Resource Library
To support you in your efforts to create more inclusive communities, we have compiled this resource library. It will be updated periodically. For more tools and resources, consider becoming a member to access member-only resources.
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United States Welcoming Standard
By: Welcoming America
Welcoming America created the Welcoming Standard to outline the smart local policies, programs, and partnerships for what it means for a community to be inclusive.
United States Welcoming Standard “Quick Guides”
The Welcoming Standard captures what is essential to a welcoming community.
Available: in English, en español, en français, in italiano, Στα ελληνικα
Welcoming Cities Standard
By: Welcoming Australia
The Welcoming Cities Standard establishes the framework for local councils to benchmark their cultural diversity and inclusion policies and practices across the organisation; identify where and how further efforts could be directed; and assess progress over time.
Welcoming Cities Accreditation
By: Welcoming Australia
Accreditation with Welcoming Cities (Australia) benchmarks councils across the six categories of the Standard.
Welcoming Communities Standard
By: Welcoming Communities, Immigration New Zealand
The communities, councils, and agencies involved in Welcoming Communities (New Zealand) co-designed the Standard together. New Zealanders also had input through a nation-wide consultation in 2017.
Welcoming Communities Accreditation Manual
By: Welcoming Communities, Immigration New Zealand
The communities, councils, and agencies involved in Welcoming Communities (New Zealand) co-designed the Standard together.
Weltoffene Kommune Self-check – in English
By: Bertelsmann Foundation and PHINEO
This self-check provides [cities and communities] in Germany with an instrument that supports them in shaping and developing their integration and diversity work.
Weltoffen Komune Selbstcheck – auf Deutsch
By: Bertelsmann Foundation and PHINEO
Der Selbstcheck gibt Kommunen in Deutschland ein Instrument an die Hand, das sie darin unterstützt, ihre Integrations- und Diversitätsarbeit zu gestalten und weiterzuentwickeln.
Inclusive Cities Framework
By: Welcoming Cities / COMPAS
This framework draws on the learning from [an] action planning process.
Welcoming International Guidelines for Standards/Indicators/Frameworks
By: Welcoming International
A welcoming community is one that actively works to lift up all people, expand the circle of belonging, and create a greater sense of “we.”