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Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:51:00 +0000

I’m not aware of where the poster is located, but Minnesota has a generous capacity for minorities in non-profits. It is not unusual to find African Americans in prominent non profit positions. In addition, you will find many organizations/agencies founded by African Americans, and other people of color. You might want to widen your scope of intent when researching non profits, and network with cultural agencies that serve various communities. I’m sure you’ll find your fit!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:40:00 +0000

I hope this board isn’t closed because I have a question/concern. I have decided in my mid 30′s to try the non-profit track. While I don’t have a degree, I do have a lot of experience, am intelligent and a great worker. That said, I’ve worked for 2 well known non-profits now and I find them to be homogeneous and very exclusive. Non-profits seem to attrack a very small part of the American population: one that is primarily young, middle class or upper middle class, female, white and college educated. Being a 35-36 year old black woman, I am finding working in a non-proft to be difficult. I don’t fit. I will pass people in the hallway and half of them won’t make eye contact or speak to me, when I make suggestions to my team, I am overtalked or dismissed by my peers, because I am so good at what I do I get a lot of overt praise from top managment and because of the attention am often being subtly undermined and “thrown under the bus” by my white, female colleagues. It has gotten to the point where I am pretty much making the decision to get out of the non-profit world and go back to corporate. I can become a donor and still serve. Why are non-profits such tough places to work for minorities?

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