Diversity in Giving: Moving from Awareness to Action

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Understanding diversity, inclusion and equity in today’s philanthropic environment can present both challenges and opportunities. Join two of AFP’s diversity champions, Alphonce J. Brown, Jr., and Janice Gow Pettey in the upcoming diversity webinar which will include a discussion of today’s expanded definition of diversity, the presentation of recent diversity data, examples of diverse philanthropy, and a conversation looking at changes in philanthropy in the United States through the lens of diversity. This session will explore ways nonprofits can move from awareness of diversity to action.

Lessons Learned:

1. Better understand the changing landscape of diversity today.

2. Get beyond unconscious bias to understand and leverage giving characteristics of various diverse populations.

3. Create the culture needed to improve fundraising outcomes within diverse communities.

Contributors

Alphonce Brown, Jr.

Alphonce J. Brown, Jr. has worked with large established nonprofits, as well as small grassroots organizations for almost thirty-four years. He has consulted with governmental agencies and international NGOs. He currently serves as the director of development and alumni relations at the Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL. Brown is an Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE), and an AFP Master Trainer. He is a past chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D.

Janice Gow Pettey is a nonprofit consultant, author, and noted authority on diversity, ethics, and nonprofit governance. She has a doctorate degree in organization and learning from the University of San Francisco. Janice is chair emeritus of both AFP Ethics Committee and the AFP Research Council. During her nonprofit career she has served both as CEO and led the development efforts for various national and international organizations. Janice is the author of Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising and she is the editor of Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy: A Guide to Ethical Decision Making and Regulation for Nonprofit Organizations, both published by Wiley. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. She also teaches for the Fund Raising School at the Lily Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI.

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Contributors

Alphonce Brown, Jr.

Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D.