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How Can Development Professionals Engage a more Diverse Staff, Donors and Boards? Julie Carter, Carter Consulting Group, LLC Jose Dominguez, League of Conversation Voters Tony Spearman-Leach, Make-a-Wish Mid-Atlantic October 25, 2018 National Press Club IDEA Committee

Discussion Insights, Solutions & Tips In leading your organization: • Have the conversation about engaging diverse communities • Determine “why” the organization wants to take action • Never stop learning, reading, trying new approaches • Observe where is the diversity in thought on staff? • Patience – this is a long term game

Discussion Insights, Solutions & Tips When working with donors: • Check your own biases • Understand the importance of language – the words you choose • Understand the importance of tone – the way you say it • Practice tolerance – accept a viewpoint, even when you don’t agree • For messages, consider the community you're reaching – what motivates them? • Be curious

Useful Resources Reports • The Apparitional Donor, Urvashi Vaid and Ashindi Maxton http://thevaidgroup.com/initiatives/hnwdonorsofcolorreport-download/ Watch for more reports in 2019 from facesofgiving.org • 2016 U. S. Trust High Net Worth Report • Giving Black in LA , Ange-Marie Hancock, for Liberty Hill Foundation • Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America , Eugene Robinson Bo Books • Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler • Speaking as a Leader— How to Lead Every Time You Speak, Judith Humphrey Pod Podcast st • Code Switch NPR Podcast

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Contact Us October 25, 2018 National Press Club IDEA Committee Jose Dominguez jose_dominguez@lcv.org Tony Spearman-Leach tonysl@jhu.edu Julie Carter julie@carterconsultinggroup.biz Carter Consulting Group LLC juliecarter2@me.com mobile : 703-956-0097