“In a pandemic in the midst of a lot of social unrest, volunteering really made me feel like I was able to make a difference, to be a better person, and offer something of value to a very deserving nonprofit.”
We’ve seen people come forth and say, ‘I need to be a part of deciding what happens for my community.’ That is civic engagement.
Creative Marketing Resources VP Lauren Banks shares leadership lessons and thoughts on how the pandemic is impacting working women, especially moms.
It’s so important to make sure that [diversity and inclusion] is not just the people that we’re putting on the covers or the subjects of the story, but also the people who are writing the story, doing the interviews, the photographers, the illustrators, the team that are helping put it together.
We’re proud to put the spotlight on women in leadership who are strengthening their communities, breaking barriers, and making strides for gender equality.
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.
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.
