By Alyson Weiss Once each team committed to completing action steps that advanced the organization’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Vision, the YNPN Boston EDI committee looked for opportunities to support by filling knowledge gaps. After…
By Alyson Weiss Decades of research show that diverse organizations out-perform homogeneous ones. However, nonprofit staff tend not to reflect the diversity of the clients and communities we serve, and these numbers are not improving.…
By Alyson Weiss The first step we took to centering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at YNPN Boston was to get organizational buy-in, and then to assemble a cross-departmental team of champions (don’t let EDI get…
By Alyson Weiss After we onboarded our team of champions, we wrote a long-term Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Vision to ensure that the organization was aligned in our definition of EDI, and our hopes for…
By Alyson Weiss After your organization has aligned on your Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion priorities by writing an EDI Vision, it’s time to map out how you are going to start making progress, and who…
By Alyson Weiss In these uncertain political times, the nonprofit community has started asking important questions: What is our responsibility to speak out on behalf of our staff, our clients, and our community, when current…
“I believe that the reason that white supremacists are mobilizing so boldly and so openly is that they understand that they may lose this time. We can figure out how to change the system once…
Brian is a first-year MBA candidate, Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, and Environmental Finance & Impact Investing Fellow at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University (the…
Our “On the Move” series highlights members of our YNPN Boston Leadership Team who have recently transitioned into new jobs. Bibhusha Karki, a YNPN Boston Ambassador, shares her reflections on her recent job search. Current…
Nonprofit Squad Goals is a regular series of challenges to help you tackle your professional development goals in small, bite-sized pieces throughout the year. We’ll offer advice and give you a platform to network with…