The New Philanthropists proudly announces the launch of the Board Mentors of Color program! This unique opportunity supports new and experienced board members of color by matching them with established community leaders as mentors in order to develop community leadership skills, build & deepen community relationships and gain support in navigating Austin nonprofit boards. Selected participants (mentees) are matched with mentors in […]
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After 25 Years of Talk, It’s Time to Act on Diversity
Full Chronicle of Philanthropy article where The New Philanthropists is quoted on the need for nonprofit organizations to become more inclusive. Board qualifications need to be reassessed so that they emphasize cultural understanding of the communities the organization is serving, which should result in more people of color on boards, says Mando Rayo, founder of the New Philanthropists, an organization aiming […]
After 25 Years of Talk, It’s Time to Act on Diversity
Board qualifications need to be reassessed so that they emphasize cultural understanding of the communities the organization is serving, which should result in more people of color on boards, says Mando Rayo, founder of the New Philanthropists, an organization aiming to find 100 people of color who are ready for board service in Austin, Tx. Read More…
TNP to present at DOVIA Conference
We’re excited to be part of the DOVIA Conference where our board members, Paulina Artieda and Llyas Salahud-din will share strategies for recruiting people of color for your organizations.
THE NEW PHILANTHROPISTS: Where we stand with nonprofit board diversity in Austin
While the population of Austin is less than 50% Anglo or white, non-Hispanic the majority of nonprofit board members are white. Put another way, people of color are more than 50% of the population but only about 10% of nonprofit board leadership. It’s also worth considering that many of the social issues served by nonprofits disproportionally affect people of color. […]