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Nonprofit Leaders’ Breakfast: Ensuring Inclusion in the Boardroom
February 10 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Free – $15
Join BVU and Gradient for this Nonprofit Leaders’ Breakfast to discuss diversity and inclusion in the boardroom.
This session will provide a framework for ensuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the boardroom. Topics addressed will include:
- Organizational and Individual readiness and commitment.
- Understanding the current practices of the board, including recruitment, onboarding, power sharing and decision making.
- Components of a DEI strategy that result in collaborative input and buy-in, measurable outcomes, accountability, and long-term sustainability.
NATIONAL CONTEXT:
Nonprofit chief executives consider board diversity important to their boards work*
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The levels of board diversity have mostly remained unchanged since 1994*
*Source: Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices 2017 |
Panel Includes:
Victor Ruiz, Executive Director, Esperanza, Inc.


Robbin Thornton Hudson, Community Program Manager, United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland


Jerry Pena, Partner, GRADIENT A HUMAN EQUITY THINK TANK Contract


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Presented in partnership with:
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Thank you to our Minority Pipeline Initiative Sponsors:
First National Bank, McKInsey, and The Sherwin-Williams Company .