Assessing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in a Not-For-Profit Organization

Equity, diversity, and inclusivity (EDI) initiatives can have a variety of benefits. However, the existing research focuses on how organizations can use recruitment and selection to promote EDI goals. When organizations cannot use recruitment and selection, how to enhance EDI is more ambiguous. The proposed research intends to increase our understanding of EDI in the Canadian chapters of the international coaching federation (ICF), a membership-based organization. The current project will achieve this by assessing diverse and minority group’s experiences and perceptions of the organization. We will create and administer surveys to the membership from the Canadian chapters. The goal of this internship is to provide (1) the ICF with a greater understanding of their membership and how they can enhance EDI, (2) a starting point for membership-based organizations to address and enhance EDI, and (3) a deeper understanding on how to enhance EDI through methods other than recruitment and selection.

Faculty Supervisor:

Alex Benson;Hayden Woodley

Student:

Partner:

International Coaching Federation, Toronto Chapter

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of Western Ontario

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