Considering Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Your Nonprofit - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Considering Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Your Nonprofit Mission The webinar will begin shortly. Desiree Adaway Heidi Massey Laurin Mayeno J.W. Wiley The Adaway Group CommunityConnective Mayeno Consulting Xamining Diversity

Meet the moderator #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM Alisha Johnson NONPROFIT SALES CONSULTANT • PhD in Education Policy with an emphasis on the history of black education in America • Over 15 collective years of nonprofit, for-profit, and academic sector experience • Youth Opportunity and Employment, Rotary, and several Scholarly Organizations

Our goal today #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up in mine , then let us work together . - Aboriginal Activist Group, Queensland, 1970’s -

Today is not about making #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM you feel . . . GUILT SHAME BLAME

Today is about... #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM

Meet the panelists #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM Desiree Adaway Heidi Massey Laurin Mayeno J.W. Wiley The Adaway Group CommunityConnective Mayeno Consulting Xamining Diversity Tell us about your work. What is your personal connection to this work? What does EDI mean to you?

Meet the panelists #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM Desiree Adaway THE ADAWAY GROUP | @DesireeAdaway • Over 20 years experience • Seasoned nonprofit consultant and facilitator • A focus on capacity building & equity • Known for creating a space for open, honest, and productive conversation

Meet the panelists #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM Heidi Massey COMMUNITYCONNECTIVE | @HeidiEKMassey • More than 25 years of nonprofit experience • Helps organizations build connections and community in digital spaces • Focus on strategic planning & anti-oppression

Meet the panelists #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM Laurin Mayeno MAYENO CONSULTING | @LaurinMayeno • More than 18 years of consulting and decades of activism • Helps organizations respond effectively to diversity, with a focus on gender diversity, to build environments where everyone is valued across the gender spectrum • She is the author of a bilingual children’s picture book!

Meet the panelists #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM J.W. Wiley XAMINING DIVERSITY • Chief Diversity Officer at State University of New York, Plattsburgh • Interactive presentation “Diversity Enlightenment” • Clients include universities and schools across the country, law enforcement, and major companies

CONVERSATION: Share a story of your work with a nonprofit or leader that illustrates the challenges & possibilities of this work. #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM

CONVERSATION: What are some of the most prevalent challenges you’ve encountered in your work? #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM

CONVERSATION: Lately we’ve been hearing a lot more about bias, gender discrimination, & white privilege. What are they? And how do nonprofits work to confront these concerns? #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM

CONVERSATION: How might nonprofits think about these ideas in terms of their broader missions? #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM

CONVERSATION: If this is something that an organization has not previously considered, where should they start? #NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM

#NonprofitEDI @NeonCRM What’s next? www.neoncrm.com/neon-one-nonprofit-consultants Desiree Adaway Heidi Massey Laurin Mayeno J.W. Wiley The Adaway Group CommunityConnective Mayeno Consulting Xamining Diversity desireeadaway.com communityconnective.com mayenoconsulting.com xaminingdiversity.com