Comments on: United Way: Diversity Is as Critical for Not-for-Profits as for Corporations http://inclusionparadox.com/united-way-diversity-is-as-critical-for-not-for-profits-as-for-corporations/ Inclusion Paradox The Book Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:13:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andrés http://inclusionparadox.com/united-way-diversity-is-as-critical-for-not-for-profits-as-for-corporations/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Andrés Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:55:37 +0000 http://inclusionparadox.com/?p=3643#comment-850 Deanna - Having spent most of my time in corporate, journalism, and spiritual contexts I have had firsthand experience with the lack of diversity - and even understanding it - within those arenas. And at the beginning I was, yes, naively surprised about the gaps there. Surely journalists would get it! Surely people of faith would get it! Not. And then I engage the not-for-profit world -- and not having learned previous lessons -- I am again. surprised! They don't get it either. But in all arenas there are plenty now who feel the need -- no, the urgency, to get it. Thanks for your comment and the link! Deanna -
Having spent most of my time in corporate, journalism, and spiritual contexts I have had firsthand experience with the lack of diversity – and even understanding it – within those arenas. And at the beginning I was, yes, naively surprised about the gaps there. Surely journalists would get it! Surely people of faith would get it! Not. And then I engage the not-for-profit world — and not having learned previous lessons — I am again. surprised! They don’t get it either. But in all arenas there are plenty now who feel the need — no, the urgency, to get it.

Thanks for your comment and the link!

]]> By: Deanna http://inclusionparadox.com/united-way-diversity-is-as-critical-for-not-for-profits-as-for-corporations/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Deanna Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:08:55 +0000 http://inclusionparadox.com/?p=3643#comment-846 I'm a little surprised that you are surprised that not-for-profits have also struggled with diversity. Having come from the not-for-profit world and in relation to Boards or organizations with which I've worked, the desire to diversify their boards has been paramount. You will often also hear some of the same misconceptions that you might hear in corporate environments, such as "there just aren't candidates out there," which, of course, is just not true. I was going to tell you about a program funded by the Joyce Foundation, The Boeing Co. and the Chicago Community Trust to build Board Diversity (I believe they worked with the Arts and Business Council of Chicago and their OnBoard program) but found this article. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-01-24/business/1001230197_1_arts-business-council-board-experience-recruiter Unfortunately looks like the program ended last December...still lots of work to do! I’m a little surprised that you are surprised that not-for-profits have also struggled with diversity. Having come from the not-for-profit world and in relation to Boards or organizations with which I’ve worked, the desire to diversify their boards has been paramount. You will often also hear some of the same misconceptions that you might hear in corporate environments, such as “there just aren’t candidates out there,” which, of course, is just not true.

I was going to tell you about a program funded by the Joyce Foundation, The Boeing Co. and the Chicago Community Trust to build Board Diversity (I believe they worked with the Arts and Business Council of Chicago and their OnBoard program) but found this article. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-01-24/business/1001230197_1_arts-business-council-board-experience-recruiter

Unfortunately looks like the program ended last December…still lots of work to do!

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