LWVUS: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
In an effort to assist all members in embracing our commitment to DEI we want to educate, enlighten, and provoke discussion around this topic.
Newest Postings:
- A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
- 11 Things To Do on Indigenous Peoples Day
- DEI Success Stories: Land Acknowledgements
- Resources from previous webinars can be found here.
LWVUS DEI Guide
The following is a guide to DEI materials we feel are most relevant to this goal. It consists of internal resources created by LWV members and staff and external sources recommended by the LWVUS DEI Committee.
- Section 1: DEI Basics The objective of this section is to provide a basic overview of what DEI is, what we mean by common DEI terms, and why DEI is so important to our League work. Recommended webinar from this section: Acknowledging the Past, Reimagining the Future, August 2019 presented by past LWVUS President Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins - added December 2, 2019
- Section 2: Individual Learning and Internal Evaluation The objective of this section is to provide resources to assist with the education and evaluation of DEI at an individual level. Recommended webinar from this section: Making a Personal DEI Commitment, July 2019
- Section 3: DEI Lens and League Work The objective of this section is to provide tools and education on how Leagues can apply a DEI Lens to all of their League work and center DEI in that work. Recommended webinar from this section: DEI Lens & Our Advocacy, October 2019
- Section 4: Beyond the Basics The objective of this section is to offer supplemental resources for those who have reviewed and applied the other resources and are looking for ways to deepen their DEI education and be a strong voice for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Recommended podcasts from this section: Seeing White Podcast, February 26, 2020
Leaderosity Online Learning
"Leaderosity" is another DEI resource promoted by the LWVUS. At times in the past, LWVUS has partnered with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance to make this DEI training available at no cost to League members (see website article here: leaderosity-lwvus).
Leaderosity is a three-module, the self-guided journey: courses.leaderosity.org/courses/the-equity-journey.
