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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National Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarking Study Senior Leaders and Diversity Personnel

A report on a benchmarking study and survey with senior leaders and diversity personnel aiming to capture the current state of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) management in Canada, as well as attitudes and perceptions of D&I practices occurring in organisations.

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  • 25 minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: Canada

  • Author: Dalhousie University and Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion

Artist Directory

NCACL Cultural Diversity Database

The National Centre for Australian Children's Literature has a free database of children's books featuring culturally diverse characters, focusing on knowledge and understanding of both similarities and differences.

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  • Published: 2019
    Country: Australia

  • Author: National Centre for Australian Children's Literature

Checklist

New racial equity framework to hold tech companies accountable to racial justice commitments

Color Of Change is an online racial justice organization. They aim to "move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America." This is their racial equity framework designed for Tech companies, but with much transferable insight for the arts and media sector.

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  • 14 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: USA

  • Author: Color of Change

Toolkit

No Straight Lines

An interactive online publication, guide and practical resource prepared by a world-leading participatory grantmaking and capacity-building fund to share recommendations and engage other INGOs and funders in dialogue on how to work with young feminist organisers for transformation.

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  • 60 minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: Global

  • Author: FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund

Report

Nonprofit Executives and the Racial Leadership Gap: A Race to Lead Brief

This report explores the gaps between not-for-profit executive leaders of color and white leaders, and compares executives to staff in the US. It features findings from the Race to Lead survey of 4000+ across the American sector, including a secondary consultation focused on executives.

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  • 30 minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: USA

  • Author: Sean Thomas-Breitfeld and Frances Kunreuther, Building Movement Project

Report

Cover of the report Notes on a Cultural Strategy for Belonging showing a large painting of a young black man with angel wings

Notes on a Cultural Strategy for Belonging

A report outlining ‘a cultural strategy for belonging’ that centres the leadership, voices, storytelling, practices, and knowledge of marginalised peoples and communities in America. Offers resources, evidence, case studies, and a workshop module aimed at artists, organisers, cultural strategists, funders, among others.

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  • 60+ minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: USA

  • Author: Evan Bissell, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, University of California Berkeley