Summer Institute for Educational Fundraising Pre-Institute Sessions-Diversify your database (1)

Diversify your database (1)

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This document discusses the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in database management and provides statistics on various DEI-related topics. It emphasizes the need to capture DEI data and highlights the impact of higher education on individuals and society. The document defines terms related to oppression and diversity, equity, and inclusion. It also explores measures of success in DEI efforts, such as belonging, justice, and liberation. The document identifies sources of bias in data and suggests ways to avoid bias, such as expanding worldviews, conducting research, and forming diverse teams. It outlines the types of DEI data that organizations should collect, including demographic, behavioral, experiential, and cultural data. The document provides example questions to ask when analyzing DEI data. It lists various social identity groups to consider when collecting data and suggests campus data partners for collaboration. The document mentions compliance considerations and emphasizes the importance of data security and storage. It suggests collecting data beyond demographics, such as interests, passions, events, geographic locations, affiliations, and attitudes. Lastly, the document highlights the need for accountability in DEI efforts and includes contact information for further engagement.

Keywords

DEI

database management

statistics

higher education

oppression

bias in data

diverse teams

demographic data

social identity groups

data security