Canadian non-profit boards have a diversity problem. Here’s the first step to fixing it.

Author The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator for Ontario
The time for governance equity is now

Why It Matters

Only 38.1 percent of Toronto non-profit boards analyzed have at least 20 percent racialized minority leaders, 19 percent have none, and non-profit boards across the country have similar representation, says Senator Ratna Omidvar.

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