If you thought the nonprofit sector was too white, well I’ve got news for you: the nonprofit blogosphere is, too. I’ve been more than a little frustrated the past few days researching up, down and sideways looking for bloggers of color who are writing about nonprofits and philanthropy. Now, this should not surprise me since I know very well that the nonprofit sector is not very racially diverse at all. And while I do recognize that there are numerous people of color who write about different niche social issues, what I was searching for were those that are offering thought leadership to the field of philanthropy and social change overall. I was disappointed to find such a short list! But as you will see, the bloggers on this list are all brilliant, thoughtful writers and thinkers in the nonprofit sector. Most of them I read regularly already, and a few I found through my Twitter network and from other people’s blogrolls. So, of course, I am asking you to add any that I missed in the comments!
A few notes about who is and is not included here:
- Sometimes it is not easy to tell if a blogger is a person of color unless they self-identify. So again, if I missed some obvious thought leader bloggers writing about nonprofits & philanthropy, please do drop their blog link in the comments. I really appreciate it.
- You will notice that I have included here links to blogs authored by Jewish bloggers, although I recognize that while not all Jews identify as a person of color, many of them do (like Maya Norton and Yael Zakai). I’m happy to include their perspectives here as well.
- I tried, for the most part, not to include bloggers of color that were writing exclusively under the auspices of any particular organization or institution, i.e. an African American blogging for AARP or something like that. I was looking for those who maintain thought leadership in their own right.
Now my dream, of course, is that this list will continue to grow as more and more people of color add their powerful and important voices to the nonprofit & philanthropy blogosphere. We REALLY need to have more of a presence in social media if we want to be more visible as nonprofit leaders. In particular, it’s time for the next generation to step our game up!
(Also note that I was too tired/lazy to put this list in alpha order, so in fact it is in no particular order.)
- Black Gives Back (anonymous author is African American)
- The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy by Maya Norton
- South Asian Philanthropy Project by Archana Sridhar, et al.
- New Voices of Philanthropy by Trista Harris, et al.
- White Courtesy Telephone by Albert Ruesga
- Leadership as a Field of Study by Lindsey McDougle
- Entry Level Living by Allison Jones
- Asian American Giving by Dien S. Yuen, et al.
- Marketing for Nonprofits by Jocelyn Harmon
- The African Philanthropist by Bahia Akerele
- Give Black by Angelia Dickens
- Being the Difference by Darius Graham
- Nonprofit Connectors by Antonette Artiz
- Nonprofit Law Blog by Gene Takagi
- Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology by Michelle Murrain
- Jewish Donor Blog by David Rubin and Yoav Kaufman
- The Fabulous Giver by Karyn Brianne
- Beacons on the Frontline by Asia Hadley
- Mission Paradox by Adam Thurman
- eJewish Philanthropy: The Jewish Philanthropy Blog (group blog)

Thanks for posting this!
Thanks, Rosetta, for including me in this list!
AA
thanks for sharing!
While I don’t write on Jewish issues, I’m a Jewish nonprofit blogger….http://philanthropissed.net
Thanks for including the South Asian Philanthropy Project on this list!
Thanks for this information. We’re a three-person staff, all people of color, and we have a weekly blog that might be of interest: http://blog.mkf.org/.
Tracey @ BlackGivesBack here – great list Rosetta! Now I have more blogs to include on my blog roll
This is a great list! Thank you for featuring The Fabulous Giver! I look forward to following your work and the other sites listed here!
Great list! I am an Asian American and blog about getting jobs in the nonprofit sector at http://proinspire.blogspot.com/.
Rosetta,
Great list! Thanks for including me!
J
More folks for you.
Shireen Mitchell blogs at http://www.womenwiredin.com/about/
Andre Blackman (a good friend of Qui’s) blogs at http://pulseandsignal.com/
Thanks, Rosetta! It’s so great to see a diversity of voices out there talking about philanthropy and fundraising – really encouraging for the future!!!
I am new to the blogsphere however I have a group called Young Urban Philanthropists Society. You can join us on Facebook….just look up that name on FB and our blogsite is yuppiesociety.wordpress.com. Please join!!
Rosetta, fab list! We need more exposure for this kind of news.
FYI: My blog covers young black charities every Wednesday!! Check me out at http://www.avantfab.com.
Thanks for including me, Rosetta. Very flattering.
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Glad to have made the list! Thanks for leadership in the field.
Thank you for this list. Although I am not a blogger, I am very active on Twitter and have been looking for ways to promote nonprofits through retweeting. This is an excellent resource for finding noteworthy bloggers. (I mostly tweet about human sexuality but I am also a very active Twitter voice regarding nonprofits and community groups.) You will be happy to know that my followers immediately started to RT this post.
If only I had the time to keep up with the 20 blogs you’ve outlined =) Thanks for the great work in compiling this info.