Resources from the 2024 ICMA Equity Summit | July 25-26, 2024
Lane County: Equity Lens Toolkit: This toolkit is adapted from the Equity & Inclusion Lens Handbook from the City of Ottawa and City for All Women Initiative (CAWI). We have reproduced parts of their work, and adapted the Equity Lens and toolkit, in order to further equity and inclusion in Lane County, Oregon. Thank you so much to the City of Ottawa and CAWI for the tremendous foundation you have provided, and to the E2 Committee and Equity Lens subcommittee for the initiative in adapting and developing new materials for Lane County, Oregon.
Diversity & Inclusion | Five Essential Leadership Competencies of an Effective: By building on the foundation established by experienced D&I leadership, this guide seeks to support the progress of diversity and inclusion efforts in West Michigan and beyond.
Equity: From Interest to Action for Colorado Local Government Professionals: Guidebook
MCOD model-Developing Multiculural Organizations: A Change Model
Beyond Compliance: Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Populations to Achieve Higher Positions in Local Government: In this Leading Edge Research report, Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D., director of community engagement for the University of Houston - College of Medicine, highlights local governments that excel in increasing diversity and fostering inclusiveness.
Governing for Equity: Implementing an Equity Lens in Local Government: In this Leading Edge Research report, ICMA Research Fellow Benoy Jacob, Ph.D., highlights local governments that excel in increasing diversity and fostering inclusiveness. This report examines how American local governments—cities and counties—are actively addressing social and racial inequity in their communities. In particular, it considers the challenges and opportunities faced by public administrators when adopting an equity lens in their day-to-day operations.
Resources from the 2023 ICMA Equity Summit | July 20-21, 2023
Session: Tools and Resources for Promoting Upward Mobility and Opportunity
The Economic Mobility Catalog, Results for America
Evidence-based strategies to improve upward economic mobility for your resident.
Boosting Upward Mobility, Urban Institute
Access Mobility Metrics, the Planning Guide for Local Action, and other resources using the upward mobility framework.
ICMA Economic Mobility & Opportunity Initiative & Cohort
ICMA’s Economic Mobility and Opportunity (EMO) Cohort is a unique and rare networking opportunity for ICMA members to receive training, technical assistance, and funding to inform policies and effect conditions that promote overall well-being and upward mobility for their residents. This opportunity is made possible with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ten communities were selected to be members through a process that gauged readiness to implement EMO-centered strategies through policies, practices, processes, and programs. Watch now and listen to them speak about their EMO journey. ICMA is also sharing EMO resources and offering learning opportunities for our general membership. Learn more about this initiative at icma.org/EMO.
Session: The City of Dallas Racial Equity Plan: Intentional Ideas, Impactful Practices and Sustainable Outcomes
City of Dallas | Office of Equity and Inclusion: Big Audacious Goals
City of Dallas | Racial Equity Plan
Session: Equitable Representative Engagement: Creating a Balance to Understand Your Community
Community Connectors Program, City of Boulder, CO
San Jose for All Advisory Board
Creating a Targeted Universalism Framework, Othering and Belonging Institute
About Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.
Session: Burnout & Retention in DEIB: How to Identify and Advocate for Practitioners
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Lead to Win: How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment”: Author: Carla A. Harris
“Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will to Change”: Author: Jennifer Brown
"The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results": "The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results" by Gary Keller (Author), Jay Papasan (Author)
Session: Continuum of Change: Advancing Equity through Individuals and Systems
MCOD Stage Development Model: Developing Multicultural Organizations: A Change Model
Resources from the 2022 ICMA Equity Summit
Resources from Equal Measure: Equal Measure, partners with foundations, nonprofits, and government organizations to apply new ways of thinking and learning to advance social change. We help those who “do good” do even better.
A Playbook for Equitable Economic Development published by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) provides guidance on identifying structural racism and implementing equitable practices
Model City Charter, 9th Edition, National Civic League: The Model City Charter is used by hundreds of cities to guide their charter language and governance structure.
Racial Equity at the National Civic League
Promoting Equity Through Employee Through Employee Resource Groups (LGHN)
Dialogues on Race & Equity - Arlington County, VA: The Dialogues on Race and Equity (DRE) are part of the County’s broader commitment to racial equity and follows the County Board’s 2019 equity resolution.
DRE includes a series of virtual community conversations with individuals, local faith groups, civic organizations, and community leaders, to learn about and address the ways in which Arlington can be a more equitable and inclusive place for all residents and businesses.
Ho-Chunk Nation Land Acknowledgement | Waunakee, WI
Debunking Handbook: Dealing with mis-information
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the public service workforce | Report prepared by MissionSquare Research Institute formerly the Center for State and Local Government Excellence at ICMA-RC
Managing Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Local Government | Report prepared by MissionSquare Research Institute
American Rescue Act Funding | City of Des Moines, Iowa
American Rescue Plan Act | City of Takoma Park, MD
Resources on Social Justice, Race and Equity | Brookhaven, Georgia
Diversity Dashboard that shows the demographic breakdown by dept along with salary range and other relevant info | City of Norfolk, VA open data portal
Leveraging Existing Rules and Regulations: A compliance checklist to support your equity engagement initiatives | PublicInput
ResourceX
Defining and Developing a Data-Driven Budget Strategy (video) ResourceX webinar
What Works Cities: City Budgeting for Equity Recovery | Bloomberg Philanthropies
Polarity Management
Equity Polarities to React to - Potential Polarities Relevant to Equity
Provide Your Feedback on Polarities Relevant to Equity Work
Partnering for Equitable Economic Development
Defining Equity
Measure of America: provides easy-to-use yet methodologically sound tools for understanding well-being and opportunity in America and stimulating fact-based dialogue about issues we all care about: health, education, and living standards.
Indicators for an Inclusive Regional Economy | Center for Economic Inclusion
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