Employee Development, Diversity, and Inclusion Attribute

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Botanic Garden/Arboretum/Institution
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GOAL 1: Identify and adopt a culture and value system that understands, respects, and promotes diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the institution.
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KPI 1a: Garden promotes its efforts to support inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) principles.* This field is required.
Garden has written values and goals available internally and publicly (ex. on job applications) that state its desire to strive for an inclusive and diverse work environment.
Garden advocates internally and publicly for diversity, equity, and inclusion topics.
Garden has a policy or plan (policy statement) that guides how it addresses IDEA principles.
Garden leadership staff (at least one) has a professional training certificate in IDEA best practices.
Garden formulates a diversity and inclusion focus group, committee, or task force to elicit feedback and ensure diversity and inclusion goals are being met.
Garden policies are accepting of diversity in language, dress, physical appearance, or non-traditional holidays that hold cultural significance to certain staff.
Garden policies and culture support the hiring and retention of those with physical, linguistic, and mental differences (Americans with Disabilities Act compliant).
None of the above.
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GOAL 2: Recruit, retain, and recognize a diverse workforce within your institution.
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KPI 2a: Garden develops effective practices for recruiting and hiring boards, employees, and volunteers that ensure IDEA principles are core components of the process.* This field is required.
Garden engages a consultant or outside expert to provide training for leadership staff on diversity, unconscious bias, and inclusion—including how to conduct inclusive job interviews and identify and recruit diverse talent.
Garden requires interviewing at least one woman and one member of an underrepresented minority group in each pool of job candidates.
Garden includes at least one woman and/or a member of a population underrepresented at the organization on all of its applicant interview panels.
Garden ensures rank/job title and pay are equal/fair for those with the same level of experience and education.
Garden does not require salary history to be included for applicants.
Garden does not select candidates for interviews solely based on their level of education, educational institution attended, and years of experience; giving consideration to those with diverse backgrounds and levels of education and experience.
Garden ensures jobs are advertised in multiple places to reach the widest audience possible (not just on website or social media). Job advertisements are distributed at career fairs or at college recruitment events along with information about garden.
None of the above.
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KPI 2b: Garden recognizes accomplishments (salary, benefits, award) of board, employees, and volunteers.* This field is required.
Garden compensates and promotes valued employees based on performance and years of committed service, creating salary and benefits policies that are transparent for all employees (equal/fair vacation/sick leave for employees, ensuring no large disparity).
Garden promotes the contributions of all employees by promoting/publicizing achievements to note (such as commitment to service for a length of time).
Garden ensures employees are given opportunities to advance skills outside their regular work responsibilities and equal opportunities are given to employees interested in special projects, continuing education, or professional development.
Garden offers fair and equitable retirement package to all employees.
None of the above.
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KPI 2c: Garden develops effective practices for retaining employees and volunteers that ensure IDEA principles are core components of the process.* This field is required.
Garden adopts flexible work arrangements such as part-time, remote work, etc. to retain valued employees.
Garden has safe support spaces with a strong HR department for filing complaints/grievances.
Garden has social events, inviting all employees and/or volunteers to attend.
Garden holds meetings that include all staff and volunteers and ensures key communications are disseminated regardless of rank/title.
Garden regularly reviews and modifies its leave policies using language that is reflective of current social times and is flexible for parents or those needing maternity, bereavement, or sick leave.
None of the above.
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GOAL 3: Establish IDEA best practices that shape and impact the workforce, the workplace, and the community.
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KPI 3a: Garden develops effective practices for tracking and reporting diversity of staff, volunteers, and board (if applicable).* This field is required.
Garden documents/tracks who attends pivotal meetings and who is involved in key/high-level decision making processes.
Garden documents/tracks (self-reported) makeup (gender, race, etc.) of board (if applicable) and leadership staff and their length of time in role.
Garden tracks rate of promotions given and the demographic of those specific individuals.
Garden regularly surveys staff and volunteers anonymously about how they view the work culture, their satisfaction level, and ways to improve, giving employees opportunities to provide feedback on IDEA practices.
Garden tracks metrics such as veteran, disability or LGBT status.
To track workforce demographics, garden relies on integrated HR systems or specialized software.
Garden utilizes balanced scorecards or similar methods as part of its compensation system to ensure that conscious and unconscious bias is reduced.
Garden develops a democratic process when considering firing, changing, or adding staff and board members (including key staff members that the hire will impact).
None of the above.
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KPI 3b: Garden provides public programming opportunities that are inclusive, equitable, and accessible to diverse demographics.* This field is required.
Garden has diversity and inclusion programs (such as internships) for training diverse youth or recent college graduates to work at garden full time (direct hire) or as a volunteer.
Garden offers after school/work hours programming for those that want to volunteer, intern, or work at garden part-time.
Garden provides transportation passes, monetary support, and flexible schedules (weekdays and weekends) to volunteers, staff, and youth interested in working and supporting garden programming.
Garden develops marketing/advertising for job and volunteer positions associated with public programming that appeals to diverse audiences.
None of the above.
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KPI 3b: Garden provides public programming opportunities that are inclusive, equitable, and accessible to diverse demographics.
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KPI 3b: Garden provides public programming opportunities that are inclusive, equitable, and accessible to diverse demographics.
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KPI 3c: Garden determines metrics to hold leadership staff accountable for implementing IDEA strategies and benchmarking success.* This field is required.
Garden tracks and notes an increase or decrease in minority representation in volunteers and staff (ex. gender, race, etc.).
Garden tracks and notes an increase or decrease in representation of minorities at different leadership levels of garden.
Garden tracks number of discrimination grievances and complaints filed to HR.
Garden tracks number of positive and negative responses on exit interviews.
Garden tracks satisfaction responses from employees on work environment, culture, and a pervasive feeling of diversity and inclusion.
Garden tracks and notes awards from special interest and advocacy groups.
Garden tracks an increase or decrease in minority representation for members of Board (ex. gender, race, etc.).
Garden tracks and documents leadership staff that participate in training sessions and discussions on diversity and inclusion (ex. topics such as racism, sexism, ageism, classism, homophobia, religious bias, etc.).
None of the above.
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