Despite a drop in 2018, the percentage of people of color on full-time staff at nonprofit organizations in the U.S. has been steadily increasing since 2017. According to a 2023 survey, approximately 38.2 percent of full-time staff at U.S. nonprofits identified themselves as people of color.
Share of people of color employed by nonprofits in the United States from 2017 to 2023
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Green 2.0. (2023). Share of people of color employed by nonprofits in the United States from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374578/poc-staff-nonprofits-us/
Green 2.0. "Share of People of Color Employed by Nonprofits in The United States from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374578/poc-staff-nonprofits-us/
Green 2.0, Share of people of color employed by nonprofits in the United States from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374578/poc-staff-nonprofits-us/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Share of people of color employed by nonprofits in the United States from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], Green 2.0, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374578/poc-staff-nonprofits-us/