As part of our series spotlighting remarkable Black nonprofit leaders, we speak with Lewis Spears of Kismet of Kings, a youth development nonprofit serving primarily Black and Brown young men from low income households.
Digital equity in education is no longer a “nice to have” – if it ever was – but an unquestionable essential. So how do we make it a reality?
If we think of volunteering as a vote with your time, as civic engagement, then we must do more to make it equitable for everybody to participate. Just like we would in an election year when we’re trying to turn out the vote, we also have to create levels of access for other forms of civic engagement for communities of color.
This moment presents an opportunity for businesses to defy expectations and meaningfully advance racial justice.
As part of our series spotlighting remarkable Black nonprofit leaders, we speak with Jerelyn Rodriguez of The Knowledge House, a tech education and career development nonprofit.
As part of our series spotlighting remarkable Black nonprofit leaders, we speak with Elizabeth Frederick of Avenues for Justice, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping NYC youth out of prison.
Growing up, there weren’t any women around me who had taken the same career path I did, but what they did do was instill in me a belief that I could aim high, and these Black women are still a part of my life and my story.
Charles Schwab’s annual skills-based volunteer event taps into employees’ professional expertise to build nonprofit capacity and create long-term community impact.
If we really believe in creating lasting change, we have to find ways for everyone to be part of that – not just our friends, not just the people we know, and maybe not just doing the things we can think of… 2021 is a great time for that to happen.
Skills-based volunteers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts collaborated with East Boston Social Centers to develop frameworks for nonprofit managers to support their team’s mental health in moments of crisis.
