Benefits of Being More Inclusive (SUMMARY)

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 in content and formatting) to meet the needs of their respective organizations.

Instructions

• Write down all of the benefits that you can think of for being more inclusive.
• The Visualizing Greater Inclusiveness worksheet might also be of assistance here.

Benefits

of having more inclusive programs:

of having a more diverse group of volunteers and helpers:

of having a more diverse board of directors:

of having inclusive fundraising and membership development:

of having a more inclusive mission and values statement:

of doing inclusive marketing:

of having a more inclusive organizational culture:

of recruiting and retaining staff of color:

Other benefits

Name of Organization __________________________________________

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