American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA)
www.affirmativeaction.org The AAAA is the "association of professionals managing affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resource programs." Resources available on-line for free are: Federal Law and Regulations, Federal Enforcement Agencies, Court and Legal Opinions, Civil Rights Organizations, Human Resource Organizations, and Conflict Resolution Association. Subscription is necessary to access other benefits.
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
www.aacu.org/resources/diversity/index.cfm A very extensive and resourceful website from the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Categories include: AAC&U Initiatives (example of sub-category: American Commitments-Diversity, Democracy, and Liberal Learning), AAC&U Publications (ex: American Pluralism and the College Curriculum), AAC&U Meetings and Institutes (ex: Diversity and Learning), Resources (ex: Institutional Leadership), AAC&U Project Web Sites (ex: DiversityWeb, Greater Expectations). Additionally, this site offers information on annual conferences on diversity issues.
American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc.
www.aimd.org This website "brings together practitioners, leaders, and innovators to explore effective approaches that will strengthen organizations and communities through diversity management."
Diversity Central, Cultural Intelligence
www.diversityhotwire.com Diversity Central, a "resource for cultural diversity at work," requires a subscription for full access to articles in archives, but non-paying viewers still have access to statistics, resources, and a few articles.
Diversity Web
www.diversityweb.org "An interactive resource hub for higher education" created by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Global Initiatives at AAC&U. Main categories of this website are: Diversity Innovations (sub-categories: Institutional Leadership; Curricular Change; Faculty/Staff Development; Campus & Community), Research and Trends (sub categories: Research, Evaluation and Impact; Political and Legal Issues, Diversity Digest (sub-categories: Current Issue, Archival Issues, What is Diversity Digest?) and Diversity Postings (sub-categories: Conferences and Papers; Position Openings; Resources).
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org A student and educator resource devoted to making "anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and name calling unacceptable in America's schools, engaging and empowering educators as partners in creating schools where every student can fully participate in school life, and ensure that the national agenda to create effective schools includes LGBT issues." This website includes links to forums, clubs, events, conferences, and a very resourceful library that includes articles, lesson plans, club-organizing skills, etc. It also contains information for current chapters and how to start your own.
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
www.iidc.indiana.edu The mission of the IIDC is "to foster communities that welcome, value and support the participation and contributions of people of all ages and abilities through research, education and service." Indiana Institute Centers by focus area are: Early Childhood, Schools, Employment/Community living, Aging and Communities, Autism Spectrum, Disability Policy, Disability Information, and Family Resources.
Love Makes A Family
www.lovemakesafamily.org Family Diversity Projects, a non-profit organization, provides four traveling photo-text exhibits: In Our Family (Portraits of all kinds of Family), Love Makes a Family (Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and their Families), Nothing to Hide (Mental Illness in the Family), and Of Many Colors (Portrait of Multiracial Families). These exhibits "educate people of all ages to recognize, support and celebrate the full range of diversity... to help reduce prejudice, stereotyping, and harassment of all people perceived to be 'different' from the 'norm.'"
Mavin Magazine
www.mavin.net Mavin is a foundation that provides viewers numerous resources for and about children from multi-racial backgrounds and trans-racial adoptions. There are three categories of internet resources: Multi-Racial (ex: Association of Multiethnic Americans), Community Based Organizations (ex: Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies), and Student Organizatons (ex: Cornell Hapa Student Association). It also hosts a very unique program, MatchMaker, which is the only national site "dedicated to mixed race bone marrow donor recruitment and education."
Minority Access, Inc.
www.minorityaccess.org This website provides minority undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to apply to student researchers programs, internships, and associate programs within the Unites States.
The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
www.nameorg.org "Advocates for Educational Equity and Social Justice," NAME is comprised of professional educators and specialists from preschool to higher education and representatives from businesses and communities. The website has a very extensive resource center with links to models of multicultural education, multicultural education lesson plans, surveys, speeches, stories, research, journals, the NAME film festivals, Brown vs. Board of Education, etc. Individuals/groups can apply for membership. NAME also hosts an annual conference on various issues in multicultural education.
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