Through Inclusiveness H C Davis 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 ID: 315083
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Leveraging DiversityThrough Inclusiveness
H. C. DavisSlide2
What is Diversity?How diverse are we?Importance of Inclusion to Achieve DiversityHow to we get diversity?
Strengths of a Diverse Group
What benefit is it to scouting?Simple Behaviors to make Diversity Work
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ObjectivesSlide3Slide4
“The Usual Suspects”Slide5
Any dimension that can be used to differentiate peopleSo – What is Diversity?Slide6
Diversity TypesHuman
Cultural
Organizational
Gender
Race
Age
Physical
Appearance
Health
Generation
Disability
Language
Lifestyle
Heritage
Belief
Systems
Religious
Beliefs
Economic
Teamwork
Roles
Relationships
Leadership
EmpowermentEducationAffiliationsSlide7Slide8
MeSlide9
JoeSlide10Slide11
“Out of Many, One”Slide12
How can we make BSA a better organization?Slide13
“Don’t worry that your children never listen to you – worry that they are always watching you”Slide14
Barriers to Leveraging Diversity
We resist change
Comfort in sameness
Peer pressureLack of UnderstandingSlide15
Years
White
African American
Asian
Hispanic
1990
80%
20%
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%
Population of Virginia
Where do we get these diverse folks?Slide16Slide17Slide18Slide19
Parents and Youth Suggest:Be relevant to their age, gender and cultural backgroundPromote fun activities matching their culture and the markets where they liveParents Suggest:Focus on Success
Emphasize Safety
Provide information about long-term benefits of Scouting
Youth Suggest:Marketing include a variety of ethnicitiesKeys to Reaching Ethnic MarketsSlide20
African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos and Asians:Have an overall positive image of the BSADescribe scouts as honest, responsible, disciplined, trustworthy, and good citizensParents 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 existsYouth from all three segments look for activities that
Are funInclude their friends
Overall Awareness and Perceptions of Scouting ProgramsSlide21Slide22
Diversity – Working as a TeamSlide23Slide24Slide25
What does success look like for your Wood Badge Patrol?Ticket? Important Diversity ItemDo 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?
Optimizing Inclusiveness. . .Slide26
Leverage the Power of Diversity through Inclusiveness!Slide27
Makes us better leadersPrepares future leaders
Scouting is stronger due to a variety of different ideas
Helps us stay relevantSociety is changing
Bring our message to a wider audienceAllows us to help scouts be successful in a diverse society
Review – Why is Inclusiveness so Important?Slide28
Recruitment, Recruitment, Recruitment!Seek it out in groups
Ask for help from diverse members
Take advantage of diverse abilitiesAdmit our mistakes
Learn from themSummary – How do we get and use Diversity?Slide29
Four Points:
What is diversity?
Anything that differentiates groups of people
Most important way to leverage diversity?InclusivenessHelps BSA stay relevant
Scouts learn how to be successful in a diverse societySlide30