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Inclusivity Training

Instructor

Spark

Course Overview

This course helps nonprofit staff design and communicate volunteer opportunities that are welcoming to individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. Learners will build practical skills in using inclusive language, supporting LGBTQ+ volunteers, avoiding assumptions, adapting roles, and reducing barriers to participation—creating volunteer experiences where everyone feels they belong.

Course Content

  • Inclusivity Training Learning Objectives
    • Inclusivity Training: Learning Objectives

  • Why Inclusivity Matters
    • Inclusivity Training: Creating Belonging in our Volunteer Spaces

    • Inclusivity Training: What Inclusivity Looks Like

    • Inclusivity Training Check-In (1)

    • Inclusivity Training: Common Barriers to Volunteer Inclusion

  • Welcoming Diverse Identities
    • Inclusivity Training: Welcoming Diverse Backgrounds

    • Inclusivity Training Check-In (2)

    • Inclusivity Training: Welcoming LGBTQ+ Volunteers & Groups

    • Inclusivity Training: Pronouns & Names

  • Inclusive Communication
    • Inclusivity Training: Inclusive Language

    • Inclusivity Training Check-In (3)

    • Inclusivity Training: Avoiding Assumptions in Volunteer Communication

  • Designing Adaptable Opportunities
    • Inclusivity Training: Designing Adaptable Volunteer Roles

    • Inclusivity Training: Accommodations Requests and Process

    • Inclusivity Training: When Adaptation Is Not Possible

  • Removing Barriers
    • Inclusivity Training: Identifying Barriers

    • Inclusivity Training: Reducing Economic Barriers to Volunteering

  • Inclusivity Checklists
    • Inclusivity Training: Inclusive Language Checklist Questions

    • Inclusivity Training: Non-Discrimination Visibility Checklist Questions

    • Inclusivity Training: Accommodations Workflow Suggestions

    • Inclusivity Training: Eligibility Barrier Checklist Questions

  • Inclusivity Training Knowledge Check
    • Inclusivity Training: Final Assessment

Free
  • Course Level Experts
  • Lessons 18
  • Additional Resource 0
  • Last Update June 4, 2026