Sabrina Slade, Director, Racial Equity and Advocacy, John Rex Endowment
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Jeanne Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” –Winston Churchill
Jeanne Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
To intentionally build an inclusive organization, there needs to be a culture of belonging, where differences are recognized and celebrated. “Belonging” was the theme of our 2021 Conference, where Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate and our opening keynote, spoke about the power of our stories. She referenced the American author, Joan Didion, who once said, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”
Jeanne Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Patti Gillenwater, CEO, Elinvar
It's through continued effort that policy changes to promote equity are implemented and imbedded into practice. Tracking the progress of equity advocacy is important and does not need to be complex or daunting. Getting Equity Advocacy Results (GEAR) from PolicyLink is a suite of benchmarks, methods, and tools for advocates, organizers, and their allies to track the results of their equity campaigns to:
So You Want to Hire an Equity Consultant: A Guide for Leaders and Organizations: This content was originally published as a Woke @ Work blog series designed to help nonprofit and philanthropic organizations engage consultants to build a Race Equity Culture. (Equity in the Center, 2020)
Guiding Principles and Tools:
Julie Kratz, TEDx Speaker, Inclusive Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach, Author and Founder, Next Pivot Point
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Age discrimination as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
More Than Numbers: A Guide toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Demographic Data Collection outlines best practices and provides recommendations for inclusive and respectful demographic data collection by organizations.