Things You Can Do
Learn how you can get involved and support diversity, equity, and inclusion on the governing boards of nonprofit healthcare and higher education institutions (meds and eds).
We’ve drafted a helpful model letter that can be sent to the Board Chair/University President, Chair of Nominating/Governance Committee, President of Alumnae/i Association, and woman trustee for institutions of higher education.
This letter can be used for institutions of higher education.
We’ve drafted a helpful model letter that can be sent to the Board Chair/University President, Chair of Nominating/Governance Committee, President of Alumnae/i Association, and woman trustee for hospitals and healthcare systems.
This letter can be used for hospitals and healthcare systems.
We would also encourage you to join more than 140 prominent leaders from across the U.S. who stand behind diversity as a crucial enabler of good governance for large public-serving nonprofits. These leaders believe access to accurate information about a board’s demographics, its composition and makeup, is required for the public’s ability to hold these institutions accountable to the people they serve.
Take action and sign an open letter to the IRS.
We’ve created a list of tips to help you improve your chances of joining a nonprofit board, in particular, one of the higher education or healthcare (eds and meds) boards.
So you’re on a board. How can you help create a diverse, inclusive board? We’ve created a call to action for board members.