Centering racism as public health crisis gains steam town by town; nonprofit news sites largely white; nonprofit planning amidst COVID-19 chaos
Centering racism as public health crisis gains steam town by town; nonprofit news sites largely white; nonprofit planning amidst continuing COVID-19 chaos; and more!
Approaching social enterprise so it’s strategic and additive to the core business of the nonprofit—as opposed to a well-intended distraction—is easier said than done.
For many nonprofits, financial sustainability is top of mind. This is especially the case in the midst of a global pandemic, when funders are shifting priorities to respond to the crisis and establishing new COVID-19 response funds. As funding becomes increasingly constrained, the urgent question becomes: Are there ways to pursue our work outside of traditional fundraising models? For these organizations, the possibility of social enterprise—or using market-driven strategies to address social problems—is appealing. However, approaching social enterprise efforts so that they are strategic and additive to the core business of the nonprofit (as opposed to a well-intended distraction) is easier said than done.
The framing of racial disparities often ignores the root cause: racist practice. Governments should fight it with the same vigor as other public health issues.
A survey from the Institute for Nonprofit News finds increased racial diversity among nonprofit media, but the group acknowledges that the field remains white-dominated.
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