Micro Credentials

DEIA and Conscious Inclusion Micro-Credential Program

In support of ASAE’s strong commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and Conscious Inclusion (CI) ASAE has developed a DEIA/CI Micro-Credential Program.

Since associations are leaders in their respective professions and industries, the ability for executives to educate themselves, staff members, members, and volunteers on DEIA/CI is the most significant way these important concepts can be adopted and pushed through the communities and professions they serve.

This micro-credential program will be appropriate for both trade and professional associations. The micro-credentials will focus on approaching the DEIA/CI topics from a behavioral perspective, modeling what should be the norm, creating inclusive environments, and focusing on culture shift, change management, and embracing DEIA/CI.

Each micro-credential will include case studies, video stories of experiences and best practices, a self-reflection guide, a language guide, and a rigorous final assessment. Each micro-credential will include a digital badge, so association executives and staffers will have a visual representation of this achievement, which will signify to their staff, their boards, and the community at large that they have obtained a level of knowledge around DEIA/Conscious Inclusion.

The five micro-credentials in this program are:

Building a DEIA Strategy That Sticks

Building a DEIA Strategy That Sticks is part of the ASAE DEIA and Conscious Inclusion Micro-Credentials Program. This micro-credential focuses on putting DEIA into practice and building a strategic roadmap within the association.

Learning Objective: This micro-credential will focus on bolstering board diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility (DEIA) to increase organizational effectiveness, integrating DEIA into association operations, engaging members and volunteers on DEIA, and how to measure the success of DEIA strategy.

Learning Outcomes:

Distinguish between diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility (DEIA), and how conscious inclusion informs DEIA strategies and actions.
Define and apply the benefits and strategies in bolstering DEIA in boards.
Identify DEIA integrations into everyday association operations and the critical role of staff.
Modify practices to ensure a transformation to more inclusive members and volunteers.
Determine practical solutions to apply data to measure success.

Featured Speakers Include:

Cie Armstead, DBA, MPA, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, American College of Surgeons
Ann Bresingham, Chief Human Resources Officer, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists
Wanda Little Coffey, MBA, CAE, Senior Director, Volunteer Relations, ASAE
Maunda Land, MBA, CMP, CAE, ASAE Conscious Inclusion Consultant
Vicki Deal-Williams, MA, CCC-SLP, FASAE, CAE, CEO, The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Heba Mahmoud, Senior Manager of Diversity Initiatives, Collective Consulting
Danielle Jones, PhD, MPH, Vice President DEI, Association of Women's Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses
Enid-Mai Jones, CAE, DEI Principal, Immense Business Solutions
Marlene McDowell, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
Rodneikka Scott, CAE, Chief Membership and Diversity Programs Officer, The Endocrine Society

Allyship, Implicit Bias, and Micro-aggressions 

Allyship, Implicit Bias, and Micro-aggressions is part of the ASAE DEIA and Conscious Inclusion Micro-Credentials Program. This micro-credential focuses on identifying implicit bias and micro-aggressions, how they affect work within associations, and how to be a good ally.

Learning Objective: This micro-credential will focus on bolstering the understanding of association professional in how implicit biases and micro-aggressions affect work and communication internally and with members, and how association professionals can be allies and a support for communities suffering from biases and micro-aggressions.

Learning Outcomes:

Recognize how implicit biases lead to micro-aggressions.
Define and apply the power of allyship as an association leader.
Identify actions that can be implemented in everyday association operations to combat bias and micro-aggressions.
Modify practices to ensure a transformation to a system that focuses on inclusion.

Featured Speakers Include:

Deanna Singh, Founder, Uplifting Impact
Stacie East, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Entomological Society of America
Regina Gibson-Burtnick, CAE, CME Manager, American Society of Hematology
Samyuktha Nereeja, MPH, State Associations Relations Manager II, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
Jenn Novesky, MPS, Vice President, Membership & Volunteer Engagement, ASAE
Tamara Rasberry, Owner/Principal Consultant, Rasberry Consulting, LLC

Ethical Considerations in Conscious Inclusion and DEIA

Ethical Considerations in Conscious Inclusion and DEIA is part of the ASAE DEIA and Conscious Inclusion Micro-Credentials Program. This micro-credential focuses on understanding how ethics is related to building strong DEIA and Conscious Inclusion practices in associations.

