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The Case for Board Diversity

Association Now Leadership

As DEI efforts face increased criticism, board diversity has stalled. This is a tricky time for conversations around board diversity. But there’s also increasing pushback around board diversity, as part of more vocal complaints around DEI initiatives. What to do?

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How to Reset Your Board Diversity Efforts

Association Now Leadership

Hope isn’t a strategy, as they say, but it can sometimes seem that way when it comes to board diversity. One reason for that may be that organizations’ efforts to diversify their boards have been more reactive than intentional, and more interested in optics than truly diverse leadership. How to do that?

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What Is DEI Training? Your 101 Guide in 2024

AIHR

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) has become the building blocks of organizational success and social advancement. From recruitment and retention approaches to leadership development and policy implementation, DEIB enhances organizations’ functions. Contents What is DEI(B) training?

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Find Stronger Board Candidates by Asking “Why”

Association Now Leadership

Digging into that question can make board recruitment more effective. When it comes to board recruitment, don’t take yes for an answer. The larger and more diverse the pool of interested individuals, the more opportunities the association has to set and meet meaningful strategic goals. And it leaves the door open.

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How to Normalize DEI in Your Organization: Part 1

UVA Darden

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Getting diversity and inclusion right in any organization is a function of change. It’s about empowering people to see the connections and to understand diversity and inclusion as part of the overall livelihood and capability of their organizations. Leadership & Management. Aine Doris.

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How to Activate Thoughtful Inclusion at Your Association

Association Now Leadership

As America reckons with issues of race and gender, many associations are re-upping their commitment to diversity and inclusion. After establishing their “why,” associations—especially those who are new to diversity and inclusion, says Stewart—should ramp up qualitative and quantitative data collection. Make a Plan.

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How to Normalize DEI in Your Organization: Part 1

UVA Darden

Getting diversity and inclusion right in any organization is a function of change. It’s about overcoming the kinds of barriers we have looked at, and getting people out of dominant paradigms about diversity such that they link diversity and inclusion to other change initiatives that have worked successfully. Aine Doris.