Corporate services include facilitated discussions, workshops, training, coaching, and support in the following areas:
Organizational Development
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Staff Development/Community Building
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Communications
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Organizational Development
Integrating equity & inclusion practices into the mission and core values of the organization
Developing common language for teams to communicate more effectively when participating in equity-oriented conversations
Examining current organizational practices and policies and identifying areas that may be leading to inequitable outcomes
Developing structures and systems to support the equity & inclusion process
Creating tools to track and measure the progress of equity/inclusion-based initiatives
Uncovering potential blind spots in hiring, promotion, and retention practices and creating and/or strengthening levers of accountability
Staff Development/Community Building
Prompting thoughtful and proactive reflection and analysis of the ways in which privilege and bias manifest within and impact the professional community
Developing best practices on how to facilitate conversations about race with others
Deepening staff knowledge of the ways in which race and racism manifest within and outside of the organization
Integrating culturally competent and responsive practices within diverse communities
Addressing issues that can arise or have arisen among staff in an identity-diverse workplace
Team-building aimed at growing trust and rapport, and enhancing group cohesion
Communications
Examining current program offerings for indications of bias and/or exclusion
Helping create program materials that are critically conscious and relevant to participating communities
Refining and/or designing programs aimed at encouraging participation from specific community partners
Ensuring the thoughtful and sensitive creation/ distribution of external materials
