This article originally appeared on www.mavanetwork.org and is featured here in partnership with the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement.
In a world striving for progress and social justice, volunteer leaders play a pivotal role in fostering environments that embrace diversity and amplify voices that have historically been marginalized.
This article aims to serve as a valuable resource hub for Volunteer Engagement Leaders, providing a curated collection of resources to empower leaders in creating volunteer programs that authentically embrace all voices.
Let's dive in.
Articles
- 20 ways majority-white nonprofits can build authentic partnerships with organizations led by communities of color, by Vu Le on the Nonprofit AF blog
- Are you guilty of equity offset? by Vu Le on the Nonprofit AF blog
- Being Black – but Not Too Black – in the Workplace, by Adia Harvey Wingfield in The Atlantic
- Board Diversity, Inclusion Do Not Always Mean Equity: 4 Questions That Aid the Challenge for Nonprofit Board to Incorporate Racial Equity, by Andrea Rogers on Nonprofit Pro
- Color Brave Space – How to Run A Better Equity-Focused Meeting by Heidi Schillinger and Erin Okuno on Fakequity Blog
- Confronting White Supremacy in the Workplace, by Caroline Taiwo on Pollen Midwest
- Dismantling White Supremacy in Nonprofits: A Starting Point, by Jarell Skinner-Roy
- How White People Handle Diversity Training in the Workplace, by Robin DiAngelo on Medium
- Indians are Still Here: Three Things to Do If You Care About Equity and Social Justice, by Michael E. Bird on the ETR Blog
- Nonprofits and Foundations are Unintentionally Promoting Racism: Here’s How to Stop, by Michele Norris and Sean Gibbons in The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- The Bias of Professionalism Standards, by Aysa Gray on the Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Welcoming Immigrants as Volunteers at Your Organization, by Jayne Cravens on Coyote Communications
- What Does it Look Like to Support Women of Color to Lead? by Cyndi Suarez on Nonprofit Quarterly
- White Supremacy Culture, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups
- White Women Doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture by Heather Laine Talley on Tzedek Social Justice Fellowship
Research Papers, Case Studies, and Resources
- Telling the Whole Story: Voices of Ethnic Volunteers in America, by Nora L. Silver
- Racial Equity Tools Glossary: More than 60 racial equity terms defined (Racial Equity Tools)
Books
A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, edited by Sun Yung Shin
Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson
Dear America, Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, by Jose Antonio Vargas
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices, edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
Stamped from the Beginning, by Ibram Kendi
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, by Kao Kalia Yang
The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
We Can’t Talk About That at Work!: How to Talk About Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Subjects, by Mary-Frances Winters
White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, by Tim Wise
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Podcasts
Code Switch by National Public Radio
Seeing White by Scene On Radio
Talking About Privilege, Dear Sugars Podcast, New York Times
The Forum Podcast, Forum for Workplace Inclusion
Movies and Videos
13TH, available to stream via Netflix
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race by Jay Smooth, TED talk (12 minutes)
How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them by Verna Myers, TED talk (18 minutes)
I am Not Your Negro, available to stream via Amazon Prime
I Learn America, available to stream through some local libraries
Race: The Power of an Illusion (3-part series), available through many local libraries
The Danger of a Single Story, by Chimamanda Ngozi, TED talk (18 minutes)
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion Webinar Series (multiple free webinars offered as recordings)
Toolkits (free)
Be MSP Workplace Inclusion Toolkit from MAKE IT. MSP.
Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide: 7 Steps to Embrace and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion in Your Organization (The Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity (Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
Toolkits (paid)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Toolkit from Charities Review Council ($500)
Trainers, Speakers, and Consultants
There are many qualified consultants doing work on racial equity and inclusion in Minnesota. This list represents consultants that MAVA has worked with directly or had recommended to us by a member of our task force or community.
Catch Your Dream Consulting - Donte Curtis
Training/keynote topics include “Breaking the Cycle of White Supremacy Culture,” “Overcoming Limiting Beliefs,” and other racial equity and leadership topics. Also offers one-on-one coaching.Imagine Deliver Consulting - Kate Khaled
Offers equity-centered services in talent and human capital design, program and service design, and consulting for the new majority.
Offers race equity assessments, DEI workshops, keynotes, and coaching. Has a variety of trainings available, including Understanding Implicit Bias, Understanding Structural Racism, Cross Cultural Dynamics and Conflict Resolution, White Fragility, and more.
Offers inclusive strategy, skills building, keynotes, facilitation and coaching.
Wilder Center for Learning and Excellence – Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Support for community leaders with a deep grounding in diversity and inclusion and individual training for working professionals in racial equity, workplace diversity and inclusive dialogues and individuals managing or working with multicultural and intergenerational teams or groups.
Wiser Paths Consulting - Mark Hiemenz
Training on unconscious bias and other DEI topics.
YMCA Equity Innovation Center of Excellence
Offers cohort experiences for individuals on equity leadership, along with training and consulting on a variety of DEI topics.
YWCA Minneapolis, Inc.lude Diversity and Inclusion Consulting
Tailored training in diversity and inclusion; offers assessments, consultation and transformation, or training and development
