4.3. Community Members Ends Policy Draft

Community members benefit from targeted educational programming that creates opportunities for shared experiences designed to support honest, intentional conversations about the existence and reduction of discrimination and oppression along with the development of a health, prosperous and inclusive community

Who does this ends policy impact?

1. Community members, with particular emphasis on inclusion of populations reflective of the larger community
2. Consider marginalized and at-risk people
1. How would we identify them?
2. How do we assess needs (Needs Assessment?

What human needs are to be met?

1. Feelings of respect, value and empowerment
2. Ability to advocate positively for self and community
3. Acquiring the ability to articulate personal perspectives while actively listening
4. Gaining an understanding of personal values
5. Developing the ability to be authentic to one’s self
6. Learning how to have dignity and respect in all situations
7. Building a capacity for creative collaborative expression
8. Developing an ability to positively contribute to the development of a health, prosperous and inclusive community

What are the outcomes of this policy?

1. Increase in knowledge, critical thinking, self-esteem and empathy
2. Improvement in inter-group relations (surveys/tests)
3. Behavioral change which affects a large-scale system

How we will measure the outcomes of this policy?

1. Participation, perception and program data
1. Specific measures to be developed by organization and approved by the Board
2. Describing outcomes

Cost and Priority

• In compliance with annual budget allocation and restricted funding sources

Notes:

(1) Examples of community focus: White Privilege, Race Exhibit 2, “Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools” and other resources

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