Equity In The Center® (EIC) works to shift mindsets, practices and systems in the social sector to center race equity and build a Race Equity Culture™.
Building Race Equity in the Workplace
This publication is the culmination of Equity In The Center research, which illustrates in detail how organizations can move through the Race Equity Cycle® by activating specific organizational levers.
Awake to Woke to Work®: Building a Race Equity Culture™ provides insights, tactics, and practices social sector organizations can and have used to measurably shift organizational culture, operationalize equity, and move from a dominant organizational culture to a Race Equity Culture™.
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Workshops and trainings with partners to center race equity and promote allyship and liberation
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Opportunities for leaders and organizations to convene to drive race equity internally and across the sector
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“…Many people don’t want to be led by leaders of color. You want our brilliance, but not our authority. And changing that will take more than imagination. It will take heart.”
Swipe for more of what we’re reading, watching and listening to! Our latest newsletter has links to all + more #RaceEquity resources to help you on your journey (link in bio)
🗞️ Pushed into Leadership, Hung Out to Dry by Cyndi Suarez | @npquarterly
🗞️ As DEI Policies Come Under Legal Attack, Philanthropic Donors Consider How to Adapt by Thalia Beaty | @qz
🗞️ Who Gets to Tell Indigenous Stories by Tazbah Rose Chavez | @thewrap
🎥 White Supremacy, Antisemitism, and Anti-Black Racism: Origins and Intersectionality | @usfca.jssj
#RacialEquity #Leadership #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #BIPOCLeadership #Solidarity #AntiRacism #AntiRacismReading #IndigenousStorytelling #RecommendedReading #CultureShift #WorkCulture #DEI #Nonprofits #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsOfInstagram
“…Many people don’t want to be led by leaders of color. You want our brilliance, but not our authority. And changing that will take more than imagination. It will take heart.”
Swipe for more of what we’re reading, watching and listening to! Our latest newsletter has links to all + more #RaceEquity resources to help you on your journey (link in bio)
🗞️ Pushed into Leadership, Hung Out to Dry by Cyndi Suarez | @npquarterly
🗞️ As DEI Policies Come Under Legal Attack, Philanthropic Donors Consider How to Adapt by Thalia Beaty | @qz
🗞️ Who Gets to Tell Indigenous Stories by Tazbah Rose Chavez | @thewrap
🎥 White Supremacy, Antisemitism, and Anti-Black Racism: Origins and Intersectionality | @usfca.jssj
#RacialEquity #Leadership #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #BIPOCLeadership #Solidarity #AntiRacism #AntiRacismReading #IndigenousStorytelling #RecommendedReading #CultureShift #WorkCulture #DEI #Nonprofits #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsOfInstagram
You don`t want to miss this powerful @npquarterly discussion on Black women leadership and the archetypes that enable injustice and shape their journeys!
📅 Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
⏰ Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm ET
NPQ Editor-in-Chief and President Cyndi Suarez will be joined by these amazing panelists:
⚫️ Whitney Parnell, Black millennial activist, author, singer, and founder and CEO of Service Never Sleeps (@serviceinsomnia)
⚫️ Dr. Yanique Redwood (@whitewomencry), author of White Women Cry and Call Me Angry: A Black Woman`s Memoir on Racism in Philanthropy
⚫️ Kerrien Suarez, President and CEO of Equity In The Center
🔗 Link in bio to register.
#BlackWomenLeaders #Nonprofits #RacialEquity #Misogynoir #Allyship #Philanthropy
You don`t want to miss this powerful @npquarterly discussion on Black women leadership and the archetypes that enable injustice and shape their journeys!
📅 Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
⏰ Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm ET
NPQ Editor-in-Chief and President Cyndi Suarez will be joined by these amazing panelists:
⚫️ Whitney Parnell, Black millennial activist, author, singer, and founder and CEO of Service Never Sleeps (@serviceinsomnia)
⚫️ Dr. Yanique Redwood (@whitewomencry), author of White Women Cry and Call Me Angry: A Black Woman`s Memoir on Racism in Philanthropy
⚫️ Kerrien Suarez, President and CEO of Equity In The Center
🔗 Link in bio to register.
#BlackWomenLeaders #Nonprofits #RacialEquity #Misogynoir #Allyship #Philanthropy
📢 Calling all nonprofit and capacity building leaders/organizations and consultants! You`re invited to our Program Briefing on April 4th at 1pm ET (12pm CT / 11am MT / 10am PT) 🗓️
Go #BeyondDEI and learn more about our cohort programs designed to boost organizations` capacity in building a Race Equity Culture™.
