Signature Workshops
Signature Workshops are ready-to-go interactive experiences designed to support social changemakers in doing the work. These workshops can fit easily into a retreat or staff training, and can be done as a single engagement or as a series. Typically 1 - 2 hours long for up to 30 people at a time with options for virtual or in-person, Signature Workshops are a great way to engage individuals, departments, leadership teams, and executive boards. Can be customized for larger groups, or specific organizational goals.
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The Fundamentals
The Fundamentals are experiences designed to reinforce fundamental skills for social changemakers. Done individually or as a series, Fundamentals workshops are great for introducing new ways to act on established principles.
(PRO)Active Listening
More than making eye contact, (PRO)Active helps you understand the actions that can lead to impact.
What's the benefit?
Get community feedback
Inform decision making
Become more inclusive
Build stronger teams and relationships
Setting Group Norms and Agreements
Efficient teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities. Create guidelines and agreements to improve ways of working.
What's the benefit?
Build team buy-in
Clarify roles and responsibilities
Clear accountability practices
Improve team culture and connectivity
The What, When, and How of Reflective Practice
Reflective Practice is a tool for understanding how far you've come, and how far you have to go.
What's the benefit?
Improve processes
Practice (pro)active listening
Evaluate SMART goals
Build team buy-in and accountability
SMART Goals for
Social Impact
Social Impact work requires thoughtful strategy and planning.
What's the benefit?
Define your strategy
Set attainable goals
Define metrics for impact
Improve grant/funding applications
Align work to theory of change
Racial Equity Primers
The Racial Equity Primers are workshops designed to support organizations in their racial equity work. They require no prior knowledge or familiarity, and are a great way for organizations to recognize what skills, competencies, and resources will be needed to support staff. These workshops work together, as independent experiences, or combined with our Fundamentals workshops.
Racial Equity Primer:
Let's Get (Un)Comfortable
Change is inherently uncomfortable. Recognizing where our discomfort may distract us from the work help us find ways to move forward.
What's the benefit?
Accessible entry point for DEI conversations
Practice (PRO)active listening
Set group norms and agreements
Practice discussing topics like race, identity, and recognizing difference
Build team dynamics
Racial Equity Primer: Understanding Systemic Racism
Impacting systems is a hard because systems can be hard to define. They are formal structures, but also the behaviors and beliefs that support those structures.
What's the benefit?
Identify systems and where they are operating
Learn the language of social change
Set SMART goals for system interventions
Define roles and clarify accountabilities
Racial Equity Primer:
Engaging In Difficult Conversations
As we do the work of racial equity we will undoubtedly encounter information and interactions that are challenging.
What's the benefit?
Stay engaged when things get difficult
Leveraging both personal accountability
Build teams and strengthen relationships
Adjust expectations without compromising outcomes
Racial Equity Primer:
Is it Equality, Equity, or Justice?
Equality. Equity. Justice. They are all words that we've heard, but what do they mean? And which is your organization trying to do?
What's the benefit?
Learn practical definitions of equality, equity, and justice
Align clear SMART goals
Manage expectations of funders, staff, and partners
For a list of all services including program development and assessments, visit our Services page