Author’s NoteWe, the authors of the toolkit, have been working on this updatedversion for nearly two years. In that time, we have poured over eachsentence and considered every word carefully. This work is a laborof love for everyone involved. It was created in the spirit of betteringourselves, bettering the work we do, and bettering the lives of allpeople, but especially those harmed by systemic injustice. In 2020,when the original toolkit was released, it seemed that collectiveconsciousness across the United States was shifting in this direction,that we were meeting the culture at a critical in昀氀ection point andpushing forward together. Now, in February 2025, releasing this workfeels defensive. We are pushing against seemingly enormous odds,trying to mitigate a barrage of harms.At AISP, we sit in a position of relative privilege, housed at a universityand funded primarily philanthropically. Given this position, we havechosen not to change the language in this toolkit. We 昀椀rmly believethat diversity, equity, and inclusion are important. We believe thatdisparate impacts based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,gender, and disability exist and can be either replicated or mitigatedby data use. We believe in the humanity of every person representedby a data point.We have removed the names of several contributors and anonymizedsome Work in Action examples to protect those who might be putat risk by being associated with this work. We are so grateful fortheir contributions and are strengthened by the knowledge that theycontinue to embody equity despite a prohibition on the word.We have decided that these chaotic 昀椀rst six weeks of the newadministration will not override two years of hard work. Speakingplainly and speaking truthfully are radical acts. We choose to usethese words for all of those who cannot. Thank you for accompanyingus on this journey.In solidarity and hope,Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy
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