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## Christal M. Cherry & Dr. Renee Rubin Ross

Christal M. Cherry and Dr. Renee Rubin Ross are DEIB nonprofit consultants. To learn more about their deep dive DEIB experience for boards, “Planting the Seeds of Change,” visit their websites at www.theboardpro.com and https://www.therosscollective.com/

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## [Lessons From a Cross-Racial Team About Building Belonging](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/lessons-building-belonging)

 Posted by [Christal M. Cherry & Dr. Renee Rubin Ross](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/christal-m-cherry-dr-renee-rubin-ross) on Apr 27, 2022, 11:00:00 AM

As nonprofit consultants, we’ve found the need for board guidance and support with regards to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) has been steadily growing over the years. When it comes to this important work, we know that *just* *diversity*, or recruiting board members from different...

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