Recruitment, 78 outreach

It stipulated that cost was not an acceptable reason for exclusion, and that programs and support for outreach efforts to recruit these groups be undertaken (NIH, 1986). Failure to ensure adequate effort to implement could be reason for grant rejection or loss of financial support. 

Although there is more to inclusion than just having the correct mix of people participate, good recruitment is an essential element of success and the right place to begin. If outreach and recruitment are done poorly, then efforts to create an inclusive meeting are doomed. Unless the true diversity of a community is represented in the room or at the table, there is nothing that can be done to get their views adequately heard. 

Create a strong outreach team that meets regularly. The key people in charge of recruitment need to be in close touch and work together in a coordinated way. This necessitates... 

To achieve diverse participation, the specific strategies vary depending on the situation, the issues involved, and the segments of the community that need to be included. At the same time, there are five key outreach principles that are applicable in almost every setting. The five key principles to keep in mind when recruiting participants for an inclusive meeting are ... 

Similarly, a faculty member believed that inclusion would also be the result of recruitment ofpromisingyoungpeople at avery early stage middle school or earlier. Some colleges focused their outreach and development... 

We support events focused on women and people of color, which provides the company with visibility and has a positive impact on the community, says Valencia Faye Tate. Through this outreach, we meet strategic parmers and find and recruit talent. ... 

Increase the number of companies whose corporate identity, recruiting efforts, product advertising, and outreach to the public feature engineers and engineering and use messages and taglines either directly from or comparable to those from Changing the Conversation. 

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