Introduction

Revolution is dedicated to promoting, valuing, and managing diversity while ensuring equality for all in its operations. This commitment extends to eliminating discrimination and fostering diversity among volunteers and service users, ensuring equity in all organizational activities.

Purpose

The goal of this policy is to:

• Provide equality and fairness for everyone in Revolution’s volunteering and service delivery.
• Prevent discrimination on various grounds, including gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and age.

Policy Framework

• Gender Equality: Address gender stereotypes, support work-life balance, and ensure equitable treatment and representation across all organizational levels.
• Marital and Civil Partnership Status: Treat volunteers and service users fairly regardless of their marital status or family situation.
• Support for Transgender Individuals: Take proactive steps to support transgender individuals, ensuring they are treated with respect and dignity.
• Race and Ethnicity: Reflect the racial and cultural diversity of the community, challenge racial stereotypes, and value racial and cultural differences.
• Disability: Focus on the capabilities of disabled individuals, challenge stereotypes, and make necessary workplace adjustments to enable full participation.
• Sexual Orientation: Ensure fair treatment regardless of sexuality, respect different lifestyles, and challenge negative stereotypes.
• Religion or Belief: Accommodate religious practices and cultural traditions respectfully, promoting fairness irrespective of religious beliefs or the absence thereof.
• Age: Promote age diversity, challenge age-related stereotypes, and value contributions from volunteers of all ages.

Eliminating Discrimination

Revolution is committed to eradicating all forms of discrimination, including:

• Direct Discrimination: Ensuring no individual is treated less favorably due to their characteristics.
• Harassment: Preventing actions or words that violate an individual’s dignity or create an intimidating environment based on their characteristics.
• Victimisation: Protecting those who make or support complaints of discrimination.
• Indirect Discrimination: Addressing policies or practices that disproportionately disadvantage certain groups.

Responsibilities

Everyone involved with Revolution is expected to:

• Promote and uphold the principles of equality and diversity in all aspects of service delivery.
• Ensure non-discriminatory treatment of all individuals associated with Revolution.
• Foster an inclusive environment where diversity is valued.

Managers and trustees have heightened responsibilities to:

• Ensure that operational systems and procedures are non-discriminatory.
• Implement and promote diversity within their teams and areas of influence.
• Provide necessary training to implement this policy effectively.
• Actively challenge inappropriate behavior and serve as role models in promoting inclusivity.

Volunteering

Revolution emphasizes that:

• Volunteering should be accessible and enjoyable for all, without discrimination.
• Opportunities should not be denied based on presumed abilities, skills, or behaviors but assessed on individual merits.
• Volunteers are encouraged to participate in planning and implementing their activities.

Monitoring, Review, and Accountability

• The Trustees are responsible for the implementation and monitoring of this policy.
• Any grievances or complaints related to equality and diversity should be directed to the chair of the organization for resolution.