Applications for mentees are now open for the 2024 Board Mentors of Color Program. Get matched with an experienced community leader and develop leadership skills, build & deepen community relationships and gain support in navigating Austin nonprofit boards. To learn more and apply, click here.
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Apply for the 2022 Board Mentors of Color Program
Applications for mentees are now open for the 2022 Board Mentors of Color Program. Get matched with an experienced community leader and develop leadership skills, build & deepen community relationships and gain support in navigating Austin nonprofit boards. To learn more and apply, click here.
Board Inclusion Assessment & Recruitment Workshop
Begin 2020 by committing to make your board more diverse and inclusive! The New Philanthropists invites you to apply to their Nonprofit Board Assessment Program, First Look, that helps a board prepare for the transformational process required to increase diversity. Identify your challenges through their Recruitment workshop and learn the right strategies to build a better board! Recruitment Workshop: In […]
Thought Leaders, Disrupters & Trailblazers: Meet the Mentors of the BMC Program
It has been more than 30 years and we’re still having the same conversation on DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) in Austin nonprofit board rooms. For this reason we saw a unique opportunity to bring forward the movement makers that bootstrapped their leadership careers, even if they were the only ones at one time in some of these board rooms. […]
Take The Lead: Black Community Meet-Up
Join us for our next event: #TNPATX presents Take the Lead: Black Community Meet-up. 4/3/18, 6-8pm RSVP at https://tnpAfricanAmericanMeetup.eventbrite.com
The Movement Continues: Reflecting on 2024
This year, The New Philanthropists (TNP) stood its ground on changing an old idea, this idea that nonprofits do charity work or that board leaders provide charity for communities – the work that nonprofits do is justice work; we are serving to rectify the historical wrongdoing and inequities to fill the gaps. So, for 2024, we want to thank our supporters for […]
Join us for Kicking it with TNP
There’s no party like a TNP party! Wear your favorite kicks and join us as we celebrate an amazing year. Gather with all of our community friends and support us in our mission to make Austin more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Featuring DJ Kick It who will spinning your favs. Free food, drinks, and energizing music will bookend the program, […]
Navigating Change: Supporting DEI with your Influence
A few weeks ago, The New Philanthropists, in partnership with I lLive Here I Give Here convened a discussion on how we, as leaders in organizations can address the current anti-DEI sentiment. We hosted a couple of community discussions. The first one focused on your leadership influence and how you can stand up and really play a role within your […]
Impactful Work Translates: TNP’s Houston expansion
From the inception of TNP, we always envisioned having a national presence where you can connect with leaders of color from D.C, San Francisco to San Antonio. And Austin being home, we’ve been able to develop a comprehensive approach to equity, inclusion and diversity among Austin nonprofits and it has allowed us to test programs and models that we’ve researched […]
Join the Collective Force of “The New Crew”!
Systematic change feels overwhelming, but together our participation is disruptive. Have you ever wondered how you could join the TNP movement? Because this work is more than a moment. Join us as we continue to build a more diverse and inclusive nonprofit community in Austin and around Texas. The New Crew is the systemic change for our communities, our leaders, […]
AAPI Take the Lead: Demystifying what a board member looks like
What does a board member like look? Does the Asian Model Minority Myth hinder inclusion on boards? What does it mean have representation from the Asian diaspora on a board? According to the City of Austin’s Asian American Quality of Life Report 2018, “Asians represent the fastest growing racial group in Austin with Asian Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos and […]
Navigating Change: The Impact of Texas SB-17 on Diversity in Philanthropic, Community and Nonprofit Leadership
As leaders in the nonprofit sector, we have to navigate through a number of issues important to the communities we serve, including legislation that directly impacts people’s lives. We have to speak up, especially during difficult times, because we know whether it’s action or in action, that has a ripple effect! We’ve seen this throughout history, from Jim Crow laws […]
Being Seen: Bringing the 2024 Mentees and Mentors Together
Sometimes seeing someone that looks like you and has a shared experience makes all the difference in the world. And when you have representation on a nonprofit board, that’s when you make a real impact in the community. Representation, being seen, and knowing your value are just some of the reasons we created the Board Mentors of Color Program. A […]
The Ripple Effect: 2024-2025 Legacy Leadership Circle
The New Philanthropists is excited to announce the 2024-2025 Legacy Leadership Circe. We’re bringing thought-leaders together across the Greater Austin community to address and advocate for a more diverse, inclusive and equitable nonprofit sector. In a time when these values are being challenged and dismissed, stepping into brave spaces matter. And we at TNP know that one individual’s action can […]
HISTORY OF INEQUITIES IMPACTING NONPROFIT BOARD DIVERSITY
This week TNP published its first data report, a Black Paper: “Breaking Barriers: Bridging the Nonprofit Board Representation Gap in Austin, Texas.” As part of the Black Paper, we included historical context on the inequities within philanthropy and specifically nonprofit board service. We’re strong believers on how history has shaped the present and defines how we can move forward. As […]
New Report: Breaking Barriers – Bridging the Nonprofit Board Representation Gap in Austin, Texas
The New Philanthropists, in partnership with Measure, is releasing its first data report, Breaking Barriers: Bridging the Nonprofit Board Representation Gap in Austin. The Black Paper focuses on insights accumulated from participants of the Board Mentors of Color Program and highlights the voices from leaders of color in the Austin community. Read detail below. For Immediate Release – February 28, […]
