Study finds nonprofit DEI efforts missing on disabilities

Foundations and other funders have taken up the torch of diversity, equity and inclusion in recent years, earmarking funding to bolster diversity in the nonprofit organizations they support, and in society more broadly. They've also taken steps to promote diversity within their own ranks, and support organizations specifically dedicated to advancing individuals from minority groups within certain professionals and industries—the most notable, perhaps, being the technology sector's push to increase the number of women and people of color in leadership positions. But new research shows that while efforts to promote diversity may be advancing in some ways, they are largely bypassing a major minority group—people with disabilities, which accounts for nearly 20 percent of the population.