ICA has been recognized as a Power of Associations Silver Award Winner by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for the IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access initiative.
ICA's Executive Director, Laura Sawyer, MA, CAE: "We are immensely proud to receive this recognition for the years of work we have done since 2017 to build not only ICA's inclusion, accessibility, equity, and diversity efforts, but to use these programs to build a true sense of belonging for our members and attendees across numerous identities within the ICA community. From our groundbreaking programs aimed at preserving access to career opportunities for parents in formative career stages–a huge inequity for women that leads to decades of lost income and lifetime earning capacity–through nursing rooms, a kids picnic, and heavily subsidized childcare; to religious observance, a quiet room, and AA meetings; from a Black Scholars' reception/caucus-building event and an annual LGBTQIA+@ICA gathering to gender-neutral restrooms and special attention paid to mobility, vision, medical, and hearing-related accessibility, the ICA we see going into our 75th anniversary next year is much different than the ICA of our founders in 1950…or even the ICA of ten years ago. We look forward to our further evolution as ICA's doors welcome an even greater diversity of scholars within our 33 division and interest groups."
ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE: "Congratulations to the International Communication Association for exemplifying the impact associations have on the industries and professions they represent, and on society at large. It's always so incredibly satisfying to see associations going above and beyond their everyday mission to change the world. We're very proud to spotlight this award-winning initiative."
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Committee
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Develops and maintains an association-wide definition of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. ICA is a unique organization in that its membership is highly international in scope and IDEA principles apply and are viewed differently across the globe.
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Identifies areas of activity on which ICA can be assessed in terms of IDEA principle and recommends what metrics should be used.
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Identifies areas of opportunity and recommends mechanisms by which ICA can improve on IDEA principles.
To learn more about IDEA visit: On Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access: Statement from the Executive Committee of the International Communication Association (ICA): https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.icahdq.org/resource/resmgr/docs/ica_diversity.pdf
2024 Award Recipients: https://powerofassociations.org/awards/award-recipients/
About The Power of Associations Awards
ASAE's Power of Associations Awards recognize the association community's economic and societal contributions locally, nationally and globally. ASAE will celebrate The Power of Associations Award recipients during its annual Summit Awards Dinner on September 24, 2024, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
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Tom Mankowski
ICA
Washington DC
United States
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