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DEI Awareness and Acceptance Self-Assessment

DEI Awareness and Acceptance Self-Assessment

This annual board self-assessment supports reflection, group learning, and organizational development.

Privacy and anonymity

Responses are intended to be anonymous and reported in aggregate. If you used an invitation link, that link is used only to track completion and is not stored on the anonymous response. The survey supports organizational learning and development. It is not a test or measure of personal worth, and results will not be used as the sole basis for employment, board-service, disciplinary, or performance decisions. Small-group reporting may be suppressed to protect anonymity.

For each statement, select one response. All 20 responses are required. Your score is not shown after submission.

  1. 1 Strongly disagree
  2. 2 Disagree
  3. 3 Neither agree nor disagree
  4. 4 Agree
  5. 5 Strongly agree
0 of 20 answered
Foundational Awareness
1. I understand the differences among diversity, equity, and inclusion.
2. I recognize that treating everyone exactly the same can sometimes produce unequal outcomes.
3. I am aware that historical and systemic factors can affect people's present-day opportunities and experiences.
4. I rarely notice how identity, culture, or background may shape a person's experience.
Openness and Acceptance
5. I value groups and teams that include people with varied identities, backgrounds, and perspectives.
6. I am willing to reconsider my assumptions when I learn about experiences different from my own.
7. Conversations about inequity usually create more division than understanding.
8. Thoughtful DEI efforts can strengthen fairness, trust, belonging, and organizational effectiveness.
Empathy and Comfort Across Difference
9. I can listen to someone describe discrimination or exclusion without immediately becoming defensive.
10. I can respectfully discuss differences involving race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, culture, and other identities.
11. I try to understand the impact of words or actions even when the original intent was not harmful.
12. I tend to avoid meaningful interaction with people whose life experiences differ greatly from mine.
Equity and Inclusive Practice
13. I understand that fairness may require different support or resources based on people's barriers and needs.
14. I pay attention to whose voices may be missing, overlooked, or interrupted in conversations and decisions.
15. I support accessible practices and reasonable accommodations that help people participate fully.
16. The most qualified person will always succeed, regardless of bias or systemic barriers.
Action, Accountability, and Growth
17. I am willing to speak up, ask a question, or seek help when I witness bias, exclusion, or disrespect.
18. Before making decisions that affect others, I seek perspectives from people who may experience the issue differently.
19. I can accept feedback about the unintended impact of my behavior and make appropriate changes.
20. I take concrete steps to make my workplace, organization, or community more welcoming and equitable.
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