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7/6/2021 0 Comments AFP Global Report: Money, Power and Race: The Lived Experiences of People of ColorA new report finds that while 88 percent of survey respondents said they would recommend fundraising as a career for a person of color, almost 60 percent acknowledged they might be reluctant to suggest that people of color they know move into the fundraising profession “because fundraising involves external relationships where bias might be present.”
The report, Money, Power and Race: The Lived Experience of Fundraisers of Color, from Cause Effective, a New York nonprofit consulting firm, brings systemic issues to light through narratives and provides recommendations to improve equity at nonprofits. Read more: Money, Power and Race: The Lived Experiences of People of Color | Association of Fundraising Professionals (afpglobal.org)
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A must read!!!!
By Birgit Smith Burton Since founding the African American Development Officers Network (AADO)* in 1999, I have collected hundreds of stories of fundraisers of color who have experienced what they have identified as racism in their professional fundraising career — sometimes subtly through macroaggressions such as, “You’re so articulate”, “I didn’t realize you were black when I read your name”, “Where are you really from?” One such story involved a fundraiser who was continually passed over for a promotion to a frontline development officer. When she inquired, she was told that the major donors would not want to engage with a black person so there would be no reason to promote her if she couldn’t be successful in her job. Read more: The Issue of Racism in the Fundraising Profession | Association of Fundraising Professionals (afpglobal.org) |
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