What’s it like to work in the nonprofit sector today? We want to hear from nonprofit staff at all levels.
The Cuyahoga Human Services Chamber invites all nonprofit staff to participate in this year’s Race to Lead 2025 Survey, which explores how race, identity, and power continue to shape nonprofit work—and what’s changed over the past decade.
The Building Movement Project (BMP) launched the first Race to Lead survey in 2016 to uncover how race and other identities impact who leads, who stays, and how leadership is experienced across the nonprofit sector. In the years since, thousands of nonprofit staff have shared their stories, contributing to one of the largest and most widely cited datasets on race and leadership in the sector. A full archive of reports are available at www.racetolead.org.
Help track change (or lack of change) in the nonprofit sector
In the face of mounting threats—from constant federal administration attacks to consistent cuts to funding—it’s more important than ever to uplift the voices of nonprofit workers. The Race to Lead 2025 Survey is our opportunity to track change (or lack thereof), spotlight persistent inequities, and explore how today’s political, cultural, and economic climate is impacting nonprofit workplaces.
This year’s survey explores timely new topics—from DEI retrenchment and board dynamics to frontline staff experiences and the long-term impact of pandemic-era shifts. It continues to track key trends that shaped Race to Lead’s foundational reports, such as the racial leadership gap, the myth of the pipeline problem, and structural barriers to advancement.
Add your voice and help make this the most inclusive and impactful Race to Lead survey yet.
How will the Race to Lead 2025 results be used?
When you take the Race to Lead 2025 Survey, you’re helping build a national portrait of where we are, what’s working, and what still needs to change. BMP will use the responses to produce data-driven reports, public webinars, and tools that strengthen the call for an equitable and accountable nonprofit sector. With enough responses from the Cuyahoga County nonprofit sector, we will get a data snapshot from our community. Add your voice and help make this the most inclusive and impactful Race to Lead survey yet.
The survey is confidential, takes 20-25 minutes, and is open to anyone working for pay in the U.S. nonprofit sector.
🎉 Complete the survey and enter an optional raffle to win a $250 Visa gift card.
Let’s build a more equitable future together.
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