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This week’s Leadership newsletter focuses on nonprofit and philanthropic leaders working to combat inequality, prejudice, and systemic injustice. First, LGBTQ+ activists fight back against the wave of book bans being implemented across the United States. Next, we explore the concept of using “recoverable” grants to create a virtuous cycle of funding to help address racial inequality. Then, a conversation about decriminalizing mental illness with the Sozosei Foundation’s Melissa Beck. Finally, we invite you to attend our upcoming webinar on how Black leaders are responding to ongoing legal backlash to DEI.

How LGBTQ+ Advocates and Groups Are Combating Book Bans

“You can try and remove our books, but you can’t remove our stories.” Read more…

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Can Recoverable Grants Be Used to Address Racial Inequity in Funding?

“Proponents of recoverable grants…contend that [they] help advance racial equity because when the money is returned, it is recycled to further fund other organizations.” Read more…

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The Path to Decriminalizing Mental Illness: A Conversation with Melissa Beck

“Mental illness has been criminalized because we have no mental healthcare system.” Read more…

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Racial Equity Backlash: The Response from Black Leaders & the Mandate for Action

Black leaders are facing increasing threats due to recent Supreme Court rulings gutting voting rights and affirmative action, as well as the backlash against racial equity and DEI. This webinar will bring together Black organizational and philanthropic leaders to highlight what Black leaders and funders are doing to persevere despite these challenges and offer recommendations on what the broader nonprofit and philanthropic sectors must do differently to support Black leaders and combat these growing challenges. Thursday, May 30 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Register here…

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