Structural equity tools
Assessing equity within an organization allows us to set goals, see shortcomings, enact transformation and adequately plan for the future.
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The Commons’ Social Change Library
The Commons Library includes 1000+ educational resources in a range of formats. Topics include campaign strategy, community organizing, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism, and much more. Whether you’re new to advocacy or an experienced campaigner you’ll find helpful resources here. All materials are free, digital, and directly available.
The Commons' Social Change Library
Bringing Equity to Implementation
This collection of articles reviews case studies and articulates lessons for incorporating the knowledge and leadership of marginalized communities into the policies and practices intended to serve them.
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
OpenSource Leadership Strategies
The tools and resources developed by OpenSource Leadership are a guiding influence in our work, we recommend engaging them for training and coaching projects.
OpenSource Leadership Strategies
On Liberatory Consciousness
Dr. Barbara Love provides foundational essays on developing a liberatory consciousness–a back bone for structural change–in this edition of Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice.
Dr. Barbara Love
Readings for Diversity & Social Justice
For over ten years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the go-to anthology for the broadest possible coverage of issues related to identity and oppression from a social justice perspective.
Maurianne Adams
Principles for Racially Equitable Policy Platforms
A set of principles and platforms to incorporate racial equity across the policy platforms of our political parties.
Race Forward
Racial Equity Readiness Assessment for Workforce Development
Assess racial equity impact and its purpose within your organization.
Race Forward
Racial Equity Impact Assessment Toolkit
Assess racial equity impact and its purpose within your organization.
Race Forward
Act | Racial Equity Tools
This segment of resources from Racial Equity Tools includes 18 actionable strategies to build equity, plus relevant frameworks, evaluation tools and reports, and links to key organizations and sites for more information.
Racial Equity Tools
SWITCH PATHWAYS
We move through change each day – it is a constant in our lives. These are the building blocks of sustainability for living in this moment and throughout the long road ahead.
There can be a deep sense of urgency for change that drives us to action before we have fully aligned our purpose and outcomes. This can lead to disruptions, unnecessary conflict and ultimately failure of our plans. Here are valuable guides for aligning intention and action to save energy, resources and time.
To make change in our society, we need to understand the fundamentals of how decision making happens, in our teams, through our social identities, and in our systems of power.
Work for diversity, equity and inclusion achieves lasting impact when we orient our energy towards structural change and integrate structural change tools into our programs and operations. This pathway provides support for analyzing structures and transforming them for justice.
Breaking the status quo and opening up new possibilities for equity and freedom in our work requires innovative experiments. Teams must ensure that all members have the ability to act on the vision and goals they are co-creating.
Our minds cannot move toward racial justice, equity or transformation if our bodies are not prepared for change. This pathway offers those preparations that we have found most beneficial to adult learning.
Explore the interviews, frameworks, templates and articles created and published by Up With Community.
GROW COMMUNITY
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