Human Resources and Equity Toolkit

All nonprofit organizations or community organizations with employees have to have some policies and procedures with respect to their employees. Bringing those employment policies and practices in alignment with the organization’s values is key to how the organization lives its values with integrity with its most valuable resource - its employees. Racial equity, as a value, is central to the community work that is happening today. Because equity is a common value for many organizations, this toolkit provides tools and resources on how to embed equity into your employment policies.

Putting the HUMAN back in Human Resources

This is our opportunity to do things differently to advance racial equity by dismantling the systems that were designed to oppress people of color and other communities that have been marginalized and instead build systems where people can fully participate, reach their full potential and thrive.

We offer this toolkit to help community organizations strengthen and grow their capacity, knowledge, and structures to center equity, in particular racial equity, in their organizations’ human resources processes and policies. The video below is an accompaniment to the toolkit to help contextualize the information, resources, and accompanying templates.

Download the toolkit and supporting documents below!

Thank you to Communities Rise, Sarah Tran (Sama Praxis LLC), Keonna Jackson Consulting, and all who shared their wisdom, knowledge and expertise to make this toolkit a reality!

Please fill in your information to download the “Human Resources and Equity Toolkit” and/or the supporting documents “Check-in Prompts” and “Year in Review” below.

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