INCLUSION RESOURCES
Visit Mesa has a wonderful partnership with ONE Community, the coalition of socially responsible businesses, organizations and individuals who are moving diversity, inclusion, equity and equality forward for all Arizonans.
They have graciously given us these resources to share with your team:
LGBTQ Marketing Presentation
UNITY Summit Inclusivity in Leadership
UNITY Summit Inclusive Recruiting
Take a deeper dive by signing up for the ONE Community Institute
DIVERSITY RESOURCES
Destinations International has provided these great resources for us to better understand the following topics:
COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIOINS: FOUR AGREEMENTS
In addition, be sure to watch these videos:
What Is Unconscious Bias?
Visit Mesa has initiated a contract with Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM) for a comprehensive Diversity, Equity & Inclusion organizational assessment. Tourism Diversity Matters is an organization committed to addressing the gaps of ethnic disparities within the tourism and events industry while providing industry leaders with resources and tactics to develop more effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies to engage, recruit and retain a diverse workforce.Visit Mesa has initiated a contract with Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM) for a comprehensive Diversity, Equity & Inclusion organizational assessment.
Tourism Diversity Matters is an organization committed to addressing the gaps of ethnic disparities within the tourism and events industry while providing industry leaders with resources and tactics to develop more effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies to engage, recruit and retain a diverse workforce.
Please take a few moments to review the Gap Report from the survey issued by Tourism Diversity Matters sent to Visit Mesa stakeholders. This report outlines the DEI practices already going well and where opportunities for improvement lie. This is the first of many steps as Visit Mesa begins to work with TDM to enhance and implement a long-term DEI strategy.
Our partners at Tourism Diversity Matters encourage you to view these conversation-starting videos: