RESOURCES

Cook Silverman Search stands firmly against acts of racism and recognizes the systemic issues that have exacerbated inequity. The following articles and websites support these values and provide tools and resources for nonprofits.

KEY RESOURCES

• Asian Law Caucus - Founded in 1972 as the nation’s first legal and civil rights organization serving low-income, immigrant, and underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

• Black Emotional and Mental Health - The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM) is a national organization working to transform and support the well being and mental health of our most marginalized communities.

• CARECEN SF - Empowers and responds to the needs, rights and aspirations of Latino, people who migrate and under-resourced families in the San Francisco Bay Area—building leadership to pursue self-determination and justice.

• Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) - Provides a number of articles and resources accessible to the nonprofit community.

• National Council of Nonprofits - For more than 30 years, the National Council of Nonprofits has mobilized the nation’s largest sector-wide network of nonprofits to achieve transformative results, particularly in policymaking and advocating.

• BoardSource - Provides nonprofit resources and tools on a wide range of board leadership topics that can help you educate yourself and your board, navigate thorny board issues, and address new challenges or opportunities your board may be facing.

• Blue Avocado - Articles written by nonprofit leaders for nonprofit leaders.

ARTICLES

• “Navigating Uncertainty: How Non-Profit Executive Search is Evolving in 2025,” an article featuring Victoria Silverman about how nonprofit executive searches have changed in 2025.

• “Nonprofits are Undergoing a Great Re-evaluation and it’s Bolstering Both People and Purpose” and ”Re-evaluating the Great Resignation,” articles by Victoria Silverman discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed hiring practices.

• “Adopting Community-Centric Fundraising: Findings from a National Study,” a national study done by The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy examining the adoption of Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) practices across U.S. nonprofit organizations. 

• “Moving Beyond Performance: Making DEI Actionable,” an article about making your organization a healthy space for all and how to overcome biases and prejudices.

INFORMATION
About federal budget cuts and other restrictions from the National Council of Nonprofits:

• Current Memo on all Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits

• Protecting Nonprofits in Tax Reconciliation

• Transparency, Evidence, and Rule of Law: Protecting Nonprofits from Executive Branch Overreach

• A Nonprofit Checklist - Conducting a Risk Assessment for Federal Funding

• A Nonprofit Checklist: What to do when your federal grant or contract is terminated

• General FAQs on Executive Actions Impacting Nonprofits

• The Legal Landscape and Path Ahead for Nonprofits and Philanthropy

About Inclusive Language

• Follow Better Allies and subscribe to Karen Catlin’s weekly 5 Ally Actions Newsletter.

• Read the Harvard Business Review’s following articles:

  • How to Identify and Eliminate Exclusionary Language at Work

  • 10 Ways to Mitigate Bias in Your Company’s Decision Making

  • How to Make Your Organization’s Language More Inclusive

HELPFUL GRAPHICS

“Evolving from Violent Language” by Anna Taylor, Global Communications Change Agent and CEO of Taylor Consulting LLC.

“Sources of Privilege” by Dr. Poornima Luthra, author of Diversifying Diversity: Your Guide to Being an Active Ally of Inclusion in the Workplace and The Art of Active Allyship.

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