The DEI Council Strategy Development Toolkit is a series of handouts and exercises that can be used by an existing council to assess their effectiveness and determine their plan for moving forward.

This PowerPoint can be used to as a tool to communicate the role of a DEI Council.  The deck includes areas of impact, sample strategic priorities, key success factors and best practices.

The Launching a DEI Council Toolkit is a series of handouts and exercises that can be used to launch or relaunch a DEI council. The activities are designed to help the council think through their mission and purpose and to define their strategic priorities.

This tool is a Diversity Council charter template to assist in the creation of your own council charter and strategy.

The End in Mind Exercise is a quick 20-minute ideation activity to help participants create a plan or solution by starting with the end in mind and working backwards.

The Diversity Council Back-pocket exercise is a 20-minute exercise to facilitate idea generation and decision making process.

This framework will help you describe how your Diversity Council will add value to the organization and your employees. Your value framework is going to inform your strategic planning process and will help ensure that all the programs, events and activities support your D&I strategic objectives and overall business goals.

While the mission and purpose of the diversity council should be highly customized to the needs of the organization, there are some general practices and standards that can be adopted or adapted.

The structure, role and responsibility of councils vary among organizations but regardless of how your D&I council is structured, there are some key tips that will help ensure the success and effectiveness of your council.

The structure, role and responsibility of councils vary among organizations but regardless of how your D&I council is structured, there are some key tips that will help ensure the success and effectiveness of your council.

An effective council sends a strong message about the importance of D&I to the organization and is a visible sign to the organization that senior leadership is sincere about its commitment to diversity success. This article clearly outlines both the role the diversity council as a whole plays and the individual responsibilities of members.