Join our webinar as we delve into the intricacies of oppression, exploring whether those experiencing it might unintentionally contribute to its perpetuation. We'll focus on quieting internalized oppression, fostering self-reflection, and reimagining systems for empowerment. Participants will also gain tools to unpack and challenge ingrained beliefs of oppression and superiority. This thought-provoking session aims to inspire open dialogue, self-discovery, and the development of strategies to break free from the cyclical nature of oppression.

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When power is concentrated in well-intentioned white women leaders and institutions, what can we do to address pervasive white supremacy?

The majority of nonprofit leadership (including boards) identify as white. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women have a different (more difficult) fight for equity in the nonprofit sector (and beyond). To achieve gender equality across the board, we need to address the ways in which white supremacy norms are perpetuated in our organizations. While white women have faced gender oppression, there’s also a need to recognize how there could be an internalized sense of racial superiority.

March is Gender Equality and Women's History Month. This is a time to celebrate women's (ALL women - white and BIPOC) contributions to society and recommit to the fight for gender equity.

This free webinar will provide awareness on what it can look like for white women leaders to unpack their biases and internalized superiority, how to call out/in white women in leadership, and how to disrupt the white dominant habits and make room for BIPOC women to have a seat at the table.

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Join Fiona Oliphant of Healing Equity United and a few amazing guest speakers as they share insights into how they're advancing their impactful work as Black leaders in the nonprofit sector, what will bring them joy in 2024, and how they prioritize wellness to build resilience.

Healing Equity United started five years ago after our co-founders, Fiona and Jess, witnessed decades of little change in nonprofit culture to become spaces of inclusion and belonging. We were determined to support organizations and BIPOC/Global Majority leaders in our sector.

We are excited to be celebrating our 5th year! Come out and celebrate with us. Learn about our new initiatives and meet our staff and supporters.

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism, by Laura E. Gómez is a much-needed examination of the Latino/a/e/x identity. Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States, but people often are confused—is Latino a race? An ethnicity? Whom does this identity include? Gómez explains to us that Latino is indeed a race and that anti-Latino racism was the catalyst for this umbrella identity.

Let's dive deep into this thought-provoking book together to talk about the social construct of race and how it's changed over time for the Latino community.

In a white-dominant culture, all People of the Global Majority experience race-based traumatic stress at varying levels. Healing from and understanding our individual and collective race-based traumas can build bridges for cross-racial solidarity.

During the 2020s all People of the Global Majority have been experiencing heightened stress and trauma related to racism. Without individual and collective healing, ongoing systemic injustice and oppression can lead to compounded emotional harm. And unfortunately, our race-based traumas can sometimes lead to division within our community.

How can we better understand our race-based traumas to move toward healing? What actions can we take to build solidarity across the Global Majority community?

Join us for this training and conversation on:

• Understanding race-based trauma and its impacts on the individual and the community

• Identifying positive coping and management of racial trauma responses

• Strategizing actions and next steps that you can take towards healing and building solidarity

Race, equity, and inclusion work trigger strong emotions and responses of defensiveness and resistance. Understanding that change is difficult, this class is a brave healing space where we can unpack our own biases, deal with fragility, address trauma, and understand how we can show up in solidarity with other marginalized communities.

Join us to learn what you need to do to embrace an anti-racist culture on nonprofit boards.

If you've been trying to recruit diverse board members and have had little luck, you're not alone. Did you know that 84% of nonprofit board members in the U.S. are white? Why is this? What can we do as nonprofit board members and executives to build an anti-racist culture on our board? How do we recruit and retain diversity so that our board reflects the communities we're serving?

This training is for nonprofit board members and executive directors looking to shift the culture of boards to be focused on anti-racism.

There's a lot of excitement around New York Times Best Selling Author, R. F. Kuang's Yellowface. White lies, dark humor, and deadly consequences? You know this is going to be a good read!

We'll discuss deep questions related to diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the role of social media in our lives.

Mental health is heavily stigmatized in Asian American communities. And when people try to seek services and support, there is little available even in cities like San Francisco and New York. If we add in elements of intersectionality (ie. socio-economic class, sexual orientation, etc.), the problem becomes much worse.

What are some of the ways we can destigmatize mental health and reclaim it as Asian Americans? How can we begin to heal as a community? What are some actions that nonprofit organizations can take to be supportive of Asian American staff and clients?

Join us for this book babble in celebration of Asian Pacific American History Month, and let's dive into this discussion. Leave with some tangible action steps that you can take professionally as we move to destigmatize mental health in Asian America.

Has your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) team stalled? Not sure how to keep the momentum going? Does your team need to push themselves to lean into discomfort? Is your team struggling to sustain authentic, action-oriented participation to push forward your organization's DEI goals?

Then join us for a free webinar to troubleshoot all of your DEI team woes and challenges! This webinar is for leaders and staff at nonprofit organizations and foundations who are looking to build anti-oppression and anti-racist cultures within their organization.

Join Healing Equity United to take a closer look at the diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEIB) assessment process. Gain a better understanding of where you are on your DEIB journey towards becoming an anti-racist and anti-oppressive organization.

Topics we'll discuss in this webinar:

• What is the purpose of DEIB assessments?

• What are the different types of DEIB assessments available to nonprofits?

• Who should you hire to conduct your DEIB assessments, and how do you know they would be a great fit for your organization?

• How do you prepare for a DEIB assessment?

