Executive Service Corps' Library of Training, Tools, & Resources for Nonprofit Stakeholders:

The Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Collection

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This extensive collection is made available to the public for free thanks to the support of donors like you.

Please help us continue our community-building work by giving at www.SupportESC.org.

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Executive Service Corps' free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainings:

• "Increase Inclusion by Ending Micro-Aggressions: Nonprofit Stakeholder Training"

  • Presented by Alexandria Simms, Engagement Manager and Executive Coach​

  • Available on-demand thanks to the generosity of donors like you

• "Nonprofit Board Members' Role in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion"

  • Presented by Terra Winston, MBA, Executive Coach and Board Member​

  • Available on-demand thanks to the generosity of donors like you

• "Inclusive Philanthropy: Creating an Inclusive Nonprofit"

  • Presented by Rachel Arfa

  • Available on-demand thanks to the generosity of donors like you

• ​"Creating an Inclusive Culture Presentation"

  • Presented by Emma Rodriguez-Ayala, the former President of the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) Chicago Chapter

  • Available on-demand thanks to the generosity of donors like you

• "The Rewards of Inclusion & Diversity for Nonprofits"

  • Panelists: Rachel Arfa, Deb Hamilton, Fornessa Randal, Lori Fox, John Pfeiffer, and moderator Eleanor Hamilton

  • Available on-demand thanks to the generosity of donors like you

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Executive Service Corps' free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Tools:

• Executive Service Corps' Preferred Vendor Directory of Nonprofit, Women, and Minority Owned Local Businesses (Launched August 2022, Updated Continuously)

• Inclusive Nonprofit Budgets: A Guide (Updated August 2022)

• Example: Executive Service Corps' Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy

• Preferred Business Vendors: Directory of Businesses Owned by Nonprofits, Women, and People of Color (Under Contruction)

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Executive Service Corps' free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Articles:

• A Dozen Ways to Hire More Inclusively (July 2022)

• Inclusive Nonprofit Budgets: A Guide (Updated August 2022)

• Support Inclusion in Dollars and Deeds (Updated Aug 2022)

• Calendar of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Holidays: Let's Celebrate! (Updated Aug 2022)

• June is Pride Month: Celebration and Reading List (Updated June 2022)

• Celebrate Juneteenth: Observation and Reading List (Published June 2020, Updated June 2021)

• Ways Nonprofits can celebrate Chinese New Year (Published 2021)

• 10 Ways to Celebrate African American History Month (Published 2021)

• How to Make a Mask for Someone who is Hard of Hearing, Reads Lips, or is Deaf (Published July 2020)

• Black Lives Matter: History and Media Recommendations (Published 2020)

• Read: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Book Recommendations​ (Published June 2020)

• Guide to Listening (Published Mar 2020)

  • En Español: La Guía de Escucha de Executive Service Corps (ESC)   ​

• 15 Ways to Create “Belonging” at your Nonprofit (Published Dec 2019)

 

Archived Prior Resources: 

• How to work at Home with Kids at Home (Published Mar 2020)

• Accessibility, Inclusion Still Matters: Even when working Remotely or in a Pandemic, Accessibility is Paramount (Published September 2020)

• June is Pride Month in 2021: Celebration and Reading List (Published June 2021)

• The Future of the Nonprofit Office: At Home, In-Person, or Hybrid (On-demand)

• Should Your Nonprofit Organization Stop Telecommuting? (Published 2021)

• June is Pride Month: Celebration and Reading List (Published June 2020)

• Celebrate Juneteenth: Observation and Reading List (Published June 2020)

• Nonprofit Development Now: Senior Philanthropic Leaders Provide Advice for Fundraising in the Current Climate (On-demand)​

• Nonprofits in a Pandemic: Scenarios and Impact for What's Next (Published September 2020)

• How to Successfully Telecommute when Working from Home (Published Mar 2020)

• Offline Breaks when Telecommuting from Home (Published Mar 2020)

• How to Successfully Telecommute when Working from Home (Published Mar 2020)

• Tips for Nonprofits Providing Remote Services (Published Mar 2020)

  • En Español: Consejos para Organizaciones sin Fines de Lucro que Brindan Servicios Remotos

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External (Non-ESC) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources:

• Disability Pride Toolkit and Resource Guide by National Council on Independent Living

• Access Living (Disability Inclusion Institute) – Center for Independent Living which also provides training enhancing disability cultural competency in corporate, academic and non-profit environments. 

