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Nonprofits that empower leaders of color are more apt to do something about racial inequality

  • Written by Brad R. Fulton, Assistant Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Nonprofit leaders aren't particularly diverse.Djomas/Shutterstock.com

The U.S. is becoming more racially diverse. Since 2010, 96% of all U.S. counties registered an increase in their percentage of nonwhite residents. Yet the people who lead nonprofits in the U.S. remain disproportionately white.

This mismatch can make it difficult for such...

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