WHO RESPONDED
The report contains testimony gathered from 52 interviews, 110 survey respondents and 13 peer reviewers from around the country:
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We interviewed over 50 stakeholders, from development professionals of color to recruiters and philanthropists.
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We placed a high value on hearing directly from professionals of color.
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Survey recipients worked in organizations with budgets ranging from under $500,000 to over $20 million.
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There was a wide range of representation of people of color in senior staff leadership among respondents' organizations.
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And in representation of people of color on the board.
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The representation of people of color on the development staff also varied, as did the size of the development staff (from 1 to 600).
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Survey respondents identified their race/ethnicity as above.
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And their gender breakdown mirrored the gender breakdown nationally in the field.
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