Mission Statement
To identify activities that increase diversity within the real estate profession, volunteer leadership, and membership of the Missoula Organization of REALTORS® (MOR). The DE&I Committee advocates for changes in real estate business practices that reflect the cultural diversity within MOR's service area.
Definitions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
Diversity includes all the ways in which people differ, encompassing the characteristics that make one individual or group different from another. Diversity brings together ideas from people of varying backgrounds and experiences in order to grasp a fuller, broader range of thoughts, feelings, and interactions among members of a community. Diversity means representation.
Equity is the fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people, while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups. It is when everyone has access to the opportunities necessary to satisfy their essential needs, advance their well-being, and achieve their full potential. Equity does not mean everyone receives the same, but rather that everyone has the same access to shared resources. Equity means access.
Inclusion is the act of creating environments in which any individual or group can be and feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued to fully participate. An inclusive and welcoming climate embraces differences and offers respect in words and actions for all people. It means everyone can participate and everyone belongs. Inclusion recognizes our universal similarities and interdependence. despite our differences. Inclusion means belonging.
Our DE&I Committee
Get involved with the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Contact the staff liaison for more information.
NAR Resources
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) supports Diversity and Inclusion, as well as a continued commitment to Fair Housing as part of its core values.
Community Resources
DE&I Holidays & Celebrations
January
1/16: Martin Luther King
Jr. Day
1/22: Lunar New Year
February
Black History Month
2/4 : Rosa Parks Day
March
Women’s History Month
3/8: International Women's Day
3/17: St. Patrick’s Day (Irish)
3/31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
National Fair Housing Month
Arab American Heritage Month Awareness Month
4/17: Holocaust Jewish American Remembrance Day
May
Mental Health Awareness Month
Older Americans Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
5/5: Cinco de Mayo
5/17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (LGBTQ+)
June
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
6/2: Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
6/12: Loving Day
6/19: Juneteenth
July
Disability Pride Month
7/26: Americans with Disabilities Act
August
8/9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
8/26: Women’s Equality Day
September
National Hispanic Heritage Month
October
Global Diversity Awareness Month
National Polish American Heritage Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
10/10: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
10/10: World Mental Health Day
November
Native American Heritage Month
11/16: Dutch American Heritage Day
11/20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
December
12/3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
12/10: International Human Rights Day
2023 Photo Gallery
NAR Supported Real Estate Organizations
Founded in 2020, influential real estate professionals and allies joined with other members of the LGBTQ+ community to create a new voice in real estate. With chapters across North America, the Alliance are an all-inclusive and all-embracing organization acting as a leading advocate in real estate and housing policy, working on behalf of all LGBTQ+ people and their housing needs. The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance has a mission to advocate, elevate, and celebrate.
NAHREP’s mission is to advance sustainable Hispanic home ownership by educating and empowering the real estate professionals who serve Hispanic home buyers & sellers. The group advocates for public policy that supports the association's mission, facilitating relationships among industry stakeholders, real estate practitioners and other housing industry professionals.
Formed in 1947 by chartered African American real estate professionals seeking equal housing rights, NAREB has participated in meaningful legal challenges and has supported legislative initiatives that ensure the availability of fair and affordable housing for all Americans.
Founded in 2003, AREAA is a nonprofit professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable home ownership opportunities in Asian American communities by creating a powerful national voice for housing and real estate professionals that serve this dynamic market.
The Women's Council of REALTORS® is recognized as the voice for women in real estate, and the premier source for the development of leaders in the industry, organized real estate and beyond.
Educational Resources for REALTORS®
Available to all 1.4 million NAR members, this interactive online training uses the power of storytelling to help REALTORS® identify, prevent, and address discriminatory practices in real estate.
In the fictional town of Fairhaven, agents work against the clock to sell homes, while confronting realistic scenarios where discrimination can occur.
Visit Fairhaven.realtor to test your compliance with fair housing principles.
The course work for the At Home with Diversity® certification is designed to enable you to work successfully with and within a rapidly changing multicultural market.
It will help you to learn diversity sensitivity, how it applies to U.S. fair housing laws in your business, and ways to develop professional guidelines for working with people in the increasingly multicultural real estate market.
Visit NAR's website here for more information and to begin the certification process.
This thought-provoking and interactive session will help you develop a better understanding of the LGBTQ+ community and provide you with knowledge on how to work with potential home buyers and sellers who identify as part of the community.
Intended for straight Allies, this course will open your eyes to discrimination issues LGBTQ+ clients face and help you start your journey in building cultural competency.
Visit the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance website here for more information and course schedule.