Thought Leader Column

Diversity and Inclusion Are Everybody’s Business

How would you grade your organization in terms of diversity? Many donors are paying close attention to these statistics, and the trend promises to continue, says Richard Potter, vice president for development at American Humanics. Potter shares a candid look at what it means to embrace the challenge of diversity in a nonprofit organization.

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Career Track Profile—Bekay Ahn, CFRE

It is prudent to invest your time and fundraising efforts in different areas of the cultural portfolio, says Bekay Ahn of Good Neighbors USA, in Los Angeles, Calif., as ultimately other sectors will be growing. Show your stakeholders your concern for diversity by thinking in terms of “us” and not “others.” In this profile, Ahn shares his experience fundraising in the Asian-American community and beyond.

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AFP Chapters: Become Friends of Diversity!

Six chapters were recently awarded the new Friends of Diversity Designation, showing that they had an active diversity program in 2007. Jumpstart your chapter’s diversity program and work toward this yearly designation! Applications for 2008 are now being accepted.

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Fundraising and the LGBT Community—Increasing Involvement, Recognition

As fundraisers, we often have a preconceived idea of what it means to be a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) donor and what that person is interested in, and therefore don’t see the connection to non-LGBT causes, says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, LLC. Learn more about cultivating LGBT donors in part two of this series.

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