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What are the current translation methods?
They vary by group
We want to make sure we are using good methods are consistent across the board

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How to create interdepartmental awareness of culturally competent research?

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How to create interdepartmental awareness of culturally competent research?

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Building a repository and principles of how to frame our research that can be consistently applied.
We are sharing information on resources, toolkits, utilizing the intranet
How do we make sure that the organization knows that there is a research committee available to address questions, issues, concerns.

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Can we email members of the research committee?

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Can we email members of the research committee?

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Translation can be challenging. Is there a thought of doing the translation simultaneously so we can be more responsive in the moment.

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How do we ensure we get the bilingual staff we need

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How do we ensure we get the bilingual staff we need

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There are certifications but there is still more to be done.
We shouldn't always be tapping bilingual staff on the shoulder to meet translation needs
International v domestic; formal v. casual, etc.

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Verification of suppliers who meet our standards

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Verification of suppliers who meet our standards

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How do we identify suppliers who are culturally in line with our values?

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In addition to polls are there other approaches are planned to get the staff perspective on the diversity of teams and what more needs to be done?

DREI@norc.org
Engaging with the various committees (steering, advisory, research)

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How to disseminate information externally?

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How to disseminate information externally?

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We are engaging dialogue with other research organizations on this area.
We are still working on how we communicate back to the community information that would be relevant to their lives.

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As a trans NIS TI, especially one who works onsite, having a better approach to trans/lgbt related questions would make it better to work

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It would be great to have a specific site where bilingual FIs could go to provide feedback on errors/unclear portions in non-English scripts

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Allow for smaller communication efforts for more junior level staff like an internal conference or poster session so they can also share their experiences.

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Important issues
We need to do a better job putting materials out in bilingual manner and perhaps have a language sheet with a number they can call for input and inclusion,

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Bilingual written materials

More languages available for specific populations, especially for projects like MCBS

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Tracking our progress is important and will help for sustainability and identify where we need to focus attention

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I'd be interested in helping developing something like a gender/sexuality conversation for TIs specifically!

Abigail Old (Beau)
old-abigail@norc.org

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We are still defining..
is it culturally competent, responsive, etc.

Where does it impact? Committee is drafting
principles

Identifying best practices to help e.g. in monitoring and evaluation

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Giving some thought to on the ground data collection and cultural competency, as a very intermittent FI since 2014, I recognize that each FI working a set of cases for data collection likely carries their own set of biases through their work as it intersects with individual decisions about cases that will be worked.  When encountering cultural difference in any form, does an FI gravitate toward data collection from respondents that are more similar to themselves?  I am speaking culturally, ethnically, economically, etc.  I hope some form of bias training for intermittent FIs will be a part of NORC's future.   This is data in the deepest details, but I think such efforts will improve data quality within a sample.

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In a standardized survey, it is impossible to get to the nuance of the cultural diversions without asking each Respondent : What am I not asking that you feel is relevant?

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We want to expand the network
We don't feel we have the current expertise to broaden and select appropriate suppliers.
Wait for the CDO

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Can we ask our current vendors questions about their diversity practices? A simple fact sheet would help us understand our current supplier pool far better

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Agree with speaker.  FI's don't always have access to give feedback on areas in which we may be bringing or introducing harm because of presumptions or unspokens.  Nice to hear awareness of this.
Those writing the questions should likely engage with FI's earlier in survey formation to gain an FI/FM perspective for survey formation.

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In my other work/career, I am an educator for college and high school age students.  I also direct an arts program at a large midwestern Uni.   I enjoy talking to teens and twenty-somethings and opening their minds to all of the ways in which they can make a positive impact.  I wonder how/if I could be involved in this pipeline initiative (3I).
George Keating
keating-george@norc.org (FI since Jan '21) georgepkeating@gmail.com (personal)

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Deep Dives are really useful as a means of knowledge sharing among TIs and FIs

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Targeted meetings to get at specific situations that TIs and FIs experience that we can better prepare for

Maybe on weekly calls to address some of this

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Expressing Interest in Research Committee Participation

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Expressing Interest in Research Committee Participation

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LaToya Dancy (dancy-latoya@norc.org) interested in providing what I believe is a wealth of experience in different elements of cultural competency and the overall level of attention to detail and sensitivity that this action requires.

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Culturally competent v. culturally responsive

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Culturally competent v. culturally responsive

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Can we change "cultural competent" to "culturally responsive"? You cannot be technically competent in culture, as it is a lived experience, we as researchers can only appropriately respond a measure the effectiveness of how we respond

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There is opportunity to do research on procurement programs and to partner with various economic development organizations and enhance our procurement policy.  I would love to be a part of this given my prior experience working in economic development.

Carolina Diaz Martinez
diaz-carolina@norc.org

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Dialogue in leadership on what was needed and felt that we needed more diversity to impact our work better

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Feels great to see that and looking to the future and also being an organization that is recognized for this

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NORC should be walking the walk and taking that role to be a leader in this arena

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Is there a plan to retain BIPOC researchers?

It is something that is part of the strategy (mostly in People)