We've accepted the notion that diversity and inclusion are inherently linked, and that both will ultimately lead to a better organizational life, but is there proof? What do we know about the return on investment in the nonprofit sector? Review ASAE's Association Inclusion Index, and key benchmarking metrics used by nonprofit membership organizations seeking to cultivate a better organizational life. Get ready to stop comparisons between nonprofit and corporate practices and perceptions of progress in diversity and inclusion. Start measuring what matters!
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Alexis Terry
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership
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Alexis Terry is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. Her main responsibility is to develop and facilitate a strategic, organization-wide initiative to ensure that ASAE & The Center represents a diverse and inclusive organizational model for the association community and to support the membership in their efforts to embed such practices into their own organizations. She also supports the work of ASAE & The Center’s diversity committee, a body of ASAE & The Center members who guide the organization’s diversity and inclusion initiative, and work with DELP (Diversity Executive Leadership Program) scholars to assist in their continued professional development and involvement in the organization.
Prior to joining ASAE & The Center, Alexis held a variety of roles at BoardSource, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing the public good by building exceptional nonprofit boards and inspiring board service, based in Washington, DC. Alexis is the author of BoardSource’s 2008 Next Generation and Governance Findings Report and served as project manager of BoardSource’s Diversity and Next Generation Initiative, a multiyear effort designed to reach and prepare diverse, next generation leaders for board service.
A graduate of Pepperdine University, Alexis holds a degree in communication and a certificate in nonprofit management. She is currently pursuing an executive certificate in diversity strategy from Georgetown University.