Community-Based Research
Nonprofits face a wide range of challenges in serving the Capital Region. The Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development, in partnership with students, faculty, and staff from our consortium of colleges, offers an array of opportunities for us to work together in addressing these issues.
Working together to strengthen the Capital Region: In 2019, the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region commissioned the Institute of Nonprofit Leadership and Community Development to assess nonprofit board diversity and inclusion throughout the region. The goal of the assessment was to understand current board demographics, identify organizational policies and procedures related to diversity, and evaluate attitudes around diversity. The final report identifies the challenges nonprofits face when recruiting a diverse pool of candidates and recognizes the obstacles members of diverse communities encounter in both recruitment to and service on boards. Findings highlight three key recommendations: The assessment was conducted by graduate interns Casey O'Neill, MPA candidate, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, and Dhanisha Nandigama, MA candidate, I/O Psychology, in conjunction with the Institute and included surveys, focus groups, and interviews with nonprofit board leaders and underrepresented members of the community. The assessment was underwritten by the Community Foundation and the Charles L. Touhey Foundation. Please click here to download the full report.
Recent Community-Based Research Projects:
Diversity on Nonprofit Boards
Interested in current research and best practices? Contact the Institute so we can link you with faculty and research that may be able to provide your organization with cutting edge solutions.