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Originally posted by Taualumna
This is what I don't understand. Many NPC philanthropies DO address the needs of all cultures. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, illiteracy, etc all transend cultures.
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These are all noble and worthy causes. That is definitely not the question at hand. But, to respond, were NPCs started specifically to bring equality to all people? As I understand it, NPCs were mostly created to provide a place for women to come together and work under the tenets of each individual organization. In that case, the original mission of NPCs seems to be along the lines of feminism (let's not get all wild here - I mean the mission of feminism, not that all the women of the NPC are feminists, per se).
I agree that each of the philanthropies you mentioned cross cultural borders, but they do not necessarily bring equality to people. And, there is a difference between the
mission of an organization and the
philanthropy of an organization.
The philanthropies are reflective of member concerns but are not necessarily indicative of an organization's primary mission - though many times they are.
I considered historically African American, Latina AND Asian organizations when I first started out. And while the membership in many orgs is diverse, the primary concerns of these organizations was not broad enough for me, personally. For MANY people, the primary concerns of these orgs is precisely what they're looking for. That's why it's such a great fit!