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Building Your DEI Team

• How to Influence Progress on DEI Initiatives When Leadership Isn't On Board
• 6 Reasons Why Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace is Critical
• The Interconnected Dynamics of Inclusion and Belonging: Cultivating a Culture of Acceptance and Connection - By Gilara Vila Nova-Mitchell
• Quantumworkplace.com
• Actions Speak Louder by Deanna Singh
• 3 Ways Your Bank Can Support People Living with Disabilities
• Comprehensive & Customizable DEI Mission Statement
• Building Your DEI Program – Employee Resource Groups Activate Inclusion View the latest article from Vericast
• Leading DEI Practices for Banks  - Must be an ABA member to access
• How to Start an Employee Resource Group At Your Organization
• Empowering Diversity is More Than Just Checking Boxes
• How to Jump Start a Diversity and Inclusion Initiative in the Workplace
• History, Roots, and Reasons for Diversity Management
• 3 Keys for Successful D&I Initiatives  by Qualigence International
• Guide to Developing a Strategic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan by SHRM

• BankTalentHQ - MBASC Endorsed Partner BankTalentHQ utilizes the Circa network which focuses on diverse hiring pools sharing your posts with over 15,000 organizations. 
• Women in Banking- MBA's annual conference for women at any level in banking.
• Podcast: Breaking Ground as a Community Bank Chief Diversity Officer
• These courses from the ABA Frontline Compliance Training catalog help banks foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Minbanc Foundation -Offers a unique and essential support system to banks designated as "minority-owned" by the banking regulatory agencies.
• Respectability.org - People with Disabilities at Work
• CybHER - Founded by Dr. Ashley Podhradsky a board member of the First Bank & Trust of South Dakotaand sponsored by MBASC Endorsed Partner SBS CyberSecurity. CybHER provides resources for girls from middle school through collegiate programs and into professional careers, CybHER will allow women to foster positive and encouraging relationships within this industry through original and curated content that educates and motivates women.
• The Management of Workplace Diversity
• What SCOTUS's Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI

• 70 Better Get to Know You Questions - Promote inclusion by getting to know one another personally.
• Privilege for Sale - An activity that gets groups talking about and examining privilege
• Privilege Walk - This particular walk is designed with questions spanning many different areas of marginalization, because the goal of this walk is to understand intersectionality. 
• Team Building in the Workplace - Team building has earned a bit of a bad reputation over the years, conjuring up images of embarrassing role plays and corny ice-breaker challenges.

LGBTQ+

• From LGBT to LGBTQIA+: The Evolving Recognition of Identity
• Moving Towards Equality in the Workplace for LGBTQI+ Employees
• When Your Child Comes Out as Gay: What I Tell Parents Whose Child Comes Out
• I Manage a Gay Employee...and Our Company is Homophobic
• 5 Things Your LGBTQ Coworkers Wish You Knew
• GLAAD - GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance.
• Pronouns? - Learn about personal pronouns and why they matter.
• Resources on Personal Pronouns - How do I ask someone their personal pronouns?
• Tips for Allies of Transgender People
• What's the Word Wednesday: Celebrating Transgender Awareness Week- Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
• Trans Lifeline peer support and crisis hotline
• What Does it Mean to be Nonbinary - Lee Anderson, innerbody 
• What & When is Pride Month - History, culture, contributions 
• How Can Our Office Be More Inclusive of Transgender Patients? - An interview with Dr. Rebecca Klott, psychologist and president of River City Psychological Services of Grand Rapids
• Top 5 Trans Ally Principles - While it is hard to distill all the ways to be a trans* positive and affirming ally down into 5 principles, Meg Bolger and Perry Cohen did their best to create something useful, easily-digestible, and single sided.
• Tips to Identify Companies That Promote Inclusion -  LGBTQ+ community, job search resources and tips to identify companies that promote inclusion.

• FDIC: Diversity and Inclusion at the FDIC
• Diversity and Inclusion Programs | OCC
• Federal Reserve Board - Diversity and Inclusion Standards
• Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | U.S. Department of the Treasury
• SEC.gov | Diversity and Inclusion
• Diversity and inclusion at the Bureau | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (consumerfinance.gov)

• ABA Lending DEI Practices for Banks
• Financial Factors Impacting the LGBTQ+ Community - Five financial factors and challenges that LGBTQ+ people may face, along with the insight and tips they need to build a sound financial future. - from moneygeek.com
• Teach Children to Save - Teach Children to Save Day is April 22. Thank you to all of our participating banks: Chelsea State Bank, Honor Bank, mBank, Mercantile Bank, Range Bank, and TCF National Bank.
• Financial Literacy - Recognize the industry’s hard work in financial literacy education and what member banks provide their customers and communities.
• What you need to know about the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (FEPA)
• Elder Abuse Brochure
• Bank On
• ABA Bank On Dashboard
• Financial Inclusion Webinar- Help reduce the number of unbanked and underbanked people in the country.
• ABA and NBA Strategic Partnership
• National Bankers Association (NBA) - The Voice of Minority Banking since 1927
• #GetBanked
• How Financial Institutions Save Lives - A Data Driven Guide

DE&I Education and Conversation 

• ABA Key Terms

• Black History

• Racial Equity Index - a snapshot of how well a community is doing on racial equity compared to its peers.

• Inclusion -Br. David Vryhof, SSJE - Jesus’ compassion reached out to “outcasts and sinners,” the poor, the sick, the oppressed, marginalized people of every kind. 
• Recipe for Change - Come together and celebrate global Asian and Pacific Islander culture and discuss the recent and historic acts of violence against the API community
• Significance of the 1969 Stonewall Riots - A History Channel overview
• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Ep. 9 - A Conversation with the Police

• Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate - Stand united against racism. Hate against Asian American Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 10 Things Adults on the Autism Spectrum Wish You Knew - Autism Speaks  asked adults on the autism spectrum what they want others to know about them. Here are some of their answers:
• 150 Black-owned Businesses
• Respectability.org

• Mental Health for Students With Disabilities

• Live Another Day - Live Another Day believes in equal access to life-saving mental health and substance use resources. This website provides extensive information on the best resources available.
• Lexington Addiction Center- 28 mental health and substance use resources for Asian American students.
• Southeast Addiction Center  resources for Black men  - An abundant collection of mental health and substance use.
• How to Safely Support Black Lives Matter Online

• 6 Key Mental Health Trends

• Understanding Psychiatric Institutionalization: A Conceptual Review

• Coping with Stress | CDC

• Reducing the stigma: Learning to talk about, prioritize community managers’ mental health

• Why Black Women's Mental Health is More Important Than Ever Before - Learn about why mental health is important to Black women, and gather mental health resources.

• Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community - The Black Population is 20% more likely to face mental illness
• FAQ's About Suicide - This brochure, developed by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), can help you, a friend, or a family member learn more about the warning signs of suicide, ways to help prevent suicide, and effective treatment options.
• Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health 2023 Brief: Benchmarking for Worker Experience, Equity, and Access to Support
• LEO - Mental Health in the Workplace

Veterans 
Veterans Benefits Administration
Transitioning Careers - Basic Bank Training for Veterans