February 21 & March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025
*Note: The opening and closing sessions will be in-person; all other sessions are virtual.
Emphasizing the importance of building authentic relationships, the cohort will kick off and conclude with in-person sessions on February 21 and March 27 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm at the Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness, 114 W 30th St, Winston-Salem.
The three interim sessions will be held virtually (via Zoom) on March 6, 13, 20 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm.
Inclement Weather Dates for in-person sessions: February 28 & April 3.
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Enrollment is limited to 30 individuals.
Inequities are a reality in many nonprofit organizations and in the nonprofit sector as a whole. The Executive Leadership Cohort: Creating an Anti-Racist Community with Purpose, Intent & Impact is a collaborative 5-session series designed to help leaders build relationships and explore tools and accountability mechanisms to dismantle oppressive systems within our circles of influence.
This journey is about trust and space where participants can bring their full selves, successes, and challenges. Together, we’ll explore how whiteness perpetuates in the operations and management practices of our organizations. Through the power of peer support and learning from one another, this cohort will foster relationships and strategies for meaningful change that span beyond the series.
Sessions:
- Cohort Building and Shared Definitions: This session explores individual philosophy and its correlation to leadership practices, team building, and social dynamics within nonprofit organizations. Participants will delve into topics like caste systems, colorism, and intersectionality, while gaining an understanding of caucusing – what it is and why it matters.
- Identifying Microaggressions and Dysfunctional Systems and Relationships: This session examines lived experiences of microaggressions, bias, and inequitable policies, and how white privilege and white supremacy culture manifest in our workplaces.
- Building Authentic Relationships in Everyday Life: This session explores building strong peer-to-peer relationships for support and growth. Participants will discuss strategies for navigating predominantly white spaces and institutions, especially as people of color in smaller organizations. We’ll also focus on giving and receiving feedback across identities and within existing power dynamics.
- Becoming An Anti-Racist Change Agent: This session introduces liberatory frameworks to help organizations design programs and policies that promote equity and justice. Participants will identify their circles of influence and ways to leverage their current relationships in support of their equity work. We’ll also explore rest as an act of resistance, addressing the exhaustion often experienced by Black individuals and marginalized communities, especially those that work in the nonprofit sector.
- Reflections and Applications: This session provides space for participants to reflect on personal insights and revelations, and tools and actions to drive change within your organizations and circles of influence. Participants will develop, share, and refine their own actionable next steps and identify the support needed to ensure success in their efforts.
This cohort is for you if:
- You have previously participated in some type of diversity, inclusion, and equity training.
- You have begun your own personal work around anti-racism.
- You are seeking applicable ways to activate your power and influence to implement change in your organization and community.
- You serve as a nonprofit staff or board member.
- You did not participate in the Center's 2023 equity cohort.
Special thanks to Google whose sponsorship allows affordable registration for the Executive Leadership Cohort.
Registration Rates
Registration opens December 2, 2024.
| Early Bird Rate (ends January 15) | Regular Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Center Members | $75 | $100 |
| Non-Members | $95 | $120 |
Cohort Facilitators
Niconda Garcia
Consultant
Change the Rubric, Ltd.
Heather Hu
Vice President, Southeast Regional Development
American Cancer Society
Amy Lytle
Executive Director
HandsOn Northwest North Carolina
Asia Washington
Membership Director
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Learn more about the Center’s commitment to anti-racist work.