Over the past year, nonprofit organizations have been shifting the way they're thinking about their staff. For far too long, human resources (HR) has been there to protect organizations. HR in and of itself is rooted in the enslavement of Black/African Americans, and then the continued oppression of historically excluded groups over the past century.

Traditional policies and practices in the nonprofit sector (i.e. 40-hour work week, annual performance evaluations, hierarchical supervision structure, low pay due to funding, etc.) primarily serves to uphold white cultural norms and the continued systemic oppression of historically marginalized communities.

Despite the shift of nonprofits towards diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging over the past two years, most non-profit leadership is still over 90% White. There's a reason why we continue to use the same practices year after year to hire people but then ask ourselves why we're still not diversified. To practice equity and inclusion within nonprofit human resources means accepting that it's going to take culture change. Join us for this workshop and learn about what your organization needs to do in its next steps.

Goals:

• Discuss how white supremacy and white cultural norms influence practices in human resources/people & culture in the nonprofit sector

• Share the different ways that we can start building a culture of equity and inclusion in nonprofits

When power is concentrated in well-intentioned white women leaders and institutions, what can we do to address pervasive white supremacy?

March is Women's History Month. While this is a time to celebrate women's contributions to society and to recommit to the fight for gender equity, we know that women of color have a different (more difficult) fight for equity in the nonprofit sector (and beyond). White supremacy is embedded into our country's very existence, and the nonprofit sector is not exempt.

Given that across the country the majority of nonprofit leadership (including boards) identify as white, we need to address the ways in which white supremacy norms are perpetuated in our organizations. While white women may fall into an oppressed gender identity, this does not mean they have avoided internalizing a sense of racial superiority.

This webinar will provide awareness on what it can look like for white leaders to unpack their biases and internalized superiority, how to call out/in white women in leadership, and how to disrupt the white dominant habits and make room for women of color to have a seat at the table.

The Deep, by Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Johnathan Snipes is an Afrofuturist story of the water-dwelling descendants of enslaved pregnant African women thrown overboard by their enslavers. These descendants live idyllic lives in the deep, but for the main character, Yetu, she holds the traumatic, painful, and wonderful memories of their ancestors. This demanding role takes Yetu on a journey to discover truths about her past--and about the future of her people.

Let's dive deep into this thought-provoking book together to talk about intergenerational trauma, healing, and community. How can we sustain ourselves while holding onto the knowledge of our past? What do sustainable caregiving networks look like? How can we approach conflict with a trauma-informed lens?

February is Black History Month. While this is a time to celebrate the Black community, a formal federal recognition of Black History Month does not right the wrongs of the centuries of struggle for the Black community. White supremacy is embedded into our country’s very existence, and we still have yet to live up to the principles that our country was founded on.

In the 2020s, we've seen an increase in organizations and companies engaging in anti-racism work (whether authentic work or performative). Still, anti-racism work does not necessarily mean that work is being done to address anti-Blackness.

This webinar will provide awareness of what it can look like for organizations to authentically engage in unpacking their anti-Blackness, and strive to become a pro-Black organization.

A brave space for those who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)/Global Majority and are working on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in nonprofit organizations to brainstorm, support one another, and work on strategies that advance anti-oppression.

Being BIPOC in white-led spaces is hard enough. It's even tougher when you push for equity, inclusion, and belonging with little support.

This virtual and confidential community meets bi-monthly from February 2023 - December 2023.

Join us to learn what you need to do to embrace an anti-racist culture on nonprofit boards.

If you've been trying to recruit diverse board members and have had little luck, you're not alone. Did you know that 84% of nonprofit board members in the U.S. are white? Why is this? What can we do as nonprofit board members and executives to build an anti-racist culture on our board? How do we recruit and retain diversity so that our board reflects the communities we're serving?

This training is for nonprofit board members and executive directors looking to shift the culture of boards to be focused on anti-racism.

Elections may be over for this year, but attacks on Asian Americans have not gone away. Join us for a session to discuss what's driving attacks on Asian Americans across the country.

Learn how to build solidarity with other communities, recognize the harm of biases, and understand how misconceptions may cause us to unintentionally (or intentionally) perpetuate harm between Asian Americans and other groups.

For far too long, human resources (HR) has been there to protect organizations. HR in and of itself is rooted in the enslavement of Black/African Americans and then the continued oppression of historically excluded groups over the past century. Policies and practices that were adopted by HR (i.e., the 40-hour work week, annual performance evaluations, supervisors/managers, etc.) primarily serve to uphold White cultural norms and the continued systemic oppression of people with marginalized identities.

There's a reason why non-profit leadership is still over 90% White. There's a reason why we continue to use the same practices year after year to hire people but then ask ourselves why we're still not diversified. To practice equity and inclusion within nonprofit human resources means accepting that it's going to take culture change.

Join us for this webinar and learn the different ways that we can start building a culture of equity and inclusion in nonprofits through reimagining HR.

Nonprofit professionals need to make MORE money. So how do we negotiate for a higher salary?

It's not uncommon for nonprofit professionals -- particularly BIPOC nonprofit professionals to bypass the salary negotiation process when we receive a job offer. But did you know that most BIPOC folks earn less than white men in this country? The pay gap is real. So how do we begin to bridge that gap?

At the end of this workshop, you'll:

• Articulate your personal value

• Develop skills and strategies for negotiation

• Practice your salary negotiation skills