SummaryWhat are the indicators with regard to DEI in US-founded international development organizations (both for-profit and nonprofit), and how have these stats changed since 2021? Where have we seen follow-through on declarations of DEI related intentions ? And where has progress stalled?In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Shiro Gnanaselvam, President and CEO at Social Impact, a well-known development management and evaluation consulting firm, on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) trends in US international development agencies. Social Impact has been measuring these trends since 2021 through successive rounds of survey data. Shiro’s Bio:CEO of Social Impact, a US-based development management and evaluation consulting company that offers MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) services to the international development sectorFormer Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Social ImpactCOO at AfriCare, the largest and oldest African-American-founded international NGO focused exclusively on the continent of AfricaSenior Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC)We discuss: Racial and ethnic minorities remain under-represented in positions of powerThe global development sector remains predominantly white and female, including at the topDisability reporting shows signs of greater awarenessOrganizations have invested in establishing governance structures for DEI: policies, strategies, and staff with dedicated responsibilities as well as collective staff bodies (DEI councils, etc.). There are modest improvements in how diversity data are capturedCommitment to DEI remains, but competing priorities and resource limitations are a severe impediment to progressThere are tensions between global lenses on DEI, localization, and US-domestic perspectives on DEI that need to be resolved – but also many points of similarity. Resources:Shiro’s LinkedIn ProfileSocial Impact websiteSocial Impact’s blog post on overall survey resultsSocial Impact blog post on 7 actions the US development sector must take YouTube video of this podcastClick here to subscribe to be alerted when new podcast episodes come out or when Tosca produces other thought leadership pieces.Or email Tosca at tosca@5oaksconsulting.org if you want to talk about your social sector organization’s needs, challenges, and opportunities.You can find Tosca’s content by following her on her social media channels: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Youtube