Traverse Connect recommends that businesses refer to the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmarks from The Centre for Global Inclusion. These DEIB resources are categorized by the 15 categories of business operations for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and benchmarks.
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- Against White Feminism Rafia Zakaria
- Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land Toni Jensen
- Caste Isabel Wilkerson
- Color of Law Richard Rothstein
- The Eagle Returns Matthew L.M. Fletcher
- How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with Slavery Across America Clint Smith
- How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi
- Indigenous People's History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Just Mercy Brian Stevenson
- Killing the Black Body Dorothy Roberts
- Letters to My White Male Friends Dax-Devlon Ross
- Me and White Supremacy Layla Saad
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Cathy Park Hong
- The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander
- So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo
- Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi
- The Sum of Us Heather McGhee
- White Fragility Robin DiAngelo
- Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD
- Disability Network Northern Michigan
- Eyaawing Museum
- Equity Resources from Northwest Education Services
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
- Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation - DEI Fund
- Immaculate Conception Church in Peshawbestown: Birth, Marriage and Death Records at Traverse Area District Library
- International Affairs Forum
- John Petoskey, General Counsel for the Grand Traverse Band of Indians
- Justice for Our Neighbors
- Leelanau Conservancy Land Acknowledgement
- Legacy of Michigan's Native boarding schools
- National Writers Series - Dax-Devlon Ross
- National Writers Series - Larissa Fasthorse
- National Writers Series - Albert Woodfox
- National Writers Series -Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- National Writers Series - Chasten Buttigieg
- National Writers Series - Robin Wall Kimmerer
- National Writers Series - Rochelle Riley
- Northern Michigan E3 (FKA: Northern MI Anti-Racism Task Force)
- Northwestern Michigan College “Cultural Perspectives & Diversity Courses”
- Social Justice: Compassion to Action
- Sonder DEI - Grand Traverse Region's DEI Action Network
- Title Track “Understanding Racial Justice” Program
- Traverse Area District Library’s Racial & Social Equity Site
- Traverse City Human Rights Commission
- Up North Pride
- Blueprint for Diversity in the workplace
- DEI Toolkit for Leaders: Social progress in the workplace
- The Diversity and Inclusion Industry Has Lost Its Way
- Diversity in the Workplace with Dan Russell - Traverse Connect
- DTE: 50 simple ways to be inclusive
- Leaning into Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
- To improve diversity, don’t make people go to diversity training. Really.
- 10 Books to Help You Foster a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- U.S. Chamber - Making DEI Part of a Business Plan
- Western States Center
- Why Diversity Programs Fail
- One Journey: Racial equity, diversity & inclusion at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Aleria Research: Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
- Are Workplace Diversity Programs Doing More Harm Than Good?
- Be Antiracist Podcast
- Celebrating (and deconstructing) the gender spectrum
- Diversity & Inclusion Resources - McKinsey & Co.
- Diversity WIns: How Inclusion Matters - McKinsey & Co.
- Emerging Professionals in Philanthropy
- Equality of Opportunity Data Center - U.S. Chamber
- Heather McGhee
- Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Guide - Native Governance Center
- International Economic Development Council
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Nonprofit Learning Lab
- Nonprofit Quarterly
- Race in the Workplace - McKinsey & Co.
- Talks to help you understand racism in America
- Talks to help you understand social justice
- Missing & Murdered Podcast
- Pipelines and Sexual Violence against Indigenous Women, Girls, Trans People, and 2Spirits
- Anti-Racism Daily
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Black Resources
- Business Case for Racial Equity - W.K. Kellogg
- The Centre for Global Inclusion
- Growing an Inclusive Business - CO by U.S. Chamber
- Harvard Diversity Inclusion & Belonging
- Indingenous Resources
- International Economic Development Council: Strategies for Inclusive Economic Development
- LatinX Resources
- MIT Human Resources
- Roadmap to Black Equity