From our Senior Leader Lever Tool + Community of Practice to the Race Equity Culture™ Fellowship and more, discover upcoming opportunities to advance race equity. Plus, we`re seeking partners to launch cohorts across regional and national portfolios/networks next year!
🔗 Register now at bit.ly/eic-program-briefing-2024 (link in bio)
#RacialEquity #LeadershipDevelopment #ProgramBriefing #Organizations #RaceEquityCulture #Nonprofit #Nonprofits #OrganizationalTransformation #OrganizationalCulture #NonprofitStartup
📢 Calling all nonprofit and capacity building leaders/organizations and consultants! You`re invited to our Program Briefing on April 4th at 1pm ET (12pm CT / 11am MT / 10am PT) 🗓️
Go #BeyondDEI and learn more about our cohort programs designed to boost organizations` capacity in building a Race Equity Culture™.
From our Senior Leader Lever Tool + Community of Practice to the Race Equity Culture™ Fellowship and more, discover upcoming opportunities to advance race equity. Plus, we`re seeking partners to launch cohorts across regional and national portfolios/networks next year!
🔗 Register now at bit.ly/eic-program-briefing-2024 (link in bio)
#RacialEquity #LeadershipDevelopment #ProgramBriefing #Organizations #RaceEquityCulture #Nonprofit #Nonprofits #OrganizationalTransformation #OrganizationalCulture #NonprofitStartup
“Sometimes people will surprise you. Sometimes they will disappoint you. None of that is up to you. Release yourself from having to control it.”
Swipe for more of what we’re reading, watching and listening to! Our latest newsletter has links to all + more #RaceEquity resources to help you on your journey (link in bio)
🗞️ Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski | @npquarterly
🗞️ The `Colorblindness` Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked by Nikole Hannah Jones | @nytimes
🎥 Black Feminist Roots of a Theory of Transformation with Elissa Sloan Perry | @cocreatingpower
🎙️ The Ongoing Practice of Building Movements and Solidarity | Collective Impact Forum Podcast
#RacialEquity #Leadership #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #AffirmativeAction #Solidarity #AntiRacism #AntiRacismReading #Podcast #RecommendedReading #CultureShift #WorkCulture #DEI #Nonprofits #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsOfInstagram
“Sometimes people will surprise you. Sometimes they will disappoint you. None of that is up to you. Release yourself from having to control it.”
Swipe for more of what we’re reading, watching and listening to! Our latest newsletter has links to all + more #RaceEquity resources to help you on your journey (link in bio)
🗞️ Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski | @npquarterly
🗞️ The `Colorblindness` Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked by Nikole Hannah Jones | @nytimes
🎥 Black Feminist Roots of a Theory of Transformation with Elissa Sloan Perry | @cocreatingpower
🎙️ The Ongoing Practice of Building Movements and Solidarity | Collective Impact Forum Podcast
#RacialEquity #Leadership #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #AffirmativeAction #Solidarity #AntiRacism #AntiRacismReading #Podcast #RecommendedReading #CultureShift #WorkCulture #DEI #Nonprofits #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsOfInstagram
Are you curious about what a reparative relationship with Indigenous communities could look like in your work? 🤔 If you`re ready to move from acknowledgement to action, put your values into practice by establishing a .5% or more contribution to one or more Indigenous organizations/communities as a permanent line item in your budget.
If you`re ready to act now, we’ve developed a list of Indigenous-led organizations to support! 🌱🌍 (link to full blog and list in bio)
This list is non-exhaustive, so please feel free to tag your favorite Indigenous-led org(s) in the comments 👇
#Reparative #IndigenousPeoples #LandTax #Native #IndigenousOwned #Organizations #Solidarity
Are you curious about what a reparative relationship with Indigenous communities could look like in your work? 🤔 If you`re ready to move from acknowledgement to action, put your values into practice by establishing a .5% or more contribution to one or more Indigenous organizations/communities as a permanent line item in your budget.
If you`re ready to act now, we’ve developed a list of Indigenous-led organizations to support! 🌱🌍 (link to full blog and list in bio)
This list is non-exhaustive, so please feel free to tag your favorite Indigenous-led org(s) in the comments 👇
#Reparative #IndigenousPeoples #LandTax #Native #IndigenousOwned #Organizations #Solidarity
We’ve consistently heard that senior leaders need support to go beyond transactional DEI and build a Race Equity Culture™ in their organizations. And we listened. Introducing the Race Equity Cycle® Tool for Senior Leaders! 🌟🚀
Learn about which stage of the Race Equity Cycle® your senior leadership team is on and receive tailored support and guidance to advance to the next stage.
