Over the past year, racial equity has taken on an even greater urgency in the nonprofit sector. Organizations and the communities they serve are demanding diverse voices as well as solutions from proximate leaders and enlightened funders. The recent surge in support, education and attention around racial diversity, equity and inclusion is not a trend - it is here to stay.
In this article, Vice President and DEI expert Tisha Hyter offers several guiding principles to nonprofit executives - or really, anyone - who wants to keep up with and actively involve themselves in the ongoing dialogue on race.
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To explore these findings further, Orr Group's Kelly Dunphy, Managing Director, breaks down the data and shares her reactions and insights in our most recent blog post.
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This year marks Orr Group's 30th Anniversary!
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To celebrate this incredible milestone, we launched a video campaign earlier this month to highlight the core values which have supported our vision, shaped our culture and inspired our team to drive forward our mission to improve the world we live in.
Through a series of videos, our senior leaders share their reflections on each of Orr Group's core values; our hope is that you get to know our people, their lived experience of these core values, and their vision for the future of the firm.
Check out our first few videos below π! Stay tuned for more to come in July.
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Check out some highlights from our day of service! π
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In New York, our teammates spent the day in Brooklyn helping our partner Prospect Park Alliance spruce up Prospect Park, known to the community as "Brooklyn's Backyard". Together, we painted park benches and collected litter along the way to freshen up one of the premeir green spaces in the United States.
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Our Washington D.C. crew visited our partner Cornerstones at their Reston, VA location to help clean up around their service center for the day! Our team helped to reorganize community donations in their storage units, and also transported some donated items to Cornerstones' various partner organizations.
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On Wednesday, July 21st at 1PM EST join us for Orr Group TALKS with Brandolon Barnett. Brandolon is the Lead of Corporate Social Responsibility Industry Solutions at Salesforce.org Philanthropy Cloud and recent author of "Dreams Deferred", in which he shares his story of becoming an agent of change as a man of color in the world of philanthropy.
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Brandolon will be joined by Orr Group Vice President, Tisha Hyter to explore the lack of diversity in nonprofits, how heβs using his voice to break norms, and recommendations for how others can democratize giving.ο»Ώ
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NEW TEAM MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Say hello to our newest teammates! Click on the images or visit Our People's page to learn more.
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ORR GROUP PARTNER SPOTLIGHTS
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We're thrilled to share that we're expanding our partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) to significantly accelerate their fundraising. Together, we're collaborating to provide support in scaling their national fundraising initiatives, finalizing PCA America's case for support and leading the moves management process to ensure that PCA America stays on course to meet their philanthropic goals and achieve their vision of a world where every child grows up happy, healthy and successful.
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On the event front, our team has been working alongside Rising for Justice to develop and execute a virtual fundraising strategy for its virtual Celebration of Service event in September of this year! In doing so, we're collaborating to design an event strategy and fundraising plan to raise critical funds for the organization, and are providing comprehensive planning and production support to secure vendors, track prospects, and execute the day-of programming to ensure that their Celebration of Service maximizes impact.
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Over the past few months, Orr Group has been partnering with WEConnect International to enhance their fundraising operations and design a roadmap to maximize its global impact. In this first phase of work, we're conducting a development assessment to evaluate the organization's current state and are designing a comprehensive, actionable strategy to strengthen their development program for the next several years.
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Want to make an impact alongside our team of nonprofit experts? We're hiring at all levels in both our Washington, DC and New York City offices. Check out our current job openings:
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Careers with Our Nonprofit Partners
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As part of our Recruitment and Outsourced HR services, we specialize in recruiting top talent and work with our partners to address their immediate and long-term hiring needs. Click our current client job openings below to learn more.
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America250
Arena Stage
Echoing Green
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Prosperity Now
Second Stage Theater
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Our team helped Queens Public Library celebrate 125 years!
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In early June, Orr Group partnered with Queens Public Library (QPL) to execute their 125th Anniversary virtual event celebration! Thanks to our team's collaboration with QPL's leadership, the virtual event brought together 800+ viewers and raised over $500,000. It was one of the Library's most successful fundraising events to date.
Check out the event recording! π
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