How do you solve a problem like Maria?
When I think about The Sound of Music a 1965 American musical drama film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, I am reminded that unconscious bias as well as acts of discrimination have [...]
Of frozen veg and photoshoots…
I read with interest the July 19 third sector publication which features 10 “strong, intelligent, strategic” women and have tried to follow the online debate it has sparked. I think it is [...]
Driving Change and Cultivating Diversity: Black Fundraisers UK and the AVOCADO Project
This article was first published in Civil Society’s Fundraising Magazine on 08 March 2018 and can be found here. A readable and printable pdf copy is available [...]
Diversity is not enough… How to get there, then go further
By Amicky Carol Akiwumi and Ken Burnett. ‘Our sector talks a good talk when it comes to championing diversity, but there is much more we should be doing to make this rhetoric a reality.’ Amanda [...]
Directors must bring fundraising’s diversity issues to the fore
This article was first published in the September issue of Civil Society’s Fundraising Magazine and online on 08 September 2017. The subject of privilege is a surprisingly controversial [...]
The time is NOW for Fundraising Diversity
How many brown and black people have you seen at the annual IOF Fundraising Convention? Not many? Haven’t noticed? Don’t worry, that’s not unusual. My first convention was in 2011. I [...]