December 2025, Dr. Kirk Adams stepped into the role of Executive Director for the Institute for Sustainable Diversity & Inclusion. As he assumes this new role, he wants to follow up with you personally.
“We have the capacity to do so much more, to be more, to include an ever-expanding number of people in the promise of America.”
— Joyce Vance, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping Democracy (Penguin Random House, 2025)
Friends, Allies and Supporters of ISDI:
For more than 30 years, my work has lived at the intersection of leadership, disability inclusion, systems change, and coalition-building across nonprofits, business, philanthropy, and public policy. I said yes to leading ISDI because this moment demands experienced, values-driven leadership and because he believes deeply in ISDI’s potential to shape the future of DEIAB in this region and beyond.
That future centers on the Coalition for Sustainable Diversity & Inclusion.
The Coalition is being built as durable infrastructure for equity—bringing together employers, nonprofits, educators, advocates, and community leaders to protect, strengthen, and advance DEIAB, even as it faces growing resistance. This is not symbolic work. It’s practical, strategic, and urgent.
Here’s my ask, plain and simple: Donate
If you believe DEIAB work must be sustained, resourced, and community-powered, I invite you to invest in ISDI right now.
Your gift directly supports:
- Launching the Coalition’s core infrastructure
- Convenings, tools, and shared learning for leaders
- Rapid-response advocacy and communications
- The long-term sustainability of ISDI’s impact
This isn’t about checking a box. It’s about building something strong enough to last.
DEIAB is essential infrastructure for a just and thriving society and together, we can make sure it’s here to stay.
With gratitude and resolve,
Kirk Adams, PhD
Executive Director
Institute for Sustainable Diversity & Inclusion
www.i4sdi.org
We can’t wait to see you at the next workshop.
Until then, please share this post with anyone you think would be interested.
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