Todays Face, Tomorrows Future

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Todays Face, Tomorrows Future
Friends of Talladega College Meeting New York,
NY October 11, 2005
Board and Staff Diversity
Taking One Step Forward
September 21, 2007
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Equity Diversity the Chicken the Egg

• The achievement of diversity without equitable
  approaches to organizational operations/programs
  risks losing talent prematurely.
• Equity can only be fully achieved when diverse
  people, opinions, and voices are engaged.

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KIDS COUNT Board and Staff Composition
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TOOLKIT CONTENTS
RACE
matters

• Race Matters
• Race Matters Users Guide
• Race Matters PowerPoint
• Making the Case
• Whats Race Got to Do With It
• Fact Sheets
• Shaping the Message
• How to Talk about Race
• Doing the Work
• Racial Equity Impact Analysis
• System Reform Strategies
• Community Building Strategies
• Organizational Self-Assessment

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Understanding How Race Informs Issues The
Whats Race Got to Do With It? Tool

• Do racial disparities exist?
• What are the possible explanations for the
  disparities?
• Are these explanations themselves racialized?
• How can we unbundle diversity and equity issues?
• Follow where the analysis leads

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ExampleVending/Purchasing
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ApplicationBoard Staff Diversity
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Q A
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Thank You!