Welcome to the Diversity & Leadership (D&L) Committee’s online resource library for CSPN members and thought leaders. D&L posts links to content as an informational service to members. Some sites may require registration. Posting these links does not imply endorsement by the D&L Committee or CSPN and we are not responsible for non-D&L content.
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Articles
- Fingerprint for Success: Diversity and inclusion: Best practices to be a trailblazer (blog)
- Academy to Innovate HR – 10+ Employee Retention Strategies for 2024 to Keep Your Top Talent
- Diversity & Business Growth – How Diversity Can Help With Business Growth (forbes.com)
- Gates Foundation – Newly Appointed Gates Foundation Board Members Include An African Billionaire And An Academic (forbes.com)
- 4 Types of Diversity – What Are the 4 Types of Diversity? | Alliant
- College costs/debt and retirement savings gaps – The Stark Racial Inequity of Personal Finance
- Rates on black parents using 529s – https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/college-bound%3A-why-black-parents-are-banking-on-529-savings-plans
- Veterans in the Workplace Toolkit – https://www.va.gov/vetsinworkplace/workplaceproject.asp
- Navigating Courageous Conversations About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – https://trainingindustry.com/articles/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/navigating-courageous-conversations-about-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
- Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity – https://hbr.org/2019/11/getting-over-your-fear-of-talking-about-diversity
- How to Build an Anti-Racist Company– https://hbr.org/2022/05/how-to-build-an-anti-racist-company
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack – https://nationalseedproject.org/Key-SEED-Texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack
- Disability Justice 101 – https://archive.kftc.org/blog/disability-justice-101-community-care-every-body
- Transgender FAQ – https://www.glaad.org/transgender/transfaq
- 13 Content Marketing Tips for Rural Business Owners – https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/23/13-content-marketing-tips-for-rural-business-owners/?sh=4ce98cac4eb4
- Behavioral & Mental Health Resources for the LGBTQIA+ Community https://www.tootimid.com/blogs/resources/behavioral-mental-health-resources-for-the-lgbtqia-community
Books
- Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji
- The Color Of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
- From Sabotage to Support: A New Vision for Feminist Solidarity in the Workplace – by Dr. Kami Anderson and Dr. Joy Wiggins
- How to Be an Anti-Racist – by Ibram X. Kendi
- So You Want to Talk About Race – by Ijeoma Oluo
- Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally – by Emily Ladau
- Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans – And How We Can Fix It. Here are two podcasts with the author: One Two
Research
- Project Implicit & Implicit Bias Tests https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/aboutus.html
- National Disability Institute – Website https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/public-policy-and-research/
- National Disability Institute – Race, Ethnicity and Disability: The Financial Impact of Systemic Inequality and Intersectionality https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/reports/research-brief-race-ethnicity-and-disability/
- Policy test of universal, automatic, and progressive CDAs https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1936&context=csd_research
- Disability Inclusion Toolkit – https://www.fordfoundation.org/media/5800/ford-disability-inclusion-toolkit-1.pdf
- Government Alliance on Race & Equity – https://www.racialequityalliance.org/
- The Who We Are Project – https://thewhoweareproject.org/
- Guide to Being an Ally – https://guidetoallyship.com/
- Finding and Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Work Environments – https://www.zippia.com/advice/creating-inclusive-lgbtq-workplace/
- Best Practices for Non-Binary Inclusion in the Workplace – https://outandequal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OE-Non-Binary-Best-Practices.pdf
- Calling In and Calling Out Guide – https://edib.harvard.edu/files/dib/files/calling_in_and_calling_out_guide_v4.pdf?m=1625683246
- Veterans in the Workplace: Recruitment and Retention – https://www.va.gov/vetsinworkplace/docs/Veterans_in_Workplace_Final_Report.pdf
- Differences in Income Growth Across US Counties – https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/12/differences-in-income-growth-across-united-states-counties.html
- Differences in Rural and Urban PA 529 Education Savings Accounts, 2018-2022 – https://patreasury.gov/pdf/newsroom/Treasury-529-Accounts-2023.pdf
- 2021 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households – https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html
Video
- How to Develop Diverse Teams | Fingerprint For Success
- What is Redlining – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzQyKwsVWME
- The “Hidden Bias of Good People” interview with Dr. Bryant T Marks Sr., discusses why biases exists and how understanding the biases of others can help us all communicate more openly