Diversity and Inclusion Compact - American Humanics National Website

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The Nonprofit Workforce Coalition Diversity and Inclusion Committee has drafted a Diversity and Inclusion Compact for the nonprofit sector. The goal of the Compact is to help organizations prioritize and provide resources for ensuring the diversity and inclusion of Compact signing organizations. Below is the Compact. You can download a printable version of the compact material HERE. The Compact was featured in the recent Chronicle of Philanthropy Diversity issue.

Nonprofit Workforce Coalition

Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Compact

Vision and Philosophy

Organizations have a greater likelihood of achieving their missions if they demonstrate a comprehensive, sustained and sincere commitment to diversity, inclusion and cultural competency in employment practices, volunteer engagement and community integration. We believe that the nonprofit sector workforce itself will be better and create enduring change if it is appropriately representative of the ethnic/racial diversity of the communities being served, and that diversity should be appropriately distributed throughout an organization for maximum benefit. Diversity is more than an activity, retreat or training session. It is a value that enhances the culture and the experience of all those within the organization. It includes the whole range of human differences (including age, race and ethnicity, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender and more), but the initial focus will be on improving the racial/ethnic diversity of the nonprofit sector.

Organizational Implementation

As a signatory to this Compact, we assert our organization’s commitment to diversity, throughout all levels of the organization, exemplified either by the following policies and practices in place and/or our organization's commitment to put such policies and practices in place:

We have a written anti-discrimination policy approved by the CEO and/or board of directors.
Our CEO has 1) articulated a case for why greater diversity is important to the organization’s mission and performance, 2) ensured that strategies are in place that strengthen the diversity of the workplace and build an inclusive work environment and 3) dedicated to obtaining the proper resources necessary to achieve results.
Our organization has a diversity and inclusion business plan for achieving a diverse workforce recognizing the mission, constituencies and community served by the organization.
We ensure that racially and ethnically diverse candidates are considered for all job opportunities in the organization to the greatest extent possible.
We seek out and employ best practices in recruiting, hiring, managing and recognizing diverse employees, and eliminating attitudinal, behavioral, physical and procedural barriers to diversity.
We implement human resources policies and practices for employees that support a fair workplace, including clear goals and expectations for employees, complete orientation to the organization and their role, rewards and recognition based on merit, supervisors who provide coaching and feedback on performance, and opportunities for development and advancement.
We frequently evaluate our organization’s successes and opportunities in implementing and improving on best practices for a diverse workforce, and are committed to the value of diversity as an ongoing process rather than a task to accomplish.
We will report to our board of directors annually on performance toward our diversity goals.

Reporting

We will publicly share a report on the diversity of our board of directors and staff each year to demonstrate our commitment to improving the diversity of the nonprofit sector.

Compact Signers:

Publications

Literature Review and Bibliography
This topically organized report highlights much of the research regarding the nonprofit sector workforce.