Accessibility just as important as diversity on nonprofit boards

Governance experts have long extolled the virtues of a diverse nonprofit board of directors—from ensuring a wider range of perspectives and viewpoints on matters of importance to the organization, to more closely reflecting and representing the views and interests of the individuals and communities the nonprofit purports to understand and serve with its programming.

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Board & Administrator for Administrators Only
Published
2026-10-15
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31983
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Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
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Accessibility just as important as diversity on nonprofit boards

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Accessibility just as important as diversity on nonprofit boards

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Abstract

Governance experts have long extolled the virtues of a diverse nonprofit board of directors—from ensuring a wider range of perspectives and viewpoints on matters of importance to the organization, to more closely reflecting and representing the views and interests of the individuals and communities the nonprofit purports to understand and serve with its programming.

Board & Administrator for Administrators OnlyVol. 43(3)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
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