This
report explains why there are so few leaders of color making policy, why
their presence is important, and what must be done to increase their numbers.
Leadership for Policy Change draws on interviews
with more than 100 leaders from the public sector, private industry, academia,
and nonprofit organizations; a scan of 72 leadership development programs;
and an extensive review of current leadership development literature. The
report describes the barriers to participation of leaders of color in local
and national public policy development and the strategies that can be used
to remove the barriers so that leaders can use their expertise and experience
to benefit low-income communities of color and the nation.
Public and private policies profoundly affect everyone in the United States.
Everyone deserves to be represented in the policymaking process. Leadership
for Policy Change explains why that representation is necessary and
how to make it happen.
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