Creating a Framework for Your Inclusiveness Blueprint

This worksheet was created by The Denver Foundation's Inclusiveness Project (http://www.nonprofitinclusiveness.org/) to support organizations doing inclusiveness work.

Users are encouraged to customize the worksheet (both content and formatting) to meet the needs of their respective organizations. A Word version is attached.

I. Introduction to Your Inclusiveness Initiative

• Purpose.
• Definition of inclusiveness (from Step 3: Making the Case).
• Case statement on inclusiveness for your organization (from Step 3: Making the Case).
• Process used to create the inclusiveness blueprint.

II. Methodology

• Overview of Methods Used to Gather Information (from Community Fact-Gathering Plan, Field Fact-Gathering Plan, and Organizational Fact-Gathering Plan).

III. Key Findings from Information Gathered Pertaining to the Organization as a Whole

IV. Key Findings from Information Gathered in Each Prioritized Category and a Plan for Each Prioritized Category(Include only categories that your organization selected in Prioritizing Categories.)

Mission and Organizational Values

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Board of Directors

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Personnel

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Organizational Culture

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Volunteers and Helpers

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Programs

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Clients/Constituents/Customers/Beneficiaries

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Marketing and Community Relations

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

Fundraising and Membership

• Available facts
• Stakeholder perspectives
• Action plan

V. Accountability Plan

Refer to Sample Blueprints.

Instructions

Based on the model above, create an outline for your organization's inclusiveness blueprint.

Name of Organization __________________________________________

Date Worksheet Completed _________