💡 Who needs this tool? Senior leaders like YOU! It`s time to bridge the gap between aspiration and action in building a Race Equity Culture™.
🔗 Learn more at https://equityinthecenter.org/senior-leaders/ (link in bio)
Shoutout to @soni_artist for creating this beautiful cover art for us!
We’ve consistently heard that senior leaders need support to go beyond transactional DEI and build a Race Equity Culture™ in their organizations. And we listened. Introducing the Race Equity Cycle® Tool for Senior Leaders! 🌟🚀
Learn about which stage of the Race Equity Cycle® your senior leadership team is on and receive tailored support and guidance to advance to the next stage.
💡 Who needs this tool? Senior leaders like YOU! It`s time to bridge the gap between aspiration and action in building a Race Equity Culture™.
🔗 Learn more at https://equityinthecenter.org/senior-leaders/ (link in bio)
Shoutout to @soni_artist for creating this beautiful cover art for us!
“Until recently, foundations were making great strides in their understanding of structural racism and grant making focused on achieving racial justice. However, evidence is mounting that under the guise of so-called risk management, philanthropy is rationalizing retreat. Many racial justice leaders and program officers report being pressured to censor their language, obfuscate or narrow their strategies, and drop their principled stances on multiple issues.”
Swipe for more of what we’re reading, watching and listening to! Our latest newsletter has links to all + more #RaceEquity resources to help you on your journey (link in bio)
🗞️ Racial Justice Programs Under Fire: Foundations Are Running Scared When They Should Double Down by Lori Villarosa, Ben Francisco Maulbeck, and Gihan Perera | @chronicleofphilanthropy
🗞️ DEI Is Under Attack. Here’s How Companies Can Mitigate the Legal Risks by Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow | @harvard_business_review
🗞️Why Black Women Are Divesting From Excellence & Embracing Mediocrity by Kathleen Newman Bremang | @refinery29
🎙️PODCAST: How Black College Footballers Led the Fight Against Racism in 1969 | @nprcodeswitch
#RacialEquity #BlackHistoryMonth #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #Leadership #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #Solidarity #AntiRacism #AntiRacismReading #News #Podcast #RecommendedReading #CultureShift #WorkCulture #DEI #Diversity #Nonprofit #NonprofitStartup #Nonprofits #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsOfInstagram #Organizations #Newsletter
“Until recently, foundations were making great strides in their understanding of structural racism and grant making focused on achieving racial justice. However, evidence is mounting that under the guise of so-called risk management, philanthropy is rationalizing retreat. Many racial justice leaders and program officers report being pressured to censor their language, obfuscate or narrow their strategies, and drop their principled stances on multiple issues.”
Swipe for more of what we’re reading, watching and listening to! Our latest newsletter has links to all + more #RaceEquity resources to help you on your journey (link in bio)
🗞️ Racial Justice Programs Under Fire: Foundations Are Running Scared When They Should Double Down by Lori Villarosa, Ben Francisco Maulbeck, and Gihan Perera | @chronicleofphilanthropy
🗞️ DEI Is Under Attack. Here’s How Companies Can Mitigate the Legal Risks by Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow | @harvard_business_review
🗞️Why Black Women Are Divesting From Excellence & Embracing Mediocrity by Kathleen Newman Bremang | @refinery29
🎙️PODCAST: How Black College Footballers Led the Fight Against Racism in 1969 | @nprcodeswitch
#RacialEquity #BlackHistoryMonth #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #Leadership #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #Solidarity #AntiRacism #AntiRacismReading #News #Podcast #RecommendedReading #CultureShift #WorkCulture #DEI #Diversity #Nonprofit #NonprofitStartup #Nonprofits #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsOfInstagram #Organizations #Newsletter
These organizations from the sector are #NowHiring for remote positions with some great benefits, including 100% covered health insurance and reimbursement for adoption/fertility/surrogacy expenses!
Explore these roles and access valuable #RaceEquity resources in the latest EIC newsletter 🗞️ (link in bio)
📌 Executive Director / Co-Executive Directors | @buildingmovementproject
📌Director, National Education Strategy | The Raikes Foundation
📌 VP of Marketing & Communications | @closethegivinggap
📌 Associate, Leadership and Training | Council on Foundations
#Jobs #RacialEquity #RacialJustice #Philanthropy #Nonprofit #SocialSector #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsofInstagram #JobOpportunities #JobsHiring #JobSearch #Leadership #RemoteWork #NonprofitJobs
These organizations from the sector are #NowHiring for remote positions with some great benefits, including 100% covered health insurance and reimbursement for adoption/fertility/surrogacy expenses!
