Submit a Resource

When you submit something for consideration as a resource on Diversity Council’s site, please consider the following, which are our criteria for selection:
 
Criteria for selecting resources to include:

• Does it connect individuals to a viable service or information related to civic, health, or educational equity?

  • Who is likely to benefit from this resource?

  • Who is likely to be excluded from the benefit?   

• Does it provide solid information relevant to a specific resource category?

  •         Is it foundational; did it clarify or advance your knowledge?

  •         Does it reframe or expand on common understanding?

  •         Will it foster introspection and dialog?

• What type of resource is it?

  • What audience and reading level is it targeting?

  • Can it be accessed without fees, restrictions, or registration?

  • If it is opinion or editorial, is it written from the first-person point of view, capturing lived experience?

  • If strictly factual, is it written professionally?

  • Does it present data and information in a clear, concise, and navigable manner?

• Is it credible, timely, and pertinent?

  • What is the source? Identify and validate author(s), research funders, publishing entity, and sponsoring entities.

  • Is it current and timely? Identify publishing date, research, and cited resource dates.

  • Is there newer, more relevant information or does it stand on its own merits?

  • Does it pertain to the nonprofit/public service sphere?

  • What are the stated viewpoints, perspectives, and affiliations of the source?