DEIA Action: RFP to Measure How We-and You-Are Doing

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it”

USCC’s DEIA Committee has been collecting information on gender, race, age and ethnicity from new registrants for programs, events, and membership since 2022.

However, for the hundreds of USCC members already in our system, we have been searcing for a non-intrusive way to collect this information. It is important to have so that we can set goals for additional access, equity, diversity and inclusion opportunities, which can be demonstrated by growth in participation by underserved communities and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) in our industry and programs.

In our research, we have found a process called a “maturity model”, which collects demographic and organizational data in aggregate and informs organizations about how far they need to travel to reach these goals. An additional outcome of a study such as this could be a report that is returned back anonymously to each organization participating in the study (you, our members).

The DEIA Committee currently has an RFP (due back June 1) for the cost of doing such a study, which will be funded by some member dues and a sponsor (if you’d like to sponsor this work, contact Linda Norris-Waldt or Jill Wu (chair of the Metrics Committee). Please pass this along if you know anyone doing this kind of work. We’re excited about this venture.

 See the RFP here.