Section 3: What Keeps You Up at Night?
Is there a more specific topic on your mind? These resources are categorized by a handful of topics you may find relevant to your company’s DEI work. Applying an equity lens to our work allows us to take a step back and examine our actions from another perspective, highlighting areas for improvement. That’s why it’s essential to observe the ways in which the following topics and more appear in our everyday work in the philanthropic sector.
Table of Contents
“I don’t know where to start”
From Alford Group: Culture of Equity Assessment
Awake to Work to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture
Communication Guidelines for a Brave Space
What if I say or do the wrong thing?
A Therapist On The Right Way To Apologize When You Say Something Racist
Afraid to Talk About Sensitive Topics at Work? Read this Guide First
You’ve Been Called Out for a Microaggression. What Do You Do?
What Not To Say To Someone Who Has Experienced Racial Trauma
What If I Say the Wrong Thing? 10 Tips for Culturally Effective People
Embedding DEI into your strategic plan
Addressing Diversity and Inclusion: Going Beyond the Benchmark
DEI Strategic Planning Toolkit
Actualizing a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy
Getting your board “on board”
From Alford Group: Culture of Equity Assessment
From Alford Group: Board Toolkit
From Alford Group: Board Members and Nonprofit Leaders: It’s Time.
AFP ICON 2021: Creating an Equity-Forward Board Culture
Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? (Part One)
Engaging donors of color
The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 201: Building Cultural Competency to Understand Your Donors
npExperts: The Great Reset – Equity chapters
From Alford Group: Demographic Donor Scan
DEI in the workplace: For employers
From Alford Group: Find Your Path to a More Inclusive Workplace Culture
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Our Authentic Selves and Doing Diversity Right
Personnel Strategies in the Face of Impossible Choices
19 Questions for Leaders Who Are Serious About Racial Equity
What Has — and Hasn’t — Changed Since “Dear White Boss…”
DEI in the workplace: For employees
Why and How to Prioritize DEI at Your Organization
How to Start an Affinity Group at Work, According to Real People Who Did It
How to Hold Your Company Accountable to its Promise of Racial Justice
Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Using White Privilege for Good
Holding yourself and others accountable
Talk the Talk: Strengthening Your Organization’s Diversity Statement
A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
From Alford Group: Simple Commitment Slide
Section 1: What Everyone Needs to Know
