Supplying reliable data on race and ethnicity to drive race-aware policies and practices
To inform our work and guide our investments, we track the diversity of our workforce and our grantees.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>To inform our work and guide our investments, we track the <a href="/about/jobs/workforce-composition" title="Workforce Composition">diversity of our workforce</a> and our grantees.</p>
To inform its work, the Casey Foundation tracks the diversity of its workforce and grantees.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
The issues affecting children and families are complex, and resoures are limited. To help organizations make a difference where it's needed most, we promote the use of data disaggregated by race.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>The issues affecting children and families are complex, and resoures are limited. To help organizations make a difference where it's needed most, we promote the use of <a href="/blog/does-your-change-agenda-value-data-disaggregated-by-race-and-ethnicity" title="Does Your Change Agenda Value Data Disaggregated by Race and Ethnicity?">data disaggregated by race</a>.</p>
To help organizations make a difference where it's needed most, the Casey Foundation promotes the use of disaggregated data.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
The Race for Results Index, launched in 2014, tracks racially disaggregated data on indicators of well-being for children throughout the United States.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>The <a href="https://assets.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-RaceforResultsMethodology-2014.pdf" target="_blank" title="Race for Results Index Methodology">Race for Results Index</a>, launched in 2014, tracks racially disaggregated data on indicators of well-being for children throughout the United States.</p>
Casey's Race for Results Index tracks racially disaggregated data on indicators of child well-being in the U.S.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
Creating effective tools and promoting practices and responses to longstanding and systemic issues
To target the Foundation's influence and investments on reducing and removing systemic barriers for children and families, we develop the capacity of Foundation staff to reflect on race and ethnicity and advance strategies that connect communities to pathways toward opportunity.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>To target the Foundation's influence and investments on reducing and removing systemic barriers for children and families, we <a href="/blog/the-casey-foundation-goes-deep-on-race-equity-and-inclusion" title="The Casey Foundation Goes Deep on Race Equity and Inclusion">develop the capacity of Foundation staff</a> to reflect on race and ethnicity and advance strategies that connect communities to pathways toward opportunity.</p>
The Casey Foundation develops the capacity of its staff to advance strategies that connect communities to opportunity.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
To increase the use of strategies that make a difference, we share lessons from our work with partners, practitioners and other funders. Toward this end, we also support the dissemination and use of an equity and inclusion framework.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>To increase the use of strategies that make a difference, we share <a href="/series/race-for-results-case-studies" title="Race and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion Case Studies">lessons from our work</a> with partners, practitioners and other funders. Toward this end, we also support the dissemination and use of an <a href="/resources/race-equity-and-inclusion-action-guide" title="Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide">equity and inclusion framework</a>.</p>
To increase the use of strategies that make a difference, the Casey Foundation uses and promotes an equity and inclusion framework.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
Recognizing child advocates must use many tools to move others to action, we provide ongoing opportunities for peer learning across the network, particularly for leadership development, communications and data development focused on equity and inclusion.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>Recognizing child advocates must use many tools to move others to action, we provide <a href="/blog/kids-count-network-brainstorms-racial-equity-strategies" title="KIDS COUNT Network Brainstorms Racial Equity Strategies">ongoing opportunities for peer learning</a> across the network, particularly for leadership development, communications and data development focused on equity and inclusion.</p>
Recognizing child advocates must use many tools to move others to action, Casey provides ongoing opportunities for peer learning.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
Promoting community-informed and targeted research and sound policies that improve outcomes for all children in the United States
To improve the capacity of the social sector to set an equity- and inclusion-focused research agenda, we provide key investments and scholarship to expand the number of researchers and evaluators of color.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>To improve the capacity of the social sector to set an equity- and inclusion-focused research agenda, we provide key investments and scholarship to expand the number of researchers and evaluators of color.</p>
To set an equity-focused research agenda, the Casey Foundation works to expand the number of researchers and evaluators of color.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
We support opportunities for communities of color affected by public systems to advocate for needed policy reforms and to be an equal voice in community development efforts.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>We support opportunities for communities of color affected by public systems to advocate for needed policy reforms and to be an equal voice in community development efforts.</p>
Communities of color are an essential voice in policy reforms and community development efforts targeted to help them.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
We identify and advocate for policy reforms that support the best practices we uncover through our strategic consulting with public child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Equity and Inclusion
<p>We identify and <a href="/resources/race-for-results" title="Race for Results">advocate for policy reforms</a> that support the best practices we uncover through our strategic consulting with public child welfare and juvenile justice systems.</p>
The Casey Foundation identifies reforms that support best practices in public child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
https://www.aecf.org/work/equity-and-inclusion
