AttachmentA_Scope of Services_Final.pdf

Atachment A

Scope of Services

Service Category A: Consul�ng

Assessments – Readiness assessment (including a baseline of need), program and policy assessments, assessment to iden�fy agency needs.

DEIB Framework

Environmental Scan – scan of what strengths the agency has and resources you have within your budget.

Data Collec�on – Done by comple�ng interviews, focus groups, comprehensive and pulse survey.

DEIB culture audit (is this the same as an assessment?)

Technical assistance

DEIB Scorecards and dashboards to track success (some other way to track this?)

Procurement Equity – Evalua�ng the agency’s procurement prac�ces ensuring equity is infused.

Supplier Diversity – Assis�ng agencies with ensuring they are reaching a diverse supplier pool.

Language access assessment and Plan Development for Limited English Proficient (LEP) communi�es.

Assess the communi�es needs, what they need to access services, for example, what languages should be made available, what different types of mediums are needed and available to access services and informa�on. Assess the Authorized Purchasers language access capacity. Develop a language ac�on plan to provide equitable access to the community. Ensuring the language access plan meets federal/state/local requirements.

Equity Ac�on Plan

Coaching – Help leadership set atainable DEIB goals and assist with follow through. Providing sustaining resources to keep the work going through budget cycles and cuts. Leadership skills development.

Goal se�ng – Assis�ng agencies with se�ng ac�onable goals. Both short- and long-term goals.

Strategies – Such as a communica�on strategy, DEIB strategies.

Facilita�on – Related to the consul�ng work (focus groups, work groups, coaching, etc.)

IT Content – Assis�ng agencies with ensuring their website content is inclusive as possible.

Opera�onal plans – advise on how to opera�onalize plans, frameworks, Advisory - Advise on how to implement plans, programs, ensuring Authorized Purchasers DEIB strategies, plans and analy�cs are aligned with their key performance indicators.

Measurement of DEIB strategies

Service Category B - Training and Facilita�on

Founda�onal DEIB (Equity 101)

Unconscious bias, bias awareness

Inclusive communica�on, effec�ve communica�on

Inclusive leadership

Microaggressions

DEIB immersion

How to build more inclusive websites – teaching agencies ways to ensuring their website content is reaching as many individuals as possible.

An�racism

Customizable training

Data Equity – Incorporate the stories and narra�ves to support how they incorporate the resources.

Deeper dive to iden�fy the groups who get lost in the data. Go deeper than the numbers to be more targeted. Supports how you measure progress in the work.

Facilita�on

• Process facilita�on

• Workgroup facilita�on

• General facilita�on

• Mee�ng facilita�on

Service Category C - Strategic Planning – Framework and equity goals embedded into the strategic plan.

Partnering with business strategic planning contractors to infuse DEIB into strategic plan. Ensuring it is sustainable.

Facilita�on – Co-Facilita�ng with business strategic planning contractors or facilita�ng the DEIB por�on of the strategic planning.