Weekly Reads
LGBTQ+ causes and individuals have become more visible in recent years, but nonprofits serving the LGBTQ+ community have existed for decades and can be found across the traditional nonprofit subsectors. This report from the IUPUI Lilly Family School of Philanthropy builds on existing studies that have estimated giving by institutional funders and giving to certain types of organizations, hoping to create a new baseline for the philanthropic landscape of LGBTQ+ nonprofits. [more]
“Leaders who are truly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace must ask themselves these two critical questions: What are the individual, interpersonal, and organizational costs of neglecting how psychological safety is different for Black women? And how might a tailored approach to psychological safety boost well-being and work outcomes of Black women in the workforce?” [more]
Agatha Agbanobi, Cornell University, and T. Viva Asmelash, Liberation Labs, for Harvard Business Review
“How do we build a thriving world for all? For us, the solution is radical generosity. Radical generosity is a generosity so plentiful and instinctual it becomes a muscle memory across individuals and institutions, across norms and cultures. Radical generosity redefines the entire concept of giving from one of charity between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ to one of investment in people and communities. It is evergreen and circular, a co-owned community effort with two-way benefits.” [more]
Asha Curran, GivingTuesday and Asim I. Khwaja, Harvard Kennedy School, for Alliance Magazine
“The initial movement [for nonprofit social responsibility] was animated by the push for external oversight and standardization, in the form of certifications, accreditations, watchdogs, and codes of conduct. By contrast, the contemporary movement is driven by nonprofits taking proactive steps to incorporate an expanding array of social issues into their core values. It goes beyond a narrow conception of the nonprofit mission and beyond the baseline responsibilities of being lawful and ethical to stress responsibility to a wide array of stakeholders, including the sector as a whole, and practicing leadership on emergent social issues.” [more]
Shawn Pope, EMLV Business School, and Patricia Bromley, Stanford University, for Stanford Social Innovation Review
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