TSNE's Diversity Initiative creates access, inclusiveness and equal opportunity within nonprofit organizations throughout Greater Boston. Since its founding in 1990, the program has helped nearly 100 organizations --and the communities that they serve -- confront institutional racism and other forms of oppression by refocusing groups on mission, vision and values.

The DI provides grant funding and customized technical assistance to 10 organizations biennially. These resources help each group create the most effective methods for increasing diversity on their staff and boards.

Grantee organizations range from small, community-based social change groups to medium-size human service organizations and to venerable, regional arts and cultural institutions. Grantees share with one another the innovative learning and successful strategies for building capacity developed during this evolutionary process. And the DI seeks to educate the nonprofit sector through lessons learned.