Explore these roles and access valuable #RaceEquity resources in the latest EIC newsletter 🗞️ (link in bio)
📌 Executive Director / Co-Executive Directors | @buildingmovementproject
📌Director, National Education Strategy | The Raikes Foundation
📌 VP of Marketing & Communications | @closethegivinggap
📌 Associate, Leadership and Training | Council on Foundations
#Jobs #RacialEquity #RacialJustice #Philanthropy #Nonprofit #SocialSector #NonprofitOrganization #NonprofitsofInstagram #JobOpportunities #JobsHiring #JobSearch #Leadership #RemoteWork #NonprofitJobs
There’s a reason you likely know very little about the Indigenous peoples of this land - and it`s by design 👀
Colonialism has prioritized the erasure of Native people for centuries. But to stand in #Solidarity ✊ learning the real history is a must. Join Vance Blackfox, an Indigenous theologian from the Cherokee Nation, for Indian 101, a crucial #VirtualTraining session to lay the groundwork for solidarity and dismantling oppressive systems.
Vance brings a wealth of experience and insight as the Director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA and as the former Director of Communications for National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition and Native Americans in Philanthropy.
🗓️ February 8, 2024
🕒 3:00 – 5:00 pm ET (2:00-4:00pm CT / 1:00pm-3:00pm MT / 12:00pm-2:00pm PT)
🔗 Link in bio to register! Pay-what-you-can scholarships are available.
#IndigenousHistory #NativeHistory #RealHistory #Indigenous #TurtleIsland #Workshop #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #RacialEquity #IndigenousPeoples #Decolonize #NativeRepresentation
There’s a reason you likely know very little about the Indigenous peoples of this land - and it`s by design 👀
Colonialism has prioritized the erasure of Native people for centuries. But to stand in #Solidarity ✊ learning the real history is a must. Join Vance Blackfox, an Indigenous theologian from the Cherokee Nation, for Indian 101, a crucial #VirtualTraining session to lay the groundwork for solidarity and dismantling oppressive systems.
Vance brings a wealth of experience and insight as the Director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA and as the former Director of Communications for National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition and Native Americans in Philanthropy.
🗓️ February 8, 2024
🕒 3:00 – 5:00 pm ET (2:00-4:00pm CT / 1:00pm-3:00pm MT / 12:00pm-2:00pm PT)
🔗 Link in bio to register! Pay-what-you-can scholarships are available.
#IndigenousHistory #NativeHistory #RealHistory #Indigenous #TurtleIsland #Workshop #DismantleWhiteSupremacy #RacialEquity #IndigenousPeoples #Decolonize #NativeRepresentation
Our liberation is interconnected ✊🖤 EIC President & CEO Kerrien Suarez talks about being Pro-Indigenous and Pro-Black and how your org’s budget is a reflection of your shared values #Solidarity #Liberation #RacialEquity
Our liberation is interconnected ✊🖤 EIC President & CEO Kerrien Suarez talks about being Pro-Indigenous and Pro-Black and how your org’s budget is a reflection of your shared values #Solidarity #Liberation #RacialEquity
Exciting News! 🌟 Equity In The Center (EIC) and Racial Equity Tools (RET) are joining forces to create a more responsive and resourceful platform for racial equity! 🌎✊ As RET hits 15 years and EIC enters its sixth, we`re seizing the perfect moment to deepen our roots and capacity
The decision to transition RET to EIC is grounded in deep values alignment, dating back to EIC’s inception. We`ve delved deep into discussions about the complementary nature of our work 🌱 and the pressing need to be more responsive to field needs.
EIC is honored to lead the next phase, expanding RET’s comprehensive site and maintaining its trusted curation process of free resources. Maggie Potapchuk, co-founder of RET, will continue to guide this journey, ensuring a seamless transition and preserving the organization`s history. Together, we aim to be a critical resource for everyone seeking racial equity tools and knowledge.
Visit the link in our bio for the full announcement 🔗
Exciting News! 🌟 Equity In The Center (EIC) and Racial Equity Tools (RET) are joining forces to create a more responsive and resourceful platform for racial equity! 🌎✊ As RET hits 15 years and EIC enters its sixth, we`re seizing the perfect moment to deepen our roots and capacity
The decision to transition RET to EIC is grounded in deep values alignment, dating back to EIC’s inception. We`ve delved deep into discussions about the complementary nature of our work 🌱 and the pressing need to be more responsive to field needs.
EIC is honored to lead the next phase, expanding RET’s comprehensive site and maintaining its trusted curation process of free resources. Maggie Potapchuk, co-founder of RET, will continue to guide this journey, ensuring a seamless transition and preserving the organization`s history. Together, we aim to be a critical resource for everyone seeking racial equity tools and knowledge.
