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Agreed on all counts. And I love the comment that some of these business books make us dumber. Hear hear.
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Elizabeth: Thank you so much for posting this! It reinforces the current state of the association community and the lack of commitment to diversity. If the needle is ever going to move (just a little), we need to continue having these kinds of conversations. It certainly isn't easy and at times may [...]

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@Jeffrey – and that was a fantastic blog conversation, so I am eagerly anticipating the article!
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Thank you Elizabeth for this excellent post. I just posted this to the DELP Facebook page so my colleagues are aware. What I'm curious about is how CEO Update couldn't find one quotable CEO of color this year. The lack of women is just as bad. What is it going to take to turn [...]

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Stefanie – thanks for sharing this with the DELPers. And to both of you: I wish I knew what it would take to get people to WAKE UP, because (you know me), I'd go do it. Right now.
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I think the answer to Jeffrey's question about whether we have a true commitment to diversity and inclusion is clear: no we don't. The association industry pays a lot of lip service to diversity and inclusion, and while some individual associations certainly do more than that, the proof is in the pudding–the pudding being articles [...]

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I hate to even suggest this because it will enflame those who equate diversity with a quota system, but metrics do matter and get people's attention. Publishing numbers like these raises the issue and might spur people to action. Whether it is an individual blog post or Tweet or a more comprehensive review [...]

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I just had a similar reaction when I looked at a list of 30+ thought leaders for an industry conference, almost every single one of them was white.
It really makes me wonder if we have true commitment to diversity and inclusion, and if people really are affirmative in their efforts to cast a [...]

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@Eric – the whole member driven versus staff driven debate is a good one. In a lot of organizations, I think, the members CLAIM they want to be member driven. But when it actually comes down to putting in the effort, they may be less willing to put in the work than they thought they [...]

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Great post. Members have to create the value, leveraging the resources of the association to do it. If staff creates and delivers everything, they're not serving members. They're selling to customers.
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