Diversity Committee Proposal
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This is a space for the AFS community and other stakeholders to share ideas regarding the proposed committee on diversity to be voted on by the National Volunteer Assembly, in Nashville, TN. Please read the final draft of the background paper Organizational Diversity Committee Motion and discuss at myafsblog.
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Demographic Information
- Sending: Student Ethnicity Report This file provides ethnicity data for all sent students between 2000 and 2009, by year, team, program and region.
- Currently, there is no historical data regarding host family demographics.
- Volunteer Demographic This volunteer demographic report was created using information provided by registered volunteers. The list of registered volunteers was pulled from Global Link February 2010.
Further Reading
- Promoting & Developing Volunteering, published by the European Federation for Intercultural Learning. Refer to pages 35-39 for Recruiting for Diversity
External Links
- Articles on diversity and inclusion, particularly surrounding volunteer development Articles on diversity
- The Changing Face of the United States (Links to demographic information from the US Census Bureau) Diversity Trends
- Article on how Latinos view volunteerism and tips for engaging them. Latino Volunteerism
- Press Release on minorities as the majority: Census Bureau Releases State and County Data Depicting Nation’s Population Ahead of 2010 Census: Orange, Fla., joins the growing list of ‘majority-minority’ counties Census on minorities as the majority
Diversity Committee Application Process
- Diversity Committee Application
- Applications are due by May 23rd 2010
- Refer to the application for required activities and commitments
- Staff who wish to apply must obtain permission from their immediate supervisor
