1. Building Bridges, Building
Power:
Race, Immigration, and Faith-Based
Community Organizing
in Post-Prop 30 California
Interfaith Funders
Members and Colleagues Retreat
Feb. 26-27, 2013

2. Racial Justice and Organizing
in Post-Prop 30 California
Interfaith Funders Winter Retreat
February 27th, 2013
Brad Fulton (Duke University)
Richard L. Wood (University of New Mexico)
in collaboration with Interfaith Funders

3. Overview of Presentation
• National Study of IBCOs
• Religious and Racial Compositionof IBCOs
• Organizing People of Color
• Addressing Racial Justice Issues

4. (N = 189)
Institution-Based Community
Organizing in the U.S.

5. (N = 42)
California IBCOs

6. By Network
California IBCOs
PICO 19
CLUE 7
RCNO 5
IAF 5
GAM 3
Indpt 2
NPA 1

7. Data Collected
94% Response Rate
Observation Levels Total Median
per IBCO
IBCOs 178
Member Institutions 4,145 22
Board Members 2,939 15
Paid Staff 628 2

8. Religious Affiliations

9. 0.8%
1.2%
1.7%
3.1%
3.6%
4.0%
16%
19%
24%
26%
0% 10% 20% 30%
Other Non-Christian
Muslim
Pentecostal / Charismatic
Unitarian Universalist
Evangelical Protestant
Jewish
Not Religiously Affiliated
Black Protestant
Catholic
Mainline Protestant
Religious Affiliations
Percentage of Member Institutions that are…

10. Racial/Ethnic Composition

11. Racial/Ethnic Composition
Member
Institutions*
Black OtherLatinoWhite
81%
48%
46%
8%
32%
30%
14%
13%
6%
11%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Board
Members
All
Nonprofits 5%6%
Source: The Urban Institute 2007
*Majority Race of Member Institution

12. Racial/Ethnic Composition
Member
Institutions*
Black OtherLatinoWhite
63%
48%
48%
46%
17%
21%
32%
30%
17%
24%
14%
13%
3%
7%
6%
11%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
IBCO
Directors
Board
Members
Paid
Organizers
*Majority Race of Member Institution

13. Race/Ethnicity of IBCO Directors
White 63%
Black 17%
Latino 17%
Other 3%

14. White 59%
Black 17%
Latino 12%
Other 12%
Race/Ethnicity
of IBCO Directors

15. Nonwhite Presence
Percentage of IBCOs that have at least one nonwhite…
Member
Institution
91%
97%
70%
96%
95%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Board
Member
Paid
Organizer
U.S. IBCOs
CA IBCOs
100%

16. Organizing People of Color

17. Organizing People of Color
3%
20%
76%
0%
7%
93%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Not
Involved
Moderately
Involved
Very
Involved
IBCO’s Level of Involvement Organizing People of Color
All IBCOs
CA IBCOs

18. .58
.81
.93
.97 1.00
.50
.60
.70
.80
.90
1.00
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
.50
.60
.70
.80
.90
1.00
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Board Composition  Organizing People of Color
Percentage of Board Members that are Nonwhite
LikelihoodofOrganizingPeopleofColor

19. Primary Issues
Percentage of IBCOs actively addressing the following issues:
29%
42%
49%
53%
53%
54%
57%
66%
70%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Racial Justice
Banking / Foreclosures
Employment / Wages
Criminal Justice
Housing
Immigration
Healthcare
Education
Poverty

20. 73%
61%
52%
47%
46%
42%
20%
19%
16%
18%
22%
37%
22%
25%
38%
27%
25%
19%
9%
17%
11%
30%
29%
20%
53%
56%
65%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Criminal Justice
Housing
Education
Racial Justice
Poverty
Employment / Wages
Banking / Foreclosures
Healthcare
Immigration
Primary Issues
Highest level at which IBCOs are addressing these issues:
City State National

21. IBCOs Addressing
Racial Justice Issues

22. IBCOs Addressing
Racial Justice Issues
Yes 29%
No 71%

23. IBCOs Addressing
Racial Justice Issues
Yes 26%
No 73%

24. Race of Director  Addressing Racial Justice
32%
24%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Nonwhite
Directors
White
Directors
Percentage of IBCOs Addressing Racial Justice

25. .00
.10
.20
.30
.40
.50
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
.25 .27
.29
.31
.33
.00
.10
.20
.30
.40
.50
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Board Composition  Addressing Racial Justice
Percentage of Board Members that are Nonwhite
LikelihoodofAddressingRacialJustice

26. .00
.10
.20
.30
.40
.50
.00 .25 .50 .75 1.00
.17
.22
.27
.33
.39
.00
.10
.20
.30
.40
.50
.00 .25 .50 .75 1.00
Board Composition  Addressing Racial Justice
The Degree to which Boards are Racially Balanced
LikelihoodofAddressingRacialJustice

27. .00
.20
.40
.60
.80
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
.04
.10
.23
.44
.68
.00
.20
.40
.60
.80
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always
Discussing Differences  Addressing Racial Justice
How Often Members Explicitly Discuss Racial/Ethnic Differences
LikelihoodofAddressingRacialJustice

28. Summary of Key Findings
• IBCO boards are substantially more diverse
than the boards of all other nonprofit
organizations
• The vast majority of CA IBCOs organize
people of color
• Only 26% of CA IBCOs are actively
addressing racial justice issues
• Addressing racial justice issues is more
associated with racial balance than with
nonwhite majorities

29. Racial Justice and Organizing
in Post-Prop 30 California

30. Racial Justice and Organizing
in Post-Prop 30 California
Interfaith Funders Winter Retreat
February 27th, 2013
Interfaith Funders: interfaithfunders@gmail.com
Brad Fulton: brad.fulton@duke.edu
Richard Wood: rlwood@unm.edu