The document discusses issues of bias in nonprofit funding towards organizations led by white people from middle and upper class backgrounds, rather than organizations led by and serving black, Latino, and low-income communities. It provides statistics showing underrepresentation of minority-led nonprofits in funding. It proposes policies for foundations to address this systemic bias, such as requiring diversity profiles from grantees and giving preference to organizations most reflective of the demographics they serve.

1. Andrew Sears Executive Director TechMission Race, Class, Gender & Faith Bias in Nonprofit Funding

4. Nonprofit Leadership Does Not Reflect Racial Community it Serves Source: http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/executive_transition_survey_report2004.pdf

6. Funding Bias: Non-Whites Make up 52.4% of Poverty but Non-White Led Nonprofits only Receive 3% of Funding http://www.slideshare.net/rosettathurman/race-matters-in-nonprofits-promoting-diversity-in-our-profession and http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/executive_transition_survey_report2004.pdf

7. Most Nonprofits: Have a Different Class Culture than Clients Leadership Clients Leadership Leadership Leadership White Black Latino Asian Upper Middle Lower

8. TechMission’s Focus & Other Lower Class Culture Nonprofits Leadership and clients White Black Latino Asian Upper Middle Lower

9. Nonprofit Leadership Does Not Reflect Class Community it Serves Data show subjective estimates from the author based on educational levels and class assimilation rates of nonprofit leadership. 94% of leadership have at least bachelor’s degree with an estimated class assimilation rate of 90-95% based on living location & culture

10. Funding and Gender From: http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/executive_transition_survey_report2004.pdf

13. How Do We Change This?

14. Why Does Only 3% of Foundation Funding Go to Nonprofits Led by People of Color?

25. Funding Bias in Church Financial Resources $390 Billion Global Budgets of Christian Organizations Sources: Empty Tomb International Bulletin of Missionary Research Missions Ministry to the Poor Down from 21% in 1965

26. Resource Bias in Church Volunteers Source: Corporation for National and Community Service & Department of Labor Value of Faith-Based Volunteers In USA = $51.8 billion

28. Diversity Profile at TechMission

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