DEI Initiatives in the Crosshairs of the Administration: What Nonprofits Need to Do to Mitigate Risk

Overview
In recent weeks, President Trump signed a flurry of Executive Orders implementing a wide array of administration policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs designed to ban both public- and private-sector programs encouraging DEI and targeting federal contractors and grant recipients that advance DEI and environmental justice. Additionally, Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing various elements of the DOJ to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize” private companies and universities (including nonprofits) that have “illegal” DEI programs. These new directives have raised many concerns among nonprofit executives about the legality of both legacy and emerging DEI efforts and the status of their organizations’ funding secured through federal grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and loans.

Join us this Thursday to hear from respected nonprofit attorney Jeff Tenenbaum about steps nonprofit executives can take to understand and mitigate their legal and other risks related to DEI initiatives in this time of uncertainty. 

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Objectives
Attendees will gain insights on steps nonprofit executives can take to understand and mitigate their legal and other risks related to DEI initiatives in this time of uncertainty.

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