Organizational Diversity Paper In the last few years Mankato has been experiencing a surge in minority population. This demographic change is posing challenges regarding acceptance and incorporation...

To
The Execetive Director,
Non-profit agency,
Mankato
Dear Mr. Executive Director,
I am writing this letter to make you aware of the current situation that Mankato is experiencing and to discuss the potential challenges and solutions. There has been a sudden rise in minority groups in Mankato recently and this demographic change is posing challenges regarding acceptance and incorporation of minorities into work and community life.
With your permission, I am presenting a report, attached with this letter, to present data and research on the importance of diversity in human welfare organizations and community at large, the challenges associated and potential ways to address them. Human services have to be redesigned and new human service models are needed to address the current inequities that have come up with surge in minority population in Mankato.
United States has an enormous cultural diversity and many American families struggle to get their ends meet. This report focusses on cultural diversity and cultural diversity within human service agencies and the initiatives that can be taken to promote and manage this diversity. Diversity is universal and it is present in the population receiving services and the staff providing services. As employers it is our mission to establish a platform for acceptance and effectively communicate this to our teams. Top management commitment is necessary to address this issue and to foster a positive environment where all workers of all kinds are accepted, have opportunities to develop their full potential and can perform well.
As rightly said:
“We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in a same box.” – Robert Fulghum.
Regards,
Supervisor
The functioning of human services sector is laid on the foundation stone of cultural diversity and non-profit organizations make up an important segment of human services delivery system. Non-profit agencies provide support and services to children and families who are at risk of economic, social and educational problems of varied cultural diversities. Such agencies honor and embrace the differences by serving a diverse group cultures as co-workers, staff, employers, clients (Smeiser, Wilson, & Mitchell, 2000). Therefore, it is of utmost importance for human service agencies to understand functioning and belief systems of different cultural groups so as to provide them with great quality of care.
As regards to changing population trends in the United States, families in the United States have become more culturally diverse. Due to greater immigration patterns, various problems including ethnic and racial discrimination in the general population has become more...