About this course

Proficiency Area: Leading.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three distinct concepts that nonprofit professionals can embrace to build belonging across stakeholder groups and ensure the highest standard of engagement with a variety of stakeholders.

In the third (and final) lesson toward your bronze Merit badge, you'll explore:

  • What implicit and explicit biases are...and how we all have them.

  • The roots of stereotypes and their origins in context of cognitive efficiency.

  • Three techniques to explore and reduce personal biases.

Course curriculum

    1. Exploring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Effectiveness

    1. Overcoming your Biases to Lead Effective DEI Initiatives

    2. What does effective DEI look like?

    3. Check your learning

    1. DEI Resources

    2. Bronze Badge Transcripts

    3. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Bronze Badge Wrap-Up

    4. Before you go...

About this course

  • Free
  • 8 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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