We know that board composition matters to the success of our organizations, but effectively building a diverse board requires more than just thinking about who serves; it's about creating a culture of change that prioritizes inclusion and embraces new modes of leadership and governance.
Join this session as we take a deeper dive into why board diversity is so important to your foundation's mission and what is needed for an evolving board and its new members to be successful. A panel of foundation trustees who are having these conversations with their boards will share their first-hand experience with what this process looks like from the inside and what they're learning along the way.
Confirmed panelists include:
- Alexandra (Mindy) Aldridge, President and Director of The Grace S. and W. Linton Nelson Foundation
- Cicely Peterson-Mangum, Esq., Managing Partner & Principal Consultant of PetersonMangum LLC, and Director of The Seybert Foundation
- Janine Spruill, Founder and Executive Director of Lil' Filmmakers, and board member of Independence Public Media Foundation
- Dwayne Wharton, Founder & Senior Advisor of Just Strategies, and President of the Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation
- Sulaiman Rahman (Moderator), Founder and CEO of DiverseForce, and Board member of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Recording
This video can also be viewed on YouTube here.
Related reading/resources:
- Philanthropy Network’s DEI Resources page
- Nelson Foundation Board Recruitment Matrix (adapted from BoardSource’s Board Matrix Worksheet)
- Awake to Woke to Work - Equity in the Center
- Trustee Aprendizaje: Creating a Seat at the Table - Hispanics in Philanthropy
- The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership – Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Nonprofit Competency Model for Inclusive Leadership – Johnson Center for Philanthropy
- "All Things Change." Inside a Family Foundation's Journey Toward Sharing Power – Inside Philanthropy
- Foundation's DEI Progress Reflects Its Place-Based Grantmaking – Exponent Philanthropy
- Are Your Organization and Its Board “Access Able”? – Nonprofit Quarterly
Aligned Investing
- Impactivate blog – Glenmede
- Invest Your Values (Mission Aligned Investing) – As You Sow