Human Resources

August 16, 2021

How Do Organizations Follow Through on Statements of Racial Solidarity?

Monique Davis and John Irvine share thoughts on how organizations can go beyond solidarity statements and have real impact in their work to advance racial equity.
August 16, 2021

The real reasons many organizations are still unable to diversify their board, staff, fundraising committees, etc.

Vu offers better ways to think about diversifying your staff and questions to ask yourself about your strategies and outcomes. This is a more comprehensive approach to ensure that we are being thoughtful in the process and thinking about inclusion and belonging.
August 16, 2021

6 Steps to Making Metrics an Ally of Your Diversity Plan

Things to keep in mind when tracking diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics to ensure that you are collecting and using data effectively and equitably.
August 16, 2021

You’ve Committed to DEI, Now What?

Outlines the ACTT model (Accountability, Community, Training, and Transparency) of ensuring that principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion are embedding into everything your organization does. Includes questions to ask yourself if your organization is aligning in this way. 
August 16, 2021

Just Program

Just is not a certification program, it is a transparency platform for organizations to disclose their operations, including how they treat their employees and where they make financial and community investments. Just is a nutrition label for socially just and equitable organizations. This approach requires reporting on a range of organization- and employee-related indicators. Each indicator outlines measurable accountabilities in order for the organization to be recognized at four levels of performance, which are summarized elegantly on the label.
February 19, 2021

When you don’t disclose salary range on a job posting, a unicorn loses its wings

Vu Le humorously and bluntly shares arguments for why choosing to not list salary ranges perpetuates inequities and harms the nonprofit sector.
February 19, 2021

You’re Not Serious about Equity If You Don’t Post Salaries

“When you’re not willing to post salaries, you’re telling potential applicants that you’re not committed to equity and that you don’t respect their time. Why would you want to start the relationship this way? And more importantly, why should anyone want to work for you?”
February 19, 2021

Looking to do right by your Black employees? Start by renegotiating the terms of your ERGs for Black talent

How to address the ways that affinity groups/employee resource groups (ERGs) can create a burden of uncompensated labor on Black talent at your company/organization and make them a more successful and supportive resource.
February 19, 2021

Tech companies are asking their black employee groups to fix Silicon Valley’s race problem – often for free

Clarifying the appropriate role of employee resource groups (ERGs) and understanding the value and the limitations of these groups in enacting systemic change, particularly in the Silicon Valley tech realm.
February 19, 2021

Advancing Frontline Employees of Color

Research makes the case for why creating a pipeline of diverse frontline staff supports your company’s bottom line and helps avoid turnover, while also advancing equitable outcomes
February 19, 2021

Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap

A report on the results of a national survey of over 4,000 respondents revealing disparities in leadership representation in the nonprofit sector. Findings include more similarities than differences in the background and preparation between white and POC respondents, but POCs face unspoken and unconscious biases that prevent those with the hiring power from fairly assessing, recognizing, and valuing their potential.
February 19, 2021

Race to Lead Revisited: Obstacles and Opportunities in Addressing the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap

A 2019 update report on the 2016 Race to Lead report that shows that conditions have worsened for the advancement of POCs in the nonprofit sector. White people are still found to be more likely to have various kinds of career support than people of color, particularly when looking at role models.