How Your Organization Articulates the Four Imperatives for Doing Inclusiveness Work
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. A writable PDF version is attached.
Instructions
Use the space below to document your organization's reasons/imperatives for doing inclusiveness work. These reasons should be based on discussion of this topic among your stakeholders.
We have a MISSION Imperative for doing inclusiveness work. YES NO
If Yes, write that imperative here.
We have a BUSINESS Imperative for doing inclusiveness work. YES NO
If Yes, write that imperative here.
We have a DEMOGRAPHICS Imperative for doing inclusiveness work. YES NO
If Yes, write that imperative here.
We have an EQUITY Imperative for doing inclusiveness work. YES NO
If Yes, write that imperative here.
Other reasons/imperatives for doing inclusiveness work:
Name of Organization __________________________________________
Date Worksheet Completed _________
- Introduction
- Step 1: Creating Structure
- Step 2: Consultants/Training
- Step 3: Making the Case
- How to Make the Case for Inclusiveness in Your Organization
- Definitions (NARRATIVE)
- Who Are Your Stakeholders?
- Reasons for Doing Inclusiveness Work: The Four Imperatives
- Caution: A Color-Blind Approach is Ineffective
- Benefits from Being More Inclusive
- Worksheets
- Definitions
- Identifying Internal and External Stakeholders
- Visualizing Greater Inclusiveness
- How Inclusiveness Will Advance Your Mission
- Sample Case Statements
- How You Currently Engage with the People You Serve
- Benefits from Being More Inclusive (SUMMARY)
- Costs of Not Being Inclusive
- How Your Organization Articulates the Four Imperatives
- Putting Your Case Statement into Action
- Step 4: Gathering Info
- Step 5: Creating a Blueprint
- Step 6: Implementing the Blueprint
- Sample Documents
- Next Steps for Your Organization

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