Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness H C Davis Objectives
Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness H. C. Davis
Objectives • What is Diversity? – How diverse are we? • Importance of Inclusion to Achieve Diversity – How to we get diversity? • Strengths of a Diverse Group – What benefit is it to scouting? • Simple Behaviors to make Diversity Work 1
“The Usual Suspects”
So – What is Diversity? Any dimension that can be used to differentiate people
Diversity Types Human • Gender • Race • Age • Physical Appearance • Health • Generation • Disability Cultural Organizational • Language • Lifestyle • Heritage • Belief Systems • Religious Beliefs • Economic • Teamwork • Roles • Relationships • Leadership • Empowerment • Education • Affiliations
Me
Joe
“Out of Many, One”
How can we make BSA a better organization?
“Don’t worry that your children never listen to you – worry that they are always watching you”
Barriers to Leveraging Diversity • We resist change • Comfort in sameness • Peer pressure • Lack of Understanding
Population of Virginia Years White 1990 80% African American 20% Asian Hispanic 2000 72% 19% 3% 5% 2010 70% 19% 6% 7% 2020 65% 19% 7% 9% 2030 62% 18% 8% 11% 2040 58% 17% 10% 15% Where do we get these diverse folks?
Keys to Reaching Ethnic Markets • Parents and Youth Suggest: – Be relevant to their age, gender and cultural background – Promote fun activities matching their culture and the markets where they live • Parents Suggest: – Focus on Success – Emphasize Safety – Provide information about long-term benefits of Scouting • Youth Suggest: – Marketing include a variety of ethnicities
Overall Awareness and Perceptions of Scouting Programs • African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos and Asians: – Have an overall positive image of the BSA – Describe scouts as honest, responsible, disciplined, trustworthy, and good citizens – Parents have a general awareness of Cub Scouts, but are not familiar with what they do – Have a general awareness of the Boy Scouts program but are not familiar with what it does – Venturing-age youth do not know that Venturing exists • Youth from all three segments look for activities that – Are fun – Include their friends
Diversity – Working as a Team
Optimizing Inclusiveness. . . • What does success look like for your Wood Badge Patrol? – Ticket? Important Diversity Item • Do you sense how other team members are doing? • Are you teaching each other skills so all can participate? • Do you support each other? – Even in conflict? – Values? • Do you listen to each other? • Does the team work to ensure Everyone is performing?
Leverage the Power of Diversity through Inclusiveness!
Review – Why is Inclusiveness so Important? • Makes us better leaders – Prepares future leaders • Scouting is stronger due to a variety of different ideas • Helps us stay relevant – Society is changing – Bring our message to a wider audience • Allows us to help scouts be successful in a diverse society
Summary – How do we get and use Diversity? • • • Recruitment, Recruitment! Seek it out in groups Ask for help from diverse members Take advantage of diverse abilities Admit our mistakes – Learn from them
Four Points: 1. What is diversity? • Anything that differentiates groups of people 2. Most important way to leverage diversity? • Inclusiveness 3. Helps BSA stay relevant 4. Scouts learn how to be successful in a diverse society
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