White House Launch Spotlights Partnership for Native Youth
By Independent Sector in Blog onCompelling stories and powerful programs were lifted up at last week’s White House launch of a new partnership by…
Renewing the Commitment an ADA Compliance Guide for Nonprofits
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis toolkit provides a roadmap for how nonprofits and foundations can progress in making their organizations compliant with the…
What If the Road to Inclusion Were Really an Intersection?
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis whitepaper explores the issue of intersectionality, an important aspect of diversity, equity, and inclusion that organizations need to…
Introducing Independent Sector’s New Focus Area Hubs
By Independent Sector in Blog onIndependent Sector is excited to unveil the next stage of the journey we began last summer with Threads.Throughout our…
Racial Equity Tools Website
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis website houses over 1,700 resources for individuals and organizations working towards race equity. It is an important resource…
Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis report is a comprehensive scan of nonprofit board practices and policies, highlighting both successes and challenges they face…
Microaggressions in Everyday Life
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Video onThis video is an introduction to the concept of microaggressions, defined as everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs,…
Proven Strategies for Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis action plan offers a clear explanation of unconscious bias and how it affects your actions and behavior at…
Funder Tools for Supporting LGBTQ Communities of Color
By Dylan Fitzgerald in Toolkit onThis resource helps you understand intersectionality: complex issues faced by people with overlapping identities of race and sexual orientation/gender,…
A Multifaceted Look at Diversity: Why Outreach is not Enough
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis report introduces the Diversity Diamond, a five-part model of organizational diversity that provides a helpful overview of the…
2014: Strategies for Talent Diversity
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis case study highlights the work of Independent Sector’s 2014 American Express NGen Fellows, who partnered with the National…
Can You Spot the Gender Bias in this Job Description?
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis is a great tool to reference when you need to author a job description and fill a position.…
Has “Diversity” Lost Its Meaning?
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis opinion piece discusses the overuse of the word ‘diversity’ and how its meaning has become confusing and diluted.…
The Exit Interview: Perceptions on why Black Professionals Leave Grantmaking
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis report examines one of the primary challenges of most diversity and inclusion efforts: retention. It highlights the decline…
Beyond Counting: A Journey toward Equity at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
By Dylan Fitzgerald onWhile traditional training is an important first step, eventually your organization will need to examine its ongoing work through…
State of Work: Stories from the Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis report features stories about leaders in foundations and other philanthropic organizations taking meaningful action to advance diversity, inclusion…
WHAT WORKS: Developing Successful Multigenerational Leadership
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThe What Works study examines key factors that build leadership and commitment across generations, and explores related topics that…
Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion within Your Organization
By Dylan Fitzgerald onThis guide outlines steps that organizations should take to proactively incorporate race equity principles into their programming. Some of…
Independent Sector to Honor Equal Justice Initiative Founder Bryan Stevenson with John W. Gardner Leadership Award
By Independent Sector in Press Release onStevenson receiving award for his transformative contributions championing the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned(WASHINGTON, July 14, 2016) –…
Pulling the Threads Through
By Independent Sector in Blog onOur organizational structures often create barriers to more effective collaboration in the sector. How do we fix that? Society…