Racial Equity Tools (racialequitytools.org)

“There is no formula for how to align an organization’s commitment to racial justice with its policies, practices, culture, and ethos. Doing this work organizationally is also about building internal will. … It is about taking risks in word and deed. It is about working with integrity and being accountable to people and communities most impacted by structural racism” (Operationalizing Racial Justice in Non-Profit Organizations). Internal operations need to be aligned with an organization’s commitment and values for legitimacy and credibility with the community it works in and with its partners. To the degree that white dominant culture is embedded in an organization, exposing how it permeates practices and operations provides an opportunity to co-create a culture grounded in liberation and racial equity.

There are two sections on this site that focus on organizational change: The one here in ACT/Strategies provides examples of equitable policies and practice as well as ways to make these changes by understanding how the change process evolves. You can find examples from specific sectors, tools and toolkits, racial equity impact questions, as well as processes and descriptions of internal strategies. Finally, there is information about how white dominant culture manifests in organizations and ways to address it. (More conceptual information about white dominant culture is located here.) Tools and examples for organizational assessment are located here.

The section on Organization Change in PLAN/Issues provides the concepts and frameworks to understand the change process, in addition to case studies of organizations at different points in their change process.

Addressing White Dominant Culture