Tag: equity
Axios News: How to build board diversity in nonprofits
Stand up and welcome 2024 Mentees!
We want to see a community where ALL can thrive. It’s in our mission! That’s why we’re excited about the 2024 co-hort of the Board Mentors of Color Program (BMOC). We created this specific mentoring program so that BIPOC mentees can learn from leaders that have navigated nonprofit boards, leadership and philanthropy in Austin and learn from their lived experiences. […]
New TNP Board Members are here to Create a Culture of Equity
“It’s impossible for nonprofits to thrive without a true culture of equity and belonging. TNP’s work gets to the heart of addressing issues that have affected so many individuals and nonprofits that I’ve worked with over the years and I’m thrilled at the opportunity to serve on the board.” ~ Jen Pavich, TNP (new) Board Member. We’re honored to bring […]
Announcing our 2024 Mentors!
After a year of re-assessing the Board Mentors of Color program and the need for more leaders to step up, support and create access for the next generation of leaders, we’re excited to announce that the Board Mentors of Color (BMOC) program is back! We, at The New Philanthropists, are inspired by the new slate of mentors and would like […]
Equity In Crisis: Our Community Power Must Wake Up from It’s Slumber
Continuing from our last blog, where we ended with the quote from a wise leader saying, “Diversity is Innovation. If someone doesn’t look like you, they don’t think like you, they can help you. Think Different” Now, if you live in the State of Texas, our political leaders, some of whom hold the most power in our state government, disagree […]
Mentee Applications are now open for 2024 Board Mentors of Color Program
Applications for mentees are now open for the 2024 Board Mentors of Color Program. Get matched with an experienced community leader and develop leadership skills, build & deepen community relationships and gain support in navigating Austin nonprofit boards. To learn more and apply, click here.
Why Pursuing Equity on Nonprofit Boards Still Matter
Have you heard of the phrase “mountain top experience”? When we arrive at the apex in life, it feels great, but then we are often forced to go down the mountain, sometimes to a valley or a plateau, because we can not stay on the mountaintop forever. We must keep moving; hopefully, we will get to another mountain experience soon. In […]
TNP Welcomes New Board Member, Andrea Herrera Moreno!
The New Philanthropists is very excited to have Andrea Herrera Moreno join the Board of Directors! Andrea is the Executive Director of Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering, which focuses on increasing students from underrepresented groups that choose engineering careers. In addition, she has over ten years of experience in the fields of community development, positive youth development, and out-of-school […]
Let’s Go! 2022 Mentees of Color
“It’s important as a woman of color to be in the room where it happens, in order to effect change from within our systems of power. Nonprofit boards, similar to for profit boards and government entities, decide on which issues are addressed and which aren’t, how they’re addressed and by whom. Systemic bias is prevalent in all systems of power […]
Introducing the Legacy Leadership Circle
When TNP was just an idea, I know we wanted, no, needed an advisory council that was represented by the community, a group of people that truly represented what an inclusive board could look like. This week, we did just that. We’ve been developing the LEGACY LEADERSHIP CIRLCE, TNP’s newly formed advisory council. This isn’t your typical advisory council though. […]
Welcome: 2021 Mentees of Color
“I find purpose connecting with the non-profit community. I thrive in areas where I consciously connect with privileged leaders, disenfranchised community members and support our collective shift away from internalized systems of oppression. Raised an ARMY brat, I am a cultural chameleon & I aspire to infiltrate historic systems with mindfulness as my mission, and femme leadership values as my […]