Learning Objective: This micro-credential will focus on bolstering association code of ethics and ethical guidelines with a focus on DEIA, with a focus on ensuring association professionals and leadership understand the ethical responsibilities related to DEIA.

Learning Outcomes:

Distinguish ethics, values, and law and how they relate to DEIA codes.
Define and apply the ethics and ESG to DEIA.
Identify the ways in which ethics apply to accessibility and the roles of association professionals in accessibility.
Modify association code of ethics to include DEIA.
Determine practical inclusions of DEIA in ethical policies.

Featured Speakers Include:

Debbie Trueblood, MSW, FASAE, IOM, CAE, Senior Consultant, Association Management Center
Mariama Boney, President and CEOAchieve More LLC
Samyuktha K. Gumidyala (Neeraja), MPH, State Associations Relations Manager II, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
Mark McCormack, Senior Director, Research & Insights, EDUCAUSE
Peter O’Neil, CEO, ASIS International

Become a Culturally Competent Association Leader

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility) is an important component to associations, and associations in a variety of industries-from finance to medical to sports-have launched DEIA efforts. To be successful such efforts require association leaders to acquire and maintain important competencies. This program covers how to understand the needs, communication styles, and expectations of various identity groups in order to become a culturally competent association leader. For the purposes of this program, culturally competent is defined as being aware of your own cultural beliefs and values and how these may be different from other cultures-including being able to learn about and honor the different cultures of those you work with.

Learning Objective: This micro-credential will explore generational identity, racial and ethnic identity, gender identity, and accessibility and address ways to develop inclusive language, practices and workplace environments at the personal and organization levels.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the differences within identities surrounding, race, culture and ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, disability accessibility, and generational identities.
Apply cultural understanding across global and trans cultural association efforts.
Identify actions that can be taken to ensure DEIA needs are understood and communicated.
Modify practices to ensure diverse expectations can be met within an association.

Featured Speakers Include:

Jenn Novesky, MPS, Vice President, Membership & Volunteer Engagement, ASAE
Samyuktha Nereeja, CAE, MPH, State Associations Relations Manager II, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
Shan Haugabrook, Director of Membership, Atlanta Apartment Association
Sylvia Gonner, CAE, Global Expert & Culture Wiz
Vy Le, CAE, Membership and Governance Director, Linguistic Society of America
Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA, FASAE, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Conscious Inclusion and Accessibility

Conscious Inclusion and Accessibility is part of the ASAE DEIA and Conscious Inclusion Micro-Credentials Program. This micro-credential focuses on understanding the importance of accessibility in all facets of an association.

Learning Objective: This micro-credential will focus informing association leadership and staff on the importance of accessibility in associations, how to build an organizational culture around accessibility, and the importance of ensuring accessibility and disability in all programs.

Learning Outcomes:

Define and apply the understanding of different types of disabilities.
Distinguish between accessibility and usability in all facets of an associations.
Identify accessibility integrations into everyday association operations.
Understand the practical steps to take towards accessibility and usability equity.

Featured Speakers Include:

Aprille Woodson, Ph.D., J.D., LPC, NCC, Program Manager of Ethics, American Counseling Association
Eddy Fagundo, Ph.D., CRC, CVE, Senior Manager, Education Content, American Counseling Association
Keith Soares, Director, Website Strategies, ASAE
Lakia Elam, CEO, Magnificent Differences Consulting
Laniyyah Elam, Director of Operations, Magnificent Differences Consulting
Samyuktha Neeraja, CAE, MPH, State Associations Relations Manager II, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Contributors and reviewers include representatives from:

American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
American Counseling Association
Association on Higher Education and Disability
ASAE conscious inclusion staff
ASAEs D+I Committee
Magnificent Differences Consulting
Springboard Consulting

Interested in registering a group for the entire series? Please contact Aniya Arrington for discount pricing.

For more information, contact:
ASAE Learning
learning@asaecenter.org
202 626 2734