This guide provides agencies a grounding in the foundations of data management and equity through key terms, GBA Plus, and key data equity principles. It then explores five phases of developing a comprehensive data management strategy: identifying data needs, evaluating current practices, designing a strategy, implementing the strategy, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation. Each section…

Data narratives are a framing device useful for conceptalizing the ways an agency uses data. This workshop is designed to increase understanding of the role data plays in GBA Plus and equity work through data narratives. It is intended to build both knowledge and confidence around employing data in the pursuit of equity while incorporating…

This tool provides a brief overview of the importance of establishing a baseline understanding of staff readiness and capacity to implement GBA Plus in their work. It includes a staff GBA Plus readiness and capacity survey template that organizations can use to obtain an understanding of where they are starting in terms of knowledge, skills,…

This tool offers a brief overview of the importance of board diversity and leadership commitment to equity work. It provides a settlement-sector-focused board diversity survey and matrix template that organizations can adapt to their context to assess board representation. Data is first collected anonymously from all board members through the diversity survey then aggregated and…

This tool helps organizations evaluate their programs, workshops, or services using a GBA Plus approach. It identifies gaps in how intersecting identity factors are considered within organizational initiatives. The tool features specific assessment questions adapted from the Canadian Department of Women and Gender Equality’s GBA Plus training and tailored for the Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Sector….