Are you ready to act on your EDI commitments?

We have listened to feedback from sector leaders, our first manifesto signatories and Diversity Champions to create a brand new Manifesto with the following key features:

  • 7 clear commitments to report on annually

  • 10 initial actions to get started on in the first six months

  • Regular check-ins with the Diversity Forum and fellow signatories for support and guidance

Manifesto 2.0 is a bold new way to address equity, equality, diversity and inclusion in the social investment sector. By working transparently and collaboratively on shared goals and aims, organisations can be held accountable and access support from fellow signatories and the Diversity Forum.

We have done our best to make this manifesto easy-to-follow to create space for conversations on barriers that go beyond logistics and instead focus on the culture, knowledge and mindset required for meaningful change. To support this, we will be working directly with signatories to help set goals aligned to these commitments, complete annual reporting and check-in with us, and their peers, after 3 and 6 months to identify challenges we can find solutions to, as a collective.

For comments, questions and more please email info@diversityforum.org.uk

By working together, we hope to achieve sustainable systemic change towards a more inclusive social sector.

 

Practical info: How to sign the new Manifesto?

  1. Download our signable version of the Manifesto

  2. Ask/sign this manifesto by the CEO and one Board Member.

  3. Email the signed copy back to us with the name of your nominated EDI Lead

  4. Add our logo to your website and we will add yours to ours!

  5. Begin setting goals and working on our 10 initial actions.

Reach out to us for support and we will also check in with the nominated lead after 3 months, 6 months and for annual reporting.

Connect Fund

There is funding available to support social investors and fund managers in England looking to fulfil their commitment to the Diversity Forum manifesto, through the Connect Fund. This funding can be used for training costs; consultant support or to create capacity to implement changes to increase accessibility to those often excluded from investment. Find out more including how to apply on the Connect Fund website.

Downloads

Please click the buttons below and at the top of the page for downloadable documents to sign, read and share.