Four Ways Nonprofits Can Address the Classism Within
Several years ago, I was sitting in a diversity training of a nonprofit I helped manage. We’d spent the morning talking about inequality within the organization around the issues of race, sexual orientation, gender and even political leanings. All of a sudden tears began to roll down one woman’s face. Despite obviously trying to hold back the tears, the woman cried harder. With a look of utter embarrassment, she jumped up and ran to the bathroom. When she came back and a couple of us quietly asked her what was wrong, she said she’d rather not talk about it. At lunch, however,... Read More
