Ask Other Leaders to Commit to Prioritizing Employee Mental Health

Association Now Workplace

With that in mind and timed to Mental Health Awareness Month , a group of nonprofit CEOs is asking fellow leaders to transform the nation’s workforce culture by pledging to prioritize employee mental health. …And in the case of nonprofits, it is directly related to their ability to accomplish their mission. Arthur Evans Jr.,

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