• Chicagoland Business Leadership Network – Helps businesses in the greater Chicagoland area drive performance by leveraging disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. 

• City of Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities – Promotes total access and full participation for people with disabilities in all aspects of life

• (312) 744-7050, (312) 744 4964 (Toll Free/TTY)

• Quest for Equality: Breaking the Barriers for People with Disabilities White Paper

• Employment Clinic by Equip for Equality is a statewide service to provide people with disabilities with legal rights information and advice, as well as self-advocacy assistance to help them navigate employment issues that arise. 1-844-RIGHTS-9

• Great Lakes ADA Center – Regional ADA Center for Technical Assistance and Training on the ADA (800) 949-4232 (Voice/TTY)

• Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)

  • IDHR Chicago Office

    • 100 W. Randolph Street, 10th Floor, Intake Unit, Chicago, IL 60601 

    • 312‐814‐6200 | 866‐740‐3953 (TTY)

  • IDHR Springfield Office

    • 222 South College, Room 101‐A Intake Unit, Springfield, IL 62704

    • 217‐785‐5100 | 866‐740‐3953 (TTY)

  • IDHR Marion Office

    • 2309 West Main Street, Suite 112 Intake Unit, Marion, IL 62959

    • 618‐993‐7463 | 866‐740‐3953 (TTY)

• Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium - Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Through monthly professional development workshops, our Access Calendar, and an active list-serv, CCAC facilitates a dynamic community of cultural administrators and visitors with disabilities striving to advance accessibility and inclusion across the Chicago region's vast cultural spaces. 

• Chicago Community Trust (CCT) Disability Fund Resources

  • Chicago Community Trust CCT ADA Fact Sheet

  • Youth and Disability CCT Fact Sheet

  • Disability in the Chicago Region CCT Fact Sheet

  • Disability Lead (formerly ADA 25 Chicago: Greater > Together)

• Disability and Justice: A Challenging Conversation by Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop, Regional Director, Ambulatory & Community Health Network for Cook County Health and Hospitals System

• 28 Years Later, the Fight for Disability Rights Continues by Kevin Irvine, Board Member for the Chicago Transit Authority and ADA 25 Advancing Leadership Member

• Equip for Equality – Advancing the human and civil rights of children and adults with disabilities in Illinois and runs a Special Education Clinic and Employment Clinic to provide live information and legal advice.  

• Job Accommodation Network – JAN provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues in real time. 

• National Organization on Disability – is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 57 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. 

• Leadership: The Power is Within Us by Grishma Shah, Co-Director for Chicago ReelAbilities Film Festival

• Chicago’s Cultural Spaces Talk Access and Inclusion Disability by Risa Rifkind, Program Manager for ADA 25 Advancing Leadership and Persons with Disabilities Fund

• The Disability Conversation in Every Conversation by Emily Knopf, Intern for ADA 25 Advancing Leadership and Kathy Ryg, Advisory Board Member for the Disabilities Fund

• Through Innovation, Southside Students Work with Purpose by Alexandra Perez-Garcia, Program Coordinator for ADA 25 Advancing Leadership, Disabilities Fund

• Disability and Justice: A Challenging Conversation by Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop, Regional Director, Ambulatory & Community Health Network for Cook County Health and Hospitals System

• 28 Years Later, the Fight for Disability Rights Continues by Kevin Irvine, Board Member for the Chicago Transit Authority and ADA 25 Advancing Leadership Member

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