Webinar recording

How nonprofits can actively improve diversity, equity, & inclusion at their organizations

This nonprofit webinar has been approved for 1.0 CFRE credit.

In the wake of recent events, many organizations (including FreeWill) have been discussing what they can do to help address systemic biases and injustices, both outside and within our institutions.

We know a lot of folks are looking to do more, but aren’t exactly sure where to start. So in this webinar, Patrick Schmitt, the Co-CEO of FreeWill, is joined by guest speaker, Greg Reynolds. Greg is the founder and CEO of both Hadley-Reynolds and g-dii, two companies that help organizations assess and build exceptional, diverse teams.

Patrick and Greg talk about practical and tactical ideas to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion on nonprofit fundraising teams and throughout your organization.

Anti-racism readings & resources

Books:

• How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
• Nine Lies About Work: A Free thinking Leaders Guide to the Real World by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall
• Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas Christakis
• The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in a Knowledge Economy by Scott E. Page
• Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify and Stop Micro Aggressions by Michael Baran and Tiffany Jana
• Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion by Ashley Diaz Mejias and Tiffany Jana

Media:

• On Becoming Anti-Racist (blog)
• How to Be Anti-Racist (NPR interview)
• Solidarity Reflection Guide
• When They See Us (Netflix tv show)
• 13th (Netflix documentary)
• Brené Brown with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist (podcast)
• Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) allyship with the Black community
  • Hmong family whose son was shot by white officer speaking out in solidarity (NBC)
  • Asian Americans need to talk about anti-blackness in our communities (Vox)
  • A Letter From Young Asian-Americans To Their Families About Black Lives Matter (NPR)

• So Y’all Finally Get It | Still Processing (vlog by Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris)
• National Trust for Historic Preservation on removing confederate monuments
• 5 Things I Want to Tell My White Friends (blog)
• Are You Willing to Give Up Your Privilege? (NY Times)
• Asian Americans and Model Minority Stereotype (Time)

Other resources:

• Anti-racism for beginners (resource list)
• Data for Black Lives
• Ethel’s Club (Digital membership for POC)
• Anti-racism Resources for White People
• Mapping Our Roles in Social Change Ecosystems
• Showing Up for Racial Justice: A Call to Action for White Folks
  • Action Steps for SURJ
• Actionnetwork.org (phone banking)

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