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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

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They see it as investing, and their grantees and donors as their co-investors. We had a rural girl from Mississippi tell us that she never thought that a Black, rural girl from Mississippi could be a philanthropist,” Dr. Couvson shared. But they are obvious in the experiences of those your programs touch.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

And, in Maryland, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Mississippi, and Florida, the percentage of non-Hispanic whites has fallen below 60 percent. The changing demographics of the U.S. Don't forget to include your entire community in this research, e.g. staff, volunteers, coalition partners, board members, and donors.