Why is DEI Important to Nonprofits?
Nonprofit leaders in New Hampshire want to figure out how to address diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of their mission-driven work. When deciding to embark on the DEI journey, making the case for DEI within their organizations and with their boards is an important part of getting folks engaged. At least three reasons are offered for getting on the DEI trail.
Organizations that integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion perform better.
In every sector – private for-profit, public, and nonprofit – the evidence base is growing to demonstrate that paying attention to DEI improves outcomes. In 2015, McKinsey & Company research demonstrated that “companies in the top quartile for gender or racial and ethnic diversity are more likely to have financial returns above their national industry medians.”
Achieving a nonprofit mission requires attention to DEI.
Nonprofit organizations aim to enhance society by addressing social challenges through mission-driven work. By definition, most nonprofit organizations are committed to fostering a society that engages its citizens in purposeful ways that improve humankind and the world in which we live.
New Hampshire’s Demographics are Changing
While New Hampshire is 82% White, a recent analysis of 2020 Census data by University of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth M. Johnson, Ph.D., reveals that there was a 75% increase in the number of non-White residents as compared with a decade ago in New Hampshire.
Resources for this page
University of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy: Modest Population Gains, but Growing Diversity in New Hampshire with Children in the Vanguard, by Kenneth M. Johnson. (August 30, 2021) https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/modest-population-gains-but-growing-…
UNH Carsey Research Regional Issue Brief #66 (Summer 2021) https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1439&context=carsey
New Hampshire Public Radio: N.H. Census Updates: Nearly 75% Jump in Non-White Residents in Last Decade, by Sarah Gibson, Sara Plourde. (September 1, 2021) https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-08-12/census-nh-latest
University of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy: New Census Data Reveal Modest Population Growth in New Hampshire Over the Past Decade, by Kenneth M. Johnson. (August 12, 2021) https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/new-census-data-reveal-modest-popula…
UNH Carsey Research National Fact Sheet #41: New Census Data Reveal Modest Population Growth in New Hampshire Over the Past Decade, by Kenneth M. Johnson. (Summer 2021) Access downloadable Fact Sheet here: https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1438&context=carsey
United States Census Bureau. New Hampshire: 2020 Census (August 25, 2021) https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/new-hampshire-pop…
New Hampshire Office of Strategic Initiatives. 2020 Census. https://www.nh.gov/osi/data-center/2020-census/index.htm