Centerboard’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
““Centerboard’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion work is exemplary and unusual. Very few organizations have invested 7,500 hours of staff time and thousands of dollars in consultant fees to develop staff’s multicultural skills over the course of almost a decade. More organizations should follow Centerboard’s lead.””
Centerboard has engaged in meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion work since 2011. We use the framework and tools developed by VISIONS, Inc. to recognize, understand, and appreciate difference across many variables - going way beyond Federal and State EEOP requirements. In 2020, we were proud to consult with the Provider’s Council regarding the creation of their Call to Action on Racial Equity.
Our diversity, equity, and inclusion mission guides us to intentionally seek to not only acknowledge differences such as class, gender, race, level, etc., but truly try to recognize, understand and appreciate the impact of these differences in the work that we do in the community, with our colleagues and those we serve.
Click here to learn about how we have begun to bring this work to other non-profits.
Suggested Reading & Viewing from our Staff
Books
It Didn’t Start With You: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle by Mark Wolynn
Articles
Organizational and Personal Dimensions in Diversity Climate Ethic and Gender Differences in Employee Perceptions (Michal E. Barak, David A. Cherin, Sherry Berkman, 1998)
White Male Power and Privilege: The Relationship between White supremacy and Social Class (William Ming Liu, 2017)
Videos
Implicit Bias: Peanut Butter, Jelly and Racism
Deconstructing White Privilege
The Danger of a Single Story
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race