Representatives from large left-of-center philanthropies hosted a panel Tuesday instructing nonprofit leaders on how to effectively avoid racial discrimination lawsuits while continuing to give preference to some groups, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
The panel, hosted by the grants management platform Fluxx with speakers from left-of-center philanthropies Hello Alice and the Kresge Foundation, informed leaders they could continue to make race-based decisions “under the radar” by implementing “little tweaks in the language” present on websites or marketing materials, the Free Beacon reported. Hello Alice grants director LaToya Ratlieff has changed the description of one of the grants her organization offers from “only open to black entrepreneurs,” saying now that “preference will be given to black entrepreneurs.”
“Little tweaks in the language like that also helped us,” Ratlieff said, according to the Free Beacon. “But most importantly, it kept us under the radar because you can’t get a lawsuit for giving ‘preference.’”
“You can’t, hopefully, get under attack for giving that preference,” she reportedly continued. […]
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