RESOURCES
VIRTUAL LEADERS UMMAH for BIPOC Nonprofit Leaders- 2022 SCHEDULE
​The first Thursday of the month from 2-3 pm ET
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Thursday, January 6th
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Thursday, February 3rd
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Thursday, March 10th
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Thursday, April 7th
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Thursday, May 5th
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Thursday, June 2nd
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Thursday, July 7th
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Thursday, August 4th
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Thursday, September 1st
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Thursday, October 6th
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Thursday, November 3rd
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Thursday, December 1st
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Join the private Virtual Leaders Ummah Facebook Group where you host a space that is welcoming to Black, POC, and Muslim nonprofit leaders who may not feel welcome in traditional nonprofit education spaces; whether due to the nonprofit's work, their identity as a minority ethnic or religious nonprofit leader, or the lack of diversity within the space. Our goal is to use this as a place of shared values at a collective level and embody the ideals of the nonprofit community.
These are resources curated by Talem to support nonprofit professionals.
We do not accept unsolicited links to resource guides.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
IMPROVING EMPLOYEE HIRING, RETENTION, AND BELONGING THROUGH EQUITY PRACTICES
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Our Hiring Practices are Inequitable and Need to Change (Vu Le, Nonprofit AF, April 27, 2015)
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When You Don’t Disclose Salary Range on a Job Posting, a Unicorn Loses Its Wings (Vu Le, Nonprofit AF, June 1, 2015)
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When You Base Pay on Salary History, A Unicorn Loses Its Horn (Vu Le, Nonprofit AF, June 4, 2018)
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You’re Not Serious About Equity If You Don’t Post Salaries (Amy Sample Ward, NTEN, November 19, 2019)
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Why You Need to Post Salaries and Benefits in Every Job Post (ReproJobs, January 5, 2020)
BUILDING EQUITY INTO YOUR ORGANIZATION
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What Big Business Said in All Those Anti-Racism Statements: Not Much, Says [Colorlines] Analysis
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Fostering Race Equity at Your Nonprofit by Cleo Charpantier, Techsoup
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How Madam C.J. Walker Built Racial Equity into Her Business, by Tyrone McKinley Freeman and Katie Smith Milway, Harvard Business Review
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Nicky Goren: We need to do 'some work internally on our boards' for racial equity, Washington Business Journal
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Black Lives Matter, COVID, and Equity: Philanthropy Must Step Up for the Long Struggle by Orlando Watkins, Inside Philanthropy
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Alliance for Better Nonprofits Cultural Competency Resources
ARTICLES & GUIDES
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The Issue of Racism in the Fundraising Profession, by Birgit Smith Burton
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The Lived Experience of Fundraisers of Color produced by Cause Effective
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Race to Lead: Confronting The Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap
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African American Development Officers: Confronting the Obstacles and Rising Above them in the New Millennium, by Birgit Smith Burton, 2005
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How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams by Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo
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The Water of Systems Change by John Kania, Mark Kramer, Peter Senge
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The Language of Inclusion: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Glossary by Line25 Consulting
Reading Recommendations
 Collecting Courage: Joy Pain Freedom Love |  Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance by Edgar Villanueva |  Going Horizontal by Samantha Slade |
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 Rainbow of dots in a circle around the title How to be an inclusive leader: your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive by Jennifer Brown |  The Power Manual: How to Master Complex Dynamics by Cyndi Suarez |  Incite! The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex |
 Unicorns Unite: How Nonprofits and Foundations Can Build Epic Partnerships |  So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo |  Exploring Black Philanthropy |