Public Administration
Main Project
The main project for this course includes the application of fundamentals learned in the course regarding diversity and inclusion. Your task is to develop the mission, vision, and values for the Diversity plan of the public organization. In addition, you are responsible for developing measurable metrics to evaluate whether the plan met its goals.
NOTE: Most municipalities at this time should have created a diversity plan for their individual organizations. You may use the diversity plan created by your local municipality as a guide to complete this assignment. If your municipality does not have a diversity plan, search through local municipalities for a diversity plan that you can model for completion of your work.
XYZ Municipality’s Diversity/Inclusion Plan
In order to develop XYZ Municipality’s Mission and Vision, senior executive staff are committed to actively fostering diversity, inclusion and cultural competency throughout our programmatic, research, development, and operational efforts of the municipality.
Mission: XYZ Municipality-
Vision: XYZ Municipality
Values: XYZ Municipality
Goal 1: Build XYZ organization’s capability to execute the long-range inclusion plan
• Create a Diversity/Inclusion BOD Standing Committee
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• Create and lead diversity cross-divisional implementation team
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• Increase diversity of staff and volunteer population
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• Assess the level of intercultural competency of staff and volunteers, and design tools to increase and develop the competency
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• Evaluate our diversity/inclusion initiative activities
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Goal 2: Increase the number of taxpayers people from diverse and underserved populations using our supportive services and
• Develop appropriate current and proposed tools to provide information
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• Develop education and program initiatives regarding diversity and inclusion for Taxpayers
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Goal 3: Design a research agenda focused on diverse population groups to advance our enhance our ability to assist diverse populations
• Create the divisional infrastructure to provide oversight and direction to research agenda
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• Form a Cultural Diversity Research Work Group to develop a set of research questions
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• Create a request for application process to attract research proposals
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• Create and implement a plan to translate and disseminate research information
Goal 4: Support increasing revenues for ethnic and minority businesses, organizations, foundations and individuals with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
• Design and implement methods to help small businesses receive seed capital.
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Goal 5: Increase awareness; build mutually rewarding relationships and foster collaboration with a broad range of business, community, and foundation leaders and other individuals from diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
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Goal 6: Promote the increase of diversity/inclusion in other municipalities across Florida
• Collaborate with and support other public sector organizations that are addressing diversity and related workforce
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Goal 7:
• Develop and implement education and program initiatives for professionals
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NOTE: It is imperative to build accountabilities into your plan.
