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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.
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

Pathways to Inclusion Program

The Pathways to Inclusion program is designed to promote the advancement of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) real estate and land use professionals in their careers and as leaders in the industry, expand the networks of BIPOC professionals, and broaden and diversify ULI membership.
February 19, 2021

Nonprofit AF

A blog series by Vu Le with posts about how to incorporate a stronger equity lens into the nonprofit sector. Vu uses humor and real life examples to demonstrate how the sector falls short in many ways and how we can do better.
February 19, 2021

Human Resources: Balancing Urgency & Equity During COVID-19

This webinar explores: What shifts in human resource policy or practice can we implement now to support employees in the short term? What experiments can we undertake that may lead to long-term improvements in how we support employees at our organizations? What employment law is most critical in this fast-changing environment for nonprofit employers? Presented by Fractured Atlas, TrainXtra, & Common Future. (Run time 55:57)
February 19, 2021

How Employee Resource Groups Drive Diversity

Diversity and inclusion can regress during an economic crisis, but corporations have a resource to help prevent that from happening: ERGs. Affinity groups�for women, people of color, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and more�can reinforce a company’s leadership. This panel explores ways ERGs could help preserve and advance years of effort toward inclusive workplaces. (Run time 1:32:08)
February 19, 2021

The Power of Mentoring

Making the case for why mentorship is important (Run time 4:04)
February 19, 2021

How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Janet Stovall shares her thoughts on creating workplaces where people feel safe and expected to be their unassimilated, authentic selves. (Run time 11:04)
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.
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

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