The New Philanthropists is a pioneering organization that works to create more racially diverse and inclusive nonprofit boards in Austin. Our mission is to build a pipeline to leadership for people of color, cultivate diversity, equity and inclusion among mainstream nonprofit boards, and enable nonprofits to be more effective stewards of public trust and produce better outcomes for the people they serve.
Notable Statistics
of board members report as Caucasian*
of all organizations reported that their boards have zero people of color on their board*
of national nonprofits serve populations
of color**
of Austin/Round Rock MSA is made up of people of color***
*Source: BoardSource’s 2017 report “Leading with Intent” which included a survey of 1,300 nonprofit boards across the country.
**Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation
***Source: 2010 United States Census
Our Guiding Principles
Our objectives involve the community and its leaders in order to progress towards equity in the nonprofit sector.