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The Four Elements of Relationship Building
The Management Center
This article is for managers looking to build (more) supportive and functional relationships with their staff.
What Is Gender?
Catalyst: Workplaces That Work for Women
This video provides both the vocabulary to examine this multifaceted topic and a series of exercises designed to stimulate introspection. By examining your own beliefs and assumptions about gender, you will be better able to become an ally to friends, family members and colleagues to create a gender-inclusive environment.
Diversity is Being Invited to the Party: Inclusion is Being Asked to Dance
Workshop from AppNexus’ Women’s Leadership Forum
In this short video, Verna Myers discusses a scenario that differentiates gender diversity and inclusion, using a relatable party analogy from her time at Harvard Law School.
The Legacy of Redlining
In the Thick Podcast
Discrimination and housing segregation in the United States didn’t happen by chance. In this episode, guests Richard Rothstein, author of the book "The Color of Law," and Emmanuel Martinez, data reporter for Reveal, explain how redlining still shapes our cities and affects people of color.
Structural Discrimination: The Unequal Opportunity Race
African American Policy Forum
This short, animated film features metaphors for barriers and obstacles to equality that affirmative action tries to alleviate.
6 Steps to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
Ramona Hacker, TedTalk
In her talk, Ramona Hacker guides us through her experiences and shows us six steps to become more emotionally intelligent.
1619 Project
"New York Times"
A five-episode audio series from "The New York Times" observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery and the long, historical shadow of that moment.
Addressing Challenges and Opportunities to Diversity and Inclusion
David Williams, 2017 Boardsource Leadership Forum
This presentation provides an overview of scientific evidence regarding the levels and extent of inequality in the United States. It discusses theory and evidence regarding the influence of institutional, interpersonal and individual factors that create these inequities. It also describes the promising, practical strategies that work to promote equity and build a culture of inclusion.
"White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism"
Robin Diangelo, Beacon Press
This "New York Times" best-selling book explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
"Searching for Whitopia: An improbable journey to the heart of white America"
Rich Benjamin, Hachette Books
A journalist-adventurer, Rich Benjamin packed his bags and embarked on a 26,909-mile journey throughout the heart of white America, to some of the fastest-growing and whitest locales in our nation. Benjamin calls these enclaves “Whitopias.” In this groundbreaking book, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia. Benjamin’s journey to unlock the mysteries of Whitopia took him from a three-day white separatist retreat with links to Aryan Nations in North Idaho to exurban mega-churches down South, and many points in between.
Allyship and Curiosity Drive Inclusion for People of Color at Work
Catalyst: Workplaces That Work for Women
This study examines how employees and teams experience inclusion. It finds that allyship and curiosity should be at the heart of a manager’s leadership mindset. Through curiosity and allyship, champions of equity and inclusion at work can start to unearth the deep roots of racial and ethnic inequities to take meaningful action.
Diversity Derailed
Green 2.0
This study examines the executive search process used by mainstream environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and foundations, and the search firms they employ to assist them in diversifying their senior staff. Data was conducted through 85 in-depth interviews and surveys from chief executive officers, chief operating officers and human resource directors of major U.S.-based environmental NGOs and foundations as well as consultants from blue chip and boutique executive search firms identified as having been used frequently by environmental organizations in the recent past.
Beyond Diversity
Green 2.0
This study examines readiness, recruitment and retention practices among environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Data was collected through 85 in-depth interviews and surveys with chief executive officers, chief operating officers and human resource directors of major U.S.-based environmental NGOs and foundations. Where appropriate, is also presents relevant research from diversity studies outside of the environmental movement.
Creating Equity-Based System Master Plans
NRPA
A system-wide park master plan can help us understand the history and current barriers to park access, set a vision and plan to remove these inequities, and ensure parks and open space are providing the most benefit to communities. This online tool helps park and recreation agencies create action-oriented plans that are grounded in equity.
Homelessness in Parks
NRPA
The NRPA research team developed a 25-question survey to gain an understanding of the views and actions of park and recreation departments and other local government agencies toward the homeless population across the country. Sixty-five park and recreation agencies responded to the survey, the key findings from which are the basis of this report and were presented at the January 2017 NRPA Innovation Lab in Los Angeles.
