Articulating Constituents and Potential Constituents

This worksheet was created by The Denver Foundation's Inclusiveness Project (http://www.nonprofitinclusiveness.org/) to support organizations doing inclusiveness work.  

Users are encouraged to customize the worksheet (both content and formatting) to meet the needs of their respective organizations. A Word version is attached. A writable PDF version is also attached.

Instructions

• Discuss the concentric circles diagram from an inclusiveness perspective and determine the racial/ethnic groups that are in Rings 1, 2, and 3.
• Then fill in the blanks. (If possible, compare the demographics of your core constituents to potential constituents.)  
• You will use this diagram when you consider programmatic changes that can help you become more inclusive of communities of color.
  

Ring 1: Primary Constituents_____________________________________________  

Ring 2: Secondary Constituents__________________________________________

Ring 3: Potential Constituents____________________________________________

Name of Organization __________________________________________

Date Exercise Completed _________