Rotary's DEI Initiatives in San Francisco
Rotary Club of San Francisco's VP of DEI, Scott Plakun, leads impactful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. Explore the club's mission to enhance member diversity, inclusion, and community engagement through various programs like the DEI Committee, SF#2 Experience, and District 5150 DEI Committee. Discover the significance of DEI in Rotary's global context and the RI's Joint DEI Advisory Council's commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Rotary and DEI Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Scott Plakun Rotary Club of San Francisco: VP of DEI, Past President District 5150: Chair of DEI Committee
DEI DIVERSITY - Bringing More People into Rotary EQUITY -Making Rotary Work for More People INCLUSION - Bringing Rotary to More People
Making Rotary More Welcoming Making Rotary More Accessible Making Rotary More Interesting Making Rotary More Fun
The Diversity of Diversity Race Ethnicity National Origin Gender LGBT+ Age Religion And More
Why DEI? Increase size of potential membership pool. Improve sense of belonging to help with retention. Get new ideas for projects, social activities, speakers. Strengthen project impact by working from within. Build a more interesting melting pot of club members who do more interesting things.
Rotarys Unique Position Globally, Rotary is an incredibly diverse organization. We know that Rotary works for all kinds of people. Why aren t individual clubs more diverse?
RIs Joint DEI Advisory Council Launched in 2020 as RI Task Force on DEI At my.rotary.org: RI Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion RI DEI Code of Conduct Assessment Tools Learning Modules
SF#2 Experience Launched in 2020 as an ad hoc Club Small Groups More interesting speakers and social events Sharing family histories and celebrations Members know each other better More members feel they belong Members are more curious about one another Stronger sense of community
District 5150 DEI Committee Launched in 2022 as an ad-hoc committee District Strategic Plan: Make committee official Watch for: More learning and leadership opportunities Ideas and support for clubs that want to become more diverse DEI Film Festival DEI Speakers Program
Where Do We Go From Here? Ideas? Hopes? Questions? Fears? Goals? Obstacles?
Use Language that Sounds Attractive Welcome to Rotary People from Historically Underserved Communities People with Limited Ability to Pay People Who Want to Build World Peace Community Leaders Business Leaders
Use Language that Sounds Attractive Welcome to Rotary People with Limited Ability to Pay People Who Want to Build World Peace People Who Don t Know Much About Rotary Community Leaders Business Leaders
Use Language that Sounds Attractive Welcome to Rotary People Who Want to Build World Peace New People Who Don t Know Much About Rotary Community Leaders Business Leaders Small Business Owners