Parks and Recreation Inclusion Report
NRPA
NRPA developed the "Parks and Recreation Inclusion Report" to provide greater insight into how agencies across the United States ensure that all members of their communities can enjoy parks and recreation. The study highlights the significant challenges facing the industry in delivering on this promise.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Parks and Recreation
NRPA
The "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Parks and Recreation" report takes inventory of the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities, if any, agencies have established, the professional development opportunities provided to staff, and the challenges organizations face in their efforts to promote DEI.
Improving Health Through Access to Nature
American Public Health Association
This 2013 policy statement describes connections between nearby green spaces and cognitive, emotional and physical health outcomes.
Advancing Sustainability through Urban Green Space: Cultural Ecosystem Services, Equity and Social Determinants of Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This paper explores relationships between cultural ecosystem services provided by urban green space and the social determinants of health outlined in the U.S. Healthy People 2020 initiative.
Implementation of Promising Practices for LGBTQ Inclusion: A Multilevel Process
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
In this overview of education, social work, diversity management and leisure studies literature, the author presents potential constraints and supports that may arise during the implementation of promising practices for LGBTQ inclusion.
How to Create a Culture of Curiosity and Openness: Moving Beyond Call-Out Culture
Reverb
This blog post discusses the role of curiosity and an openness to information to bring organizations and people beyond fear of “call-out culture” to create a culture of learning and respect.
Three Challenges We Often Hear When Encouraging Inclusion
NRPA
This blog post outlines the three most common challenges we received in response to our push for inclusivity, along with our perspective on each. These responses come from surveys provided to park and recreation professionals regarding equity and inclusion in the field.
Using Active Listening Skills to Coach Others
Center for Creative Leadership
This article defines active listening, its importance and steps to incorporating active listening in the workplace.
Using Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) to Understand Intent
Center for Creative Leadership
This article introduces the concept of Situation-Behavior-Impact to understand the intention behind actions and words.
Unlearning: Kindness, Colorblindness and Racism
PBS
This blog posts talks about the harms of colorblindness.
These proud LGBTQ adventurers are putting the ‘out’ in outdoors
Grist
This article is for managers looking to build more supportive and functional relationships with their staff.
The City Parks Welcoming Immigrants
Bloomberg
This article discusses how parks departments across the country are listening to immigrants and designing events and facilities with them in mind.
The Realities of Being a Black Bird Watcher
CNN
This article highlights Black Americans’ experiences of racism in nature.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Parks
Recreation Management
This feature highlights how planning, programming and staffing can better serve all residents.
Organizational Barriers to Inclusion: Perspectives from the Recreation Professional
American Journal of Public Health
This study identified, from the perspectives and experiences of 18 recreation professionals, the issues and barriers that they perceive inhibit recreation program access and availability to diverse constituents, particularly ethnic minority populations.
Central Park: Black Bodies, Green Spaces, White Minds
Medium
The historical and contemporary use of white privilege for the exclusion of black bodies from green spaces in the United States.
Communications Guide
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
This guide serves as a toolkit for informal and formal communications about your jurisdiction’s work toward racial equity.
How to Receive Feedback: Power, Difference and Inequity
The Management Center
Whether you are an executive director or program manager, you have probably received challenging feedback from someone you manage. This guide provides concrete steps on how to receive feedback related to diversity, inclusion, equity, belonging or culture.
How to Give Feedback About Defensiveness
The Management Center
What do you do when a staff member resists hearing feedback — do you become upset or frustrated, or do you automatically pushing back? This guide provides feedback about defensiveness in a way that makes the process smoother.
Community Engagement Resource Guide
NRPA
NRPA’s Community Engagement Resource Guide highlights the essential steps to performing meaningful engagement around neighborhood-level and park-system planning projects. However, every community engagement plan will look different from project to project and municipality to municipality, so each must tailor the steps and tips to best fit the unique characteristics and needs of the community.
Elevating Health Equity Through Parks and Recreation: A Framework for Action
NRPA
This interactive framework guides local park and recreation professionals in applying an equity lens to system-wide operations, programs and services.
Levels of Racism: A Theoretical Framework and a Gardener's Tale
American Journal of Public Health
The author presents a theoretical framework for understanding racism on three levels: institutionalized, personally-mediated and internalized.
Five Ways to Make the Outdoors More Inclusive: An Action Plan for Change
The Atlantic
This article recounts a brainstorming session with five panelists who worked through problem areas and discussed possible solutions for making the outdoors inclusive. Presented here are the main ideas and action steps that emerged from the meeting, and from subsequent conversations with outdoors experts from around the United States.
