OUR MISSION
We provide community and resources for individuals that are doing or are connected to advancing culture, impact, community, and access using the platform of sport.
WHAT IS DIECE?
DIECE is a nonprofit organization that serves as a connection hub. We are committed to empowering professionals and champions dedicated to advancing culture, impact, community, and access by providing education, tools, and resources that support the evolution of organizational culture, systems, and daily operations across the sports industry — keeping people at the center of sport.
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DIECE connects new and emerging professionals in sport to provide a space and place for them to:
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Connect individuals who do community, impact, belonging work in sport.
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Learn and engage with strategies, best practices, programs, policies, initiatives, etc., that work toward access and belonging.
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Grow the reach and intentionality of access and belonging work in sport.
STATISTICS SURROUNDING DIECE
ADID - NCAA Support
Since August 2020, the NCAA requires each member institution has an ADID, someone who has access to athletic staff and student-athletes and acts as a liaison between the NCAA's efforts and campuses. You can learn more about the ADID here.
SUPPORT FOR THE IMPACT AND BELONGING PROFESSIONALS WITHIN SPORT
There will be a considerable gap between individuals who have experience with the role and those tagged with the designation. How do we help them further develop in this new designation? Increased support will be critical.
WHY WAS DIECE FOUNDED?
When the current impact and belonging professionals within sport took their respective roles, there were only a handful of individuals who had the position, thus a discrepancy between job responsibilities, best practices, and advancement for the role was present. After several months of planning, current impact and belonging professionals within sport thought it was necessary to create a membership organization to provide resources, support and best practices for the individuals tasked with creating strategies around belonging within sport.