The Boston Globe recently did a feature on the Cultural Inclusion pilot project, a partnership of Jericho Road Lawrence (Massachusetts) and the YWCA of Greater Lawrence, Inc., which is in its second year of working to increase diversity on nonprofit boards. “When we started this, we saw a clear inequity between the demographics of nonprofit boards and the populations […]
Last month, EPIP held a webinar titled: Navigating Shifting Sands – What We Can All Learn from Jewish Charitable Giving to discuss findings from the first-ever national study on American Jewish giving. This research, Connected to Give: Key Findings, is the product of a collaboration of more than a dozen Jewish private and community foundations […]
As the world mourns the loss of a tremendous leader, it’s important to realize that we all have the capacity for this type of leadership wherever we work. Philanthropy is uniquely positioned to inspire the type of transformational change Nelson Mandela personified. The work that we do can be a direct legacy of his contribution. We […]
In our work, the same questions always come up: How do we begin to talk about diversity, equity and inclusion in our foundations? How do other foundations do it? What are some lessons learned? Our annual State of the Work report is an attempt to answer these questions. In it we portray examples and stories […]
by: Susan Olivo and Elaine Katz Each October, in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, our nation honors the invaluable contributions of Americans with disabilities to our nation’s workforce. These friends and colleagues overcome adversity on a daily basis to help drive our economy forward. It is also a time to ask ourselves what we all […]