Equity Action Plan
NRPA
NRPA’s Equity Action Plan provides a framework for how it is strengthening organizational culture and practices centered around equity and our core values of trust, continuous learning, diversity and inclusion.
Creating Team Agreements
Art of Transformational Consulting
This toolkit provides a specific process for teams or organizations looking to create team agreements, sometimes called “working agreements.”
Courageous Conversations Toolkit — How to Prepare for a Courageous Conversation Using the POP Model
Art of Transformational Consulting
This toolkit introduces a model for preparing for courageous and difficult conversations using the format POP: purpose, outcomes, process.
"That’s how we’ve always done it!" A guide to using PTR
The Management Center
PTR, which stands for preferences, traditions, and requirements, is a tool that can help you focus on what really matters so that you can mitigate bias and get to better outcomes. From an equity and inclusion standpoint, PTR is an invitation to pause, consider new perspectives and be more explicit about organizational norms, culture or expectations. Using PTR can help you mitigate bias in hiring, communicate more effectively when delegating and stay open to new approaches.
Tracking Diversity: The Green 2.0 Guide to Best Practices in Demographic Data Collection
Green 2.0
This guide is designed to support the demographic data collection efforts of foundations and nonprofit organizations and to fill the gap in the field of demographic data collection in the environmental sector. It provides insights into the importance of demographic data collection, whether for staff, board members or grantees. It also offers support for developing and implementing a demographic data survey.
Public Sector Jobs: Opportunities for Advancing Racial Equity
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
This issue brief from the GARE provides a common approach to furthering the field of practice of workforce equity within government.
Racial Equity: Getting to Results
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
Tools are not the work, but they help us do work. Racial Equity: Getting to Results helps begin the process of using racial equity informed results-based accountability to do more impactful work in your jurisdiction.
Contracting for Equity: Best Local Government Practices that Advance Racial Equity in Government Contracting and Procurement
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
This issue brief from the GARE provides a common approach to furthering the field of practice of contracting equity within government. It assesses current successes and challenges of jurisdictions that are a part of GARE, as well as identifies additional jurisdictions that are furthering the field of practice.
Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
Racial equity tools are designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including policies, practices, programs and budgets. It is both a product and a process. Use of a racial equity tool can help to develop strategies and actions that reduce racial inequities and improve success for all groups.
From SMART to SMARTIE: How to Embed Inclusion and Equity in Your Goals
The Management Center
Goals are a concrete way to drive results, but without an explicit equity and inclusion component, goals won’t produce better outcomes for marginalized communities, address disparities or create belonging. By incorporating an equity and inclusion component to your Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound (SMART) goals, you can make sure your organization’s commitment to racial equity and inclusion is anchored by tangible and actionable steps.
Equity in Parks and Recreation: A Historical Perspective
NRPA
This story map explores U.S. history, the evolution of parks and recreation and urban planning, and how it brought us to the inequities in access to parks and recreation today.
Equity Language Guide
NRPA
NRPA: NRPA’s Equity Language Guide is a glossary of terms to help park and recreation professionals develop a common language around diversity, equity and inclusion. It also provides guidance to help people become familiar with terms they may not be aware of and best practices for making your writing accessible.
Racial Equity Action Plans: A How-to Manual
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity): Racial Equity Action Plans can put a theory of change into action to achieve a collective vision of racial equity. Plans can drive institutional and structural change. This manual provides guidance for local governments to develop their own racial equity action plans after a period of research and information gathering. This manual also provides guidance and tools to conduct this research. GARE created a Racial Equity Action Plan template after a national scan of promising practices from cities and counties that have developed plans for racial equity and the structures that supported successful planning processes.
Rec for All: Creating a Pathway for an Inclusive Recreation System for Philadelphians of All Abilities
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Advancing Racial Equity in Public Libraries
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
This Issue Brief profiles a handful of public libraries that are leveraging the power and influence of their institutions to advance racial equity in library work and beyond. These libraries are using a shared framework and toolset while developing innovative local approaches to reduce race-based disparities. In doing so, they are beginning to see positive transformations in collections, partnerships, the library workforce, programming, and — ultimately — communities.
Equitable Development as a Tool to Advance Racial Equity
GARE (Government Alliance on Race and Equity)
This paper provides a policy framework for implementation strategies that advance equitable development. It provides the historical context, current conditions, and some key data points that inform the framework. But first the document introduces some key definitions and a vision for the elimination of racial disparities and achievement of racial equity.