Visit the link in our bio for the full announcement 🔗
Let 2024 be the year you start operationalizing #RaceEquity 🚀🌟 Whether you are an HR professional, team leader, social justice advocate, or an individual eager to deepen your anti-racism practice, you’ll need the training that aligns with your journey.
Swipe left to see our new workshops this year and secure your spot! Links in bio 🔗
Building an Equity Container: Operationalizing Equity by Tending To Your Holding Environment
📅 February 6 & 13, 1 PM - 3 PM ET
👥 Facilitated by Niki Jagpal, MPA of Equity In The Center and Tamir Novotny, MPA of @ahimsastrategies
This workshop is for you if you are…an organizational leader looking to build strong multiracial teams that excel at working through harm, tension and conflict as they seek to #DismantleWhiteSupremacy.
Critical Knowledge for a Sustainable Future: Understanding the Connections Between Racial & Climate Justice
📅 February 29 & March 28, 2 PM - 5 PM ET
👥 Dr. Heather Hackman of Hackman Consulting Group
This workshop is for you if you are…experienced in #SocialJustice and want to build your knowledge and skills to address the intersecting issues of #ClimateChange and #Racial Justice.
Centering Equity: Anti-Racism in Recruiting & Hiring
📅 March 5 & 12, 2024, 12 PM - 3 PM ET
👥 Facilitated by Erica Nicole Griffin, PhD and Jamie Joanou, PhD of @mondaymorningconsultants
This workshop is for you if you are…an HR professional who wants to shift your practices away from maintaining white supremacy culture and toward a #RaceEquityCulture.
Getting Personal: Critical Self-Reflection in Your Anti-Racism Work
📅 April 23 & 30, 2024, 12-3pm ET
👥 Facilitated by Erica Nicole Griffin, PhD and Jamie Joanou, PhD of @mondaymorningconsultants
This workshop is for you if you are…an individual who wants to deepen your #AntiRacism practice through critical self-reflection.
#EquityInAction #VirtualTraining #OnlineWorkshops #CultureShift #Workplace #WorkCulture #HR #Organizations #Nonprofits #Philanthropy #LeadingforEquity #Leadership #InclusiveCulture #CultureChange
Let 2024 be the year you start operationalizing #RaceEquity 🚀🌟 Whether you are an HR professional, team leader, social justice advocate, or an individual eager to deepen your anti-racism practice, you’ll need the training that aligns with your journey.
Swipe left to see our new workshops this year and secure your spot! Links in bio 🔗
Building an Equity Container: Operationalizing Equity by Tending To Your Holding Environment
📅 February 6 & 13, 1 PM - 3 PM ET
👥 Facilitated by Niki Jagpal, MPA of Equity In The Center and Tamir Novotny, MPA of @ahimsastrategies
This workshop is for you if you are…an organizational leader looking to build strong multiracial teams that excel at working through harm, tension and conflict as they seek to #DismantleWhiteSupremacy.
Critical Knowledge for a Sustainable Future: Understanding the Connections Between Racial & Climate Justice
📅 February 29 & March 28, 2 PM - 5 PM ET
👥 Dr. Heather Hackman of Hackman Consulting Group
This workshop is for you if you are…experienced in #SocialJustice and want to build your knowledge and skills to address the intersecting issues of #ClimateChange and #Racial Justice.
Centering Equity: Anti-Racism in Recruiting & Hiring
📅 March 5 & 12, 2024, 12 PM - 3 PM ET
👥 Facilitated by Erica Nicole Griffin, PhD and Jamie Joanou, PhD of @mondaymorningconsultants
This workshop is for you if you are…an HR professional who wants to shift your practices away from maintaining white supremacy culture and toward a #RaceEquityCulture.
Getting Personal: Critical Self-Reflection in Your Anti-Racism Work
📅 April 23 & 30, 2024, 12-3pm ET
👥 Facilitated by Erica Nicole Griffin, PhD and Jamie Joanou, PhD of @mondaymorningconsultants
This workshop is for you if you are…an individual who wants to deepen your #AntiRacism practice through critical self-reflection.
#EquityInAction #VirtualTraining #OnlineWorkshops #CultureShift #Workplace #WorkCulture #HR #Organizations #Nonprofits #Philanthropy #LeadingforEquity #Leadership #InclusiveCulture #CultureChange
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We envision a future where nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are characterized by a Race Equity Culture™, meaning they implement and advance race equity internally while advocating for and centering it in work externally.
To achieve that future, we challenge colleagues to adopt specific tactics on the levels at which racism operates.