Creative Equity Toolkit

Monitoring, reporting and analysing your diversity

The UK's Creative Diversity Network (CDN) monitors diversity across the television sector via its Diamond program, however it doesn't publish detailed information on individual production companies.

In this overview, CDN encourages organisations to do their own diversity monitoring and evaluation by providing the business case, links to sample monitoring forms and tips on encouraging staff to participate.

Racial Equity Tools: Collecting Data

This resource includes tools, tips, and examples about data, including: potential sources for the kinds of data helpful in assessing racial equity work, methods for securing quality data, and some of the challenges of using existing databases.

First Nations Media Australia response to Productivity Commission’s Indigenous Evaluation Strategy

First Nations Media comments on the Productivity Commission’s Indigenous Evaluation Strategy project and provides broad comment on the establishment of a principles-based framework for the evaluation of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Their response supports a codesigned approach to evaluation processes.

Who's Coming? Respectful Audience Surveying Toolkit

Toolkit for designing and carrying out audience surveys at live events, including a survey template, script samples and tips on capturing reliable and high-quality data.

'We've worked with funders and consultants to design scientifically-valid survey methods. We've agonized about how to ask sensitive questions about race or class to perfect strangers. And we've struggled to capture data with staff and volunteers-none of whom are professional researchers or data analysts.'

Racism it Stops With Me: Workplace Cultural Diversity Tool

Informed by research, consultations and international best practice, this tool supports work to promote cultural diversity and challenge racism in the workplace.

It's designed to be completed by staff members with oversight and/or awareness of organisational planning, policies, recruitment and retention. It contains a self-assessment and ten 'good practice areas' (including: acknowledging First Nations sovereignty, organisational learning, leadership, and hiring)