Creative Equity Toolkit

The Creative Equity Toolkit has links to hundreds of practical resources, inspiring case studies and important research on increasing diversity in the arts.

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Film

Diversity Assessment Framework (MENA)

How British Council offices working in the Middle East, including in challenging environments such as Syria, have prioritised Equity Diversity and Inclusion in their work.

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  • 4 minute
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  • Published: 2017
    Country: International

  • Author: British Council

Library

Diversity & Cultural Literacy Toolkit

Recommended resources on diversity and cultural literacy for US librarians, with a focus on evaluating material to recommend to children and teenagers. Resources offer tools for identifying unconscious bias or noticing the ways different groups are portrayed in books and resources.

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  • 7 minute
    read

  • Published: 2018
    Country: USA

  • Author: School Library Journal

Research

Screenshot of the Diversity Data page showing links to different diversity reports

Diversity Data

Each year the Arts Council England collects, analyses, reports and publishes data relating to equality and diversity of the work, organisations and projects they fund.

The 2018/19 report released in 2020 found 11% of works in the national portfolio organisations are from black and other minority ethnic backgrounds. That compares with 16% of the working-age population.

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  • Author: Arts Council England

Research

Screenshot of the report cover showing a blue background

Diversity & Inclusion Infrastructure Councils DBP Research Request

A report on the allocation of staff and financial resources to diversity and inclusion (D&I) functions from a benchmarking study of finance, healthcare and insurance companies. D&I spend per employee for member organisations varied widely from $12.50 to $250. Includes line categories for the D&I budget, and examples of diversity goals, as well as information on developing a D&I council.

'More than half of the companies benchmarked allocate approximately 2-3% of their overall budget to D&I.'

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  • 20 minute
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  • Published: 2016
    Country: USA

  • Author: Diversity Best Practice

Case Study

Diversity Playbook

US-based advertising and design company's experience with increasing diversity, including how they used their top-notch space to host community events, how they partnered with high schools to create a talent pipeline, and participated in external mentorships and multicultural career fairs.

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  • 15 minute
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  • Published: 2018
    Country: USA

  • Author: 72 and Sunny

Checklist

Diversity Toolkit: Diversity and Cultural Proficiency Assessment Tool

Does your organization reflect the community it serves? This tool helps assess how an organisation could improve in servicing the diversity of its community. Includes reflection questions and strategies for how to build diversity.

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  • 13 minute
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  • Published: 2013
    Country: USA

  • Author: Mississippi Arts Commission