“Disability in Philanthropy & Nonprofits: A Study on the Inclusion and Exclusion of the 1-in-5 People Who Live with a Disability and What You Can Do to Make Things Better”
Date: April 25, 2019, 8:30 AM
Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
Speakers
Moderator: Hon. Steve Bartlett, chair, RespectAbility, he was a primary author of the Americans with Disabilities Act when he served in Congress
Presentation of Report: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, president, RespectAbility and co-founder/director, Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund
Insights from Leaders in Equity
Aaron Dorfman, president and CEO, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)
Carly Hare, Coalition Director for CHANGE Philanthropy
Stephanie Powers, Vice President for Policy and Partnerships, Council on Foundations’ Department of Public Policy and Government Relations
Kerrien Suarez, Executive Director, Equity in the Center
In the last year, roughly 30 percent of all new jobs (33,922) for people with disabilities in the United States were created in the nonprofit sector. RespectAbility, a nonpartisan group working on inclusion efforts for people with disabilities, surveyed 969 people working at nonprofits and foundations, conducted five focus groups and spoke one-on-one with 14 executives at philanthropy-serving organizations. Hear what they learned and get information about what to do about it. “Disability in Philanthropy & Nonprofits: A Study on the Inclusion and Exclusion of the 1-in-5 People Who Live with a Disability and What You Can Do to Make Things Better” is an unprecedented study that everyone working on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will not want to miss! [continue reading…]
