Family Friendly & Diversity Resources as a reference...

Family Friendly Resources

Alliance for Work-Life Progress - leading not-for-profit professional association committed to the development and advancement of the field of work-life effectiveness.

http://www.awlp.org/

American Association of Working People(AAWP) is a non-profit membership organization of working people committed to helping workers and their families help each other. They seek to improve the quality of life for all working Americans through educational programs and communication such as newsletters, magazines, and networking. Site provides information about the AAWP, including their mission and goals, membership information, and a Survey for Working Americans.

http://www.aawp.org

Center for Work & Family– [Boston College - Carroll School of Management] – seeks to help organizations create effective workplaces that support and develop healthy and productive employees.  CWF has provided a bridge linking the academic community to the world of the work/life practitioner.  New England Work & Family Association (NEWFA) helps employers understand and address the complex work/life challenges facing today's workforce. They provide a forum and resource base for organizations in any phase of work/life planning and policy development.

http://www.bc.edu/centers/cwf/

College and University Work/ Family Association – within the specialized environment of higher education, CUWFA offers services to support the diverse group of professionals contributing to the development of work/family programs and policies on campus: human resource administrators, student services administrators, work/family managers, childcare and elder care program directors, senior administrators, faculty, and others.

http://www.cuwfa.org/indexright.htm

The Conference Board – a business organization, which sponsors or co-sponsors conferences on Diversity and Work-Life and has Councils on the same.

http://www.conference-board.org/knowledge/hrOrganization.cfm

e-DependentCareBest Domestic Employment Services, Inc., through its e-DependentCare Work-Life Services & Integration, has become a pioneer and leader in the area of work-life balance & integration with a focus on yielding tangible results.

http://www.e-dependentcare.net/pages/622481

Diversity Resources

American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. (AIMD) is the nation’s leading nonprofit think tank dedicated to promoting and furthering the field of diversity management.  Diversity Leadership Academy is a pioneer in leadership education in diversity management for communities, business, nonprofit, education and other sectors of our society.

http://aimd.org

Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) is a membership organization of leaders from American businesses, colleges and universities, and museums. Founded in 1978, the specific goals of the group are to increase communication among the sectors, analyze issues of mutual concern, and deliberate on courses of action that will effect change in these areas.

www.bhef.com

The Centre for Diversity and Business - International group ‘aims to support business and other organizations in the changing landscape of diversity.’

http://www.diversityatwork.com

Cultural Diversity Hotline - Empower your employees to learn and change. Put more than 1,000 diversity articles, tools and resources into their hands.

http://www.diversityhotwire.com/

Diversity Celebration is a web site hosting ‘The Center for the Celebration of Diversity through Education ‘[CCODE].  CCODE addresses the racial, ethnic, gender and other differences that contribute to misunderstanding and apathy, judgments and righteousness, poor morale and hostility, low self-esteem and high turnover.

http://www.diversitycelebration.com/

Diversity Inc – is a website that provides News Articles, Newsletters, Best Practices, Hot Topics, Industry specific information and a Career Center as well as general resources.

http://www.diversityinc.com/

Diversity Leadership Academy of Greater Indianapolis (DLAGI) is a community-based leadership development program focused on diversity and helping leaders understand our similarities, differences and the challenges facing all of us.

http://dlagi.org/

Diversity Training Group - We specialize in the planning, design, and implementation of organization-wide diversity, gender equity (sexual harassment prevention), and mentoring training initiatives. Our experience with high-resistance audiences is extensive.  http://www.diversitydtg.com/