Where is your organization getting stuck in its racial equity journey?
Joanna Shoffner Scott believes that talking about racism is not enough to advance your organization’s equity aspirations. Equity must become a mission-centered practice backed up by clear shifts in policies, practices, and protocols.
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As a Black woman with meaningful experience in the race equity space, I have seen it all. Like many DEI practitioners, my work began as an “other duties as assigned” addition to my role. I’m grateful for the path on which that “duty” set me. However, years of consulting and coaching, combined with that entry, have helped me understand some hard truths. I’m ready to share the candid stories and lessons that have inspired me to dedicate this part of my career to being a resource for those willing AND working to make sustainable, equitable organizational change.
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Podcast: What To Do When Your Organization Declares Itself To Be Anti-Racist Too Soon (Ep 003)
Whether your organization is considering declaring itself to be anti-racist in a statement or has already published one, this advice will help you navigate the “how.” If you aren’t living into an anti-racist commitment every day, those proclamations can feel meaningless to those you need the most to make that aspiration a reality.
May 15, 2022 -
Racial Equity Work That Moves Too Slowly Diminishes Staff Morale
Racial equity work that moves too slowly will diminish staff morale. Analysis paralysis can keep the most well-intentioned leaders from advancing needed shifts in their organization’s practices, resulting in racial equity fatigue.
May 1, 2022 -
Podcast: How to Plan Your Personal DEI Growth Journey (Ep 002)
DEI practitioners spend significant time helping organizations and institutions map out how to achieve their equity goals. But do you do the same for your growth journey?
April 24, 2022