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Originally posted by Wolfman
There is a "pressure" to aver to those in authority or a well-worn malaise born of the feeling that 'this is just the way things work'. Even thought these things go on in orgs. of all kinds, there are, I feel, some dynamics that are culturally ingrained in the African American community that have to be addressed, whether they be Greek orgs., churches, HBCUs,etc. in terms of this issue.
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Trust me there are other cultures in which it is ingrained, too, e.g. Minnesota Nice. I have served on the boards of many nonprofit orgs and I teach a graduate school class on ethical decision making in nonprofit management. My students are 90 percent white as are their orgs--and they face the same issue.
For nonprofits, it is the dynamic of a volunteer board and a paid CEO--and race has nothing to do with it.