Staten Island Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Circle 2

Introduction

Do you want to build your self-awareness and grow your organization's diversity, equity and inclusion practices to take your team - and you - to the next level? If so, join us for the second Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Circle in Staten Island.

Why focus on DEI?

The major issues tackled by the nonprofit sector, such as poverty, homelessness, mass incarceration, education, immigration, and health, are structurally shaped by race, class, and gender, among other factors. For this reason, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are critical values for any organization focused on social justice. However, nonprofits have traditionally faced challenges putting these values into practice within their own organizations.

Embracing DEI as organizational values and intentionally translating these into practice deepens organizational impact. Data shows that a diverse workforce boosts decision-making quality, fosters innovation, and brings unique perspectives that advance the nonprofit’s mission. In addition, an evolving sociopolitical environment has heightened the vulnerability of various groups — immigrants, Muslims, people of color, women, and LGBTQIA individuals — reinforcing the need for more innovative approaches to tackling inequity from the inside-out.

About CRE's DEI Leadership Circle

CRE’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Circle is a series of six 120-min interactive sessions over five months for executive directors of Staten Island-based nonprofits that will give you the tools and strategic guidance you need to deepen your identity awareness and leadership capacities for advancing not only diversity and inclusion, but more importantly, equity within and beyond your organization; and to help your organization craft and implement strategies to translate the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion into organizational practice.

In the Staten Island DEI Leadership Circle, you will collaborate with 15 peers to share experiences and problem-solve on specific personal, inter-personal and institutional challenges and opportunities that each participant brings, and we will come together to discuss practical tools you can immediately use at your nonprofit to help your team reach its DEI goals. You will also have the opportunity to reflect on your development through real-time input from course participants.

All sessions will be held from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the offices of the Staten Island Foundation (260 Christopher Lane) on the following dates: Sept 6th, Sept 20th, Oct 11th, Nov 1st, Dec 6th, and Jan 10th.

The deadline is August 2, 2018.

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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Title:

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* 3. Organization Name:

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* 4. Email Address:

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* 5. Phone Number:

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* 6. Please provide us with a brief description of the mission of your organization:

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* 7. In a couple of sentences, tell us why you are interested in enrolling in an ED Circle on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

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* 8. I am comfortable and competent discussing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion related to the following (please rank where 1 is least comfortable/competent and 4 is most comfortable/competent):

Race/ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Religion

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* 9. What is the major challenge your organization experiences around issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

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* 10. What areas of learning and development do you seek the most with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

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* 11. The DEI ED Circle commitment is approximately 2 hours for 6 sessions over a five-month period. Attendance - from start to finish - at each of the sessions is mandatory, given the space we want to hold for participants and the investment of multiple parties in funding, delivering, and hosting the Circle.

Will you be able to commit the time (as publicized by CRE above) to be involved in this initiative, to the best of your knowledge? (Please note: If you are not sure about the time commitment at this point, this will not necessarily preclude you from eventually participating. We will discuss this in our follow-up conversation with you.)

Yes

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Other (please specify)

Staten Island Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Circle 2

Introduction

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* 1. Name:

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* 2. Title:

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* 3. Organization Name:

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* 4. Email Address:

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* 5. Phone Number:

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* 6. Please provide us with a brief description of the mission of your organization:

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* 7. In a couple of sentences, tell us why you are interested in enrolling in an ED Circle on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

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* 8. I am comfortable and competent discussing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion related to the following (please rank where 1 is least comfortable/competent and 4 is most comfortable/competent):

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* 9. What is the major challenge your organization experiences around issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

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* 10. What areas of learning and development do you seek the most with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

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* 12. How many staff does your organization have?

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* 13. How many months/years have you been in your current role?

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* 14. How many years were you in a management and/or leadership role prior to your current position?