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Qualitative Analysis
What should ILTA do to foster diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the ILTA community?
Note: Not all participants perceived a problem or
communicated that DEI should not be a priority for ILTA.
Those that did shared these ideas:
1. ILTA serves as a model for member organizations
a. Create a DEI commitment statement (policy) and
feature prominently in communications (web site,
newsletters, etc.)
b. Create (no tolerance) policies for individuals not
treating others equally or demonstrating bias
c. Create a DEI strategic plan and communicate it
d. Focus on continuous improvement for DEI
i. Survey, use statistics for benchmark
ii. Solicit feedback from individuals falling into groups
that fall under the definition of diversity for ILTA
and find out if ILTA is meeting their goals and how
to improve
e. Be open, welcoming, and listen to members
f. Treat everyone equally
2. Increase the representation and encourage
involvement of diverse groups of people
a. Recruiting:
i. Leaders
ii. Staff
1. More diverse ILTA staff is needed (Including Men)
iii. Members
1. Active recruitment and outreach
2. Directed effort toward recruiting racially
diverse members
3. Consider differently abled and diverse people
when planning events and booking facilities
(e.g. visually impaired, gender-neutral
bathrooms)
iv. Board members
1. Include people who are not high-ranking at
their firms (non-leadership)
