Dr. Charlotte Williams has co-authored a research article with Drs. Karl Besel, K. Tyrone Spann, James W. Wallace, and Tonya E. Thornton, “Racial Justice in the Nonprofit Sector: Addressing Nonprofit Sustainability in Diverse Communities” for Public Integrity.
“I am excited to work with this team of researchers to continue our ongoing study of racial equity in the nonprofit sector,” Williams said.
The article is a follow-up to the study “Nonprofit Sustainability During Times of Uncertainty,” published in 2011 by Nonprofit Management and Leadership, which examined the ability of nonprofits to leverage funds from the private sector during the 2008 economic downturn, with specific attention on how nonprofits incorporated board members and community leaders in continuing services during a time of resource scarcity.
“Racial Justice in the Nonprofit Sector: Addressing Nonprofit Sustainability in Diverse Communities” expands upon the 2011 research by investigating the intersection between racial justice and nonprofit sustainability. The article asks additional questions related to racial justice. Implications of the findings include the greater role community foundations play in sustaining nonprofits in diverse communities, as well as in facilitating broader social justice initiatives.
Williams is Professor of Public Health and Director of the Center on Community Philanthropy at the Clinton School of Public Service. The Center is dedicated to expanding the knowledge, tools, and practice of community-spawned and community-driven philanthropy.
Public Integrity is an American Society for Public Administration journal publishing research on ethical issues in public administration, such as corruption, social equity, law, criminal justice and human rights. Inclusive of government, NGOs, nonprofits, business, corruption, law, social equity, criminal justice, environment and human rights, the purpose of the journal is to advance knowledge rooted in the social science literature.
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