Planning Council Community Reports / Resources

Racial Diversity in Staff Leadership, Fall .pdf format.

This report collects the responses of more than 200 Milwaukee-area nonprofits to a 2010 survey on the recruitment and retention of people of color in top leadership and second-level positions in their organizations. In addition, more than 30 nonprofit leaders participated in listening sessions in which they discussed challenges to diversifying nonprofit staff and leadership, along with advice on what works and what does not.

Milwaukee Mosaic Case Study, The Pilot Years,
2006-2010 .pdf format.

The Planning Council conducted a case study of Milwaukee Mosaic, a community diversity project. Over the course of a four-year period (2006-2010), the Milwaukee Mosaic project matched 700 people from the community with racially/ethnically diverse partners in an effort to create social capital in Milwaukee. Social capital is described as “the invisible civic glue that holds a community together.” Community leaders were paired with individuals with the idea that each would open personal social networks to each other and experience transformation regarding diversity. Partially funded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Milwaukee Mosaic was intended to bring about individual change in the short term, and community and policy-level change in the long term. Participant outcomes from Milwaukee Mosaic include increased networking, personal transformation and a commitment to taking personal leadership roles in the community. Click the link above to read more about the Milwaukee Mosaic program, its outcomes and recommendations.

Jewish Newcomer Journey Into Milwaukee: Needs Assessment Report, December, 1993

Joining the Dance: Evaluating Culturally Specific Programs, Involve