Building Board Diversity Pledge

The Building Board Diversity Initiative (BBD) aims to articulate the values of increasing diversity among our nonprofit boards and encourages both the business community and nonprofit Board of Directors to act and put these values into practice. The pledge outlines strategies designed to infuse boards with greater diversity by creating workplace cultures where employees are given time to participate in board service and nonprofits broaden the views, background and overall composition of their boards to enhance diversity.

Your Name*

First Last

Your Title

Your Email*

Your Organization's Name

Your Organization Is*

A Nonprofit
A Company

CEO, Executive Director or Board President*

CEO or Chief Human Resource Officer*

Your Organization's Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Is your organization a nonprofit located in one of the following counties?*

Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, White, and Williamson

Yes
No

Our Board of Directors have participated in diversity training in the last 12 month*

Yes
No, but we have plans to within the next 12 months.

Current Volunteer Policy for employees to participate on community boards (write N/A if you do not have a volunteer policy)*

Do you commit to writing a volunteer policy in the next 90 days?*

N/A - We already have a policy.
Yes
No

Please check any activities below that your Board is currently doing to promote diversity on your Board of Directors

Sharing open Board opportunities on the United Way - Get Connected website
Sharing open Board opportunities with the Greater Springfield Chamber or Black Chamber of Commerce
Partnering with Black Greek Letter Organizations for events
Partnering with Cielo for events
Sharing diversity goals with donors to encourage representation from their organization
Reviewing Board requirements to expand the candidate pool
Considering Board candidates from the community you serve

Current Board Demographics

This data will be used to track our progress year over year and will only be shared in aggregate form. The CEO or Board President can complete this information based on visual observation but we prefer that each board member self-identify.

Total number of Board Members (include anyone with voting privileges)*

Number of Men on Board*

Number of Women on Board*

Number of Non-Binary/Third Gender individuals on Board*

Number of those who did not identify*

Race/Ethnicity of Board Members:

Please click all boxes that apply and then fill in the corresponding categories with the number of Board members.

Number of Members Identifying as White*

Number of Members Identifying as Black or African American*

Number of Members Identifying as Hispanic or Latino(a)(x)*

Number of Members Identifying as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*

Number of Members Identifying as Asian*

Number of Members Identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native*

Number of Members Identifying as Middle Eastern*

Number of Members Identifying as Two or More Races*

Number of Members Identifying as Other*

Number of Members Identifying as Did not identify*

Age Breakdowns of Board Members:

Please click all boxes that apply and then fill in the corresponding categories with the number of Board members.

1928 - 1945 (Silent Generation)
1946 - 1965 (Baby Boomer Generation)
1966 - 1976 (Generation X)
1977 - 1994 (Millennial - Generation Y)
1995 - 2012 (Generation Z)

Number of Silent Generation*

Number of Baby Boomer Generation*

Number of Generation X*

Number of Millennial - Generation Y*

Number of Generation Z*

Number of Board Members with a Disability*

(Please be sure to include the number of board members that choose not to identify)

Demographics of Employees

This information will be used to capture progress year over year and will only be shared in aggregate form.

Total number of employees*

0 - 100
100 - 999
More than 1000 - US based Organization
More than 1000 - Global Organization

Number of employees serving on Boards*

Write "unknown" if you are currently not tracking this information. (Please note: You will be required to provide this information at the end of each calendar year)

Gender breakdown of employees serving on Boards

Please click all boxes that apply and then fill in the corresponding categories with the number of employees. Select "unknown" if you are not tracking this information (Please note: You will be required to provide this information at the end of each calendar year)

Men
Women
Non-Binary/ Third-gender
Did not identify
Unknown

Number of Men*

Number of Women*

Number of Non-Binary/Third Gender Identifying Individuals*

Number of Did Not Identity*

Race/Ethnicity of employees serving on Boards

Please click all boxes that apply and then fill in the corresponding categories with the number of employees. Select "unknown" if you are not tracking this information. (Please note: You will be required to provide this information at the end of each calendar year)

Number of Employees Identifying as White*

Number of Employees Identifying as Black or African American*

Number of Employees Identifying as Hispanic or Latino(a)(x)*

Number of Employees Identifying as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*

Number of Employees Identifying as Asian*

Number of Employees Identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native*

Number of Employees Identifying as Middle Eastern*

Number of Employees Identifying as Two or More Races*

Number of Employees Identifying as Other*

Number of Employees Identifying as Did not identify*

Number of Employees with Race Unknown*

Age of employees currently serving on boards

Please click all boxes that apply and then fill in the corresponding categories with the number of employees. Select "unknown" if you are not tracking this information. (Please note: You will be required to provide this information at the end of each calendar year)

1928 - 1945 (Silent Generation)
1946 - 1965 (Baby Boomer Generation)
1966 - 1976 (Generation X)
1977 - 1994 (Millennial - Generation Y)
1995 - 2012 (Generation Z)

Number of Silent Generation*

Number of Baby Boomer Generation*

Number of Generation X*

Number of Millennial - Generation Y*

Number of Generation Z*

Number of employees with a Disability that are currently serving on a board*

Write "unknown" if you are not tracking this information. (Please note: You will be required to provide this information at the end of each calendar year)

Nonprofit BBD pledge commitment:

Nonprofit Executive Directors and Board Presidents taking this pledge are committed to implementing the following guidelines:

We will provide leadership to our board and assist them in embracing and integrating diversity and an inclusive environment. Our board will have thoughtful discussions to consider how it might benefit from diversity within the board, and consider if we are ready as individuals to confront, and work to eliminate personal biases, blind spots, and prejudices as well as those embedded in the board and organization’s culture.*

Agree
Disagree

We will put our commitments into action, and develop plans that includes strategies, concrete goals, objectives, tasks, and timelines for increasing board diversity. Together, we pledge to create a pipeline of diverse board member candidates. To achieve different results, we promise to look at nontraditional candidates and expand our board recruitment practices. We will share regular updates with each other in order to highlight effective practices and learn from one another.*

Agree
Disagree

We will remain accountable in monitoring retention rates of diverse board members and conduct annual assessments/surveys to evaluate our progress and identify areas where we could improve.*

Agree
Disagree

Employee BBD Pledge Commitment:

CEOs or Executive leaders taking this pledge are committed to implementing the following guidelines:

We will offer Volunteer Time Off to our employees who are interested in serving on nonprofit board of directors, and pledge that this benefit will be accessible to all employees in good standing.*

Agree
Disagree

We will commit to supporting diversity among our local nonprofit boards and will encourage our employees to participate in activities that enhance the communities in which we live and work.*

Agree
Disagree

We will remain accountable in tracking employee volunteer engagement to provide to the Building Board Diversity initiative on an annual basis. We commit to sharing updates and our successes with the employee population as necessary.*

Agree
Disagree

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Consent*

I agree to commit to the pledge as stated above.

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Building Board Diversity Pledge