Using equity to build better organizations

At Beloved Community, when we create, we do so to fill a need. In 2018, we created the Equity Audit as a tool for organizations to comprehensively assess diversity, equity, and inclusion indicators across every function of their organization’s operations. This organization-wide self-assessment was the first DEI assessment for the workplace with an emphasis on mutual accountability across an entire organization and was designed to serve all sectors.

We know that the responsibility of advancing DEI doesn’t just lie with individuals who hold positional power—it requires all of us. The Equity Audit asks organizations to consider more than 100 DEI indicators and encourages team dialogue around practices, policies, and the data collected. Together, they are able to identify and prioritize the areas that will result in sustainable and measurable change.

Sustaining change requires engaging entire organizations in their individual and collective equity journey.

Our Equity Audit is designed to assess all types of organizations, from non-profits, corporations & companies to K-12 schools, colleges & universities, and even public agencies and municipalities. Since launching the Equity Audit in December 2018, our tools have supported over 3,000 individuals in 551 organizations. Data, both quantitative and qualitative, helps us distinguish what we think, feel, or hope is true about our organization from what we know is true. Read more about how we use individual and organizational level data to develop strategies to increase equity and build better organizations on Anti-Racism Daily.