Given the political landscape and increased media coverage around issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become all the more prevalent in the social sector. The main difference now is that more organizations in the social sector are holding themselves and being held accountable to exhibiting their practice of DEI principles.

Here are a few clarifying points on how I frame thinking about DEI and some guiding questions to discuss when thinking about incorporating DEI in your work:

  1. There is no one size fits all to approaching DEI.
  2. Equity is not the same as equality.
  3. Consider what you know and what you don’t know.

Certainly, the thinking and discussions around DEI are more expansive than these three points. They can simply serve as a starting point as you work to make your organization and/or program(s) more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

Read more about diversity equity and inclusion from TCC Group.