Commitment To Diversity
The Association Forum of Chicagoland embraces diversity as a strategy to
advance the effectiveness of associations and nonprofit organizations. The
Forum's members represent all aspects of society, including but not limited to
race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, physical ability, sexual
orientation, religion and family status. The Forum is a totally inclusive
organization, which values the differences in its membership and recognizes that
this diversity adds value to the organization, its mission and the quality of
its programs and services.
This section includes resources to enhance the diversity of your
organization's membership and staff. (See the sub-menu list on the left.) In
addition, please visit the Professional
Practice Statement on
"Diversity in Associations."
Association Forum's Diversity Committee has gathered several documents to
help organizations further their own diversity initiatives:
Discovering
the Power of Cultural Diversity: A Three Step Plan , Prepared by the
Susan Darrow, MPS
Our Thanks to the ASAE Diversity Committee for the following
materials:
Diversity
Topics and Threads
Diversity
Topics and Threads for Functional Areas of an Association
Reviewing Best
Practices for Inclusive Volunteer Leadership
Top Ten
Diversity Best Practices
If you have any questions regarding the Forum's diversity initiatives, please
contact Jetaun
Mallett or the chair of our Diversity
Workforce Development Committee.
On May 1st, 2007, the Association Forum of Chicagoland
committed a minimum of $1 million over the next 5 years to increase the
employment of diverse management personnel employed by Chicagoland
associations.
This Diversity Workforce Partnership has four
elements:
- To Increase opportunities for diverse populations to learn about, apply
for and succeed in association careers;
- To Involve associations in the recruitment effort;
- To Sustain the effort – with a high degree of visibility - over a period
of time;
- And to Measure and report on our progress.
Click
here to read Forum Board Chair Janet L. Jackson's full announcement.
DIVERSITY WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
An essential component of the Diversity Workforce Partnership is the
recruitment of at least 50 associations to make an annual commitment of at least
10 hours of staff time to assist with the Forum outreach effort at job fairs and
speaking at events.
Those who have signed on so far are:
- Association Management Center
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Diabetes Educators
- American Bar Association
- American College of Health Care Executives
- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- American Dental Hygienists' Association
- American Dietetic Association
- American Health Information Management Association
- American Library Association
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American Society for Quality
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Theological Library Association
- Anixter Center
- Appraisal Institute
- Bostrom Corporation
- CCIM Institute
- Chicago Association of Realtors
- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Consortium for Professional Credentialing
- disabilityworks (An initiative of the
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce)
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
- Hispanic American Construction Industry Association
- Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE)
- Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago
- Human Resource Management Association of Chicago
- Illinois CPA Society
- Illinois Nurses Association
- Illinois Podiatric Medical Association
- Institute for Diversity in Health Management (an affiliate of
the American Hospital Association)
- Institute of Food Technologists
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- International Association of Lighting Designers
- International Psychogeriatric Association
- Institute of Real Estate Management Foundation
- Insulating Concrete Form Association
- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
- Mainstreet Organization of Realtors
- Mechanical Contractors Association
- Meetings & Events USA
- Million Dollar Round Table
- National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter
- National Automatic Merchandising Association
- National Black MBA Association
- National Marine Manufacturers Association
- National Roofing Contractors Association
- RSM McGladrey
- SmithBucklin
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
- Solutions by Connell LLC
- St. Jude League/Claretian Publications
- Young Adult Library Services Association
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