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In partnership with local non-profit organizations, developed on-demand trainings for staff and volunteers on a variety of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics including:
- Gender & Sexuality 101
- A Training with Voices for Racial Justice
- Mental Health 101: Being Prepared
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All staff are required to take the Intercultural Development Inventory to assess and further their progression along a continuum of cross-cultural competence.
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Quarterly Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Learning Series for staff to deepen knowledge and understanding of issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ambassadors Program works to build internal capacity in facilitating difficult dialogue and skill development around intercultural issues.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access & Racial Justice
The Girl Scout mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. This mission includes every girl of every background, which is why diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of our work at Girl Scouts River Valleys. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is a commitment to providing adaptable, culturally-relevant leadership programming that meets the needs of every girl, volunteer, family, community, and staff member throughout our 49-county region. Our work is based on the belief that everyone who participates in Girl Scouts should have the opportunity to become a leader and a changemaker.
CEO Message
"Girl Scouts River Valleys is committed to
diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and racial justice.
Our core purpose is to boldly lead as an anti-racist organization that uplifts and empowers every Girl Scout to know their worth and lead in their world. To achieve this, Girl Scouts River Valleys is committed to recruiting, investing in, and empowering a diverse membership with an equitable and welcoming environment- where all members create and feel a sense of belonging.
Girl Scouts values diverse perspectives and exposure to new ideas and we believe that our differences are our greatest strength. Through our collective deliberate efforts, we strive to represent, support, and respond to the broad and diverse communities we serve, and provide a space for every girl to learn, grow, and succeed.
Girl Scouts River Valleys works to disrupt systemic racism, hatred, and xenophobia to ensure our community is a place where we can build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place."
~ Tish Bolger
Cultural Competence
We build the cultural competence of Girl Scouts staff, volunteers, and board members through ongoing learning and training opportunities. We define cultural competence as the ability to recognize that people have different lived experiences; a culturally competent individual or organization understands, accepts, and respects the differences between and within cultures.
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Values & Commitment
We ensure that Girl Scouts River Valleys’ values about diversity, equity and inclusion access (DEI) are integrated across every part of our work and create systems that keep us accountable for this work.
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Recruit & Retain
Girl Scouts River Valleys establishes staff policies, practices, and trainings that make Girl Scouts a welcoming, inclusive work environment with culturally competent staff.
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Accessibility & Inclusion
We implement programs, practices, and organizational policies that ensure that Girl Scouts is accessible for every family.
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