Dear NPW Community:

This special newsletter, carefully researched, is intended to offer new data, resources and perspectives to address more current and decades-long issues that prevent our communities from reaching their full potential as places where all people have opportunities to live, work, attend school, recreate and thrive.

We frame the talent crisis and other relevant and related issues through an equity lens and ask the questions:

• Has the status quo – which is no longer working, and in fact, harming many individuals and groups - been productively and authentically challenged?
  
  
• What actions are being taken to dismantle systems that maintain the power structure and serve to oppress BIPOC, differently abled people and women?
  
  
• Have new voices been welcomed to the table and have they been meaningfully included?

We hope you will you these resources to take action and advance needed change.

With appreciation,
Jan

Jan Fisher
Executive Director, NPW

In this Communication:

• Addressing the Talent Crisis: What Is Needed Now
• Addressing the Talent Crisis: Listen and Learn from New Voices on May 11
• In Every County, Across All Budget Sizes: White Overrepresentation in the New York City Area's Nonprofit Leadership: Special Report
• Racial Equity in Philanthropy
• A Case for Inclusion: Leveraging the Talent of People with Disabilities in the Workplace – Watch or listen to the recording of the event (ASL provided)
• NPW Racial Equity Report: Charting an Anti-Racist Path Forward in Westchester’s Nonprofit Sector
• WWA Status of Women in Westchester Report

Addressing the Talent Crisis: What Is Needed Now

Nonprofits play a critical role in organizing communities and advocating for better policies and practices to address current social and workplace crises. But, we can do better.

Read What is Needed Now by Linda Nguyen to learn new perspectives and calls to action, suggested interview questions, issues for job seekers to consider and more.

LINDA NGUYEN is the Executive Director of Movement Talent, a nonprofit recruitment and talent organization she founded in 2020.

Addressing the Talent Crisis: Listen and Learn from New Voices on May 11 - Register Today

Just Released Report: In Every County, Across All Budget Sizes: White Overrepresentation in the New York City Area's Nonprofit Leadership  

A majority of the nonprofit workforce are women and people of color. However, executive leadership remains disproportionately white. This report summarizes and presents an in-depth analysis of the leadership demographics within nonprofit organizations to inform policy, funding, and action across the sector. 

The report was conducted through a comprehensive assessment of the NYC area's nonprofit leadership demographics and racial makeup. Presenting the report "In Every County, Across All Budget Sizes: White Overrepresentation in the New York City Area's Nonprofit Leadership."  

Related: Racial Equity in Philanthropy

• Racial Equity in Philanthropy - Collected Resources, Closing the Funding Gap
  
  
• Nonprofits Led by People of Color Win Less Grant Money With More Strings (Study)

A Case for Inclusion: Leveraging the Talent of People with Disabilities in the Workplace – Watch or listen to the recording of the event below (ASL interpretation provided).

Additional Resources: 

• NPW Racial Equity Report: Charting an Anti-Racist Path Forward in Westchester’s Nonprofit Sector

• WWA Status of Women in Westchester Report