EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This document presents the findings of a study that
examines programming in environmental organizations.
The goal is to find out (a) how many institutions
have diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) pathway
programming; (b) what kinds of programs exist; (c) where
are organizations with diversity programs located; and (d)
what kinds of support existing programs provide.
We analyzed 1039 environmental organizations and
found diversity pathway programs in 173 (16.7%) of them.
Of those, 138 (13.3%) of the institutions have one pathway
program, while 35 (3.4%) of them have two or more
programs. In all, we found a total of 235 diversity pathway
programs.
We found a wide variety of programs in urban and rural
areas that catered to a range of demographic groups. We
will attempt to identify gaps in programming and suggest
future courses of action.