About this peer group series Building Evaluation Capacity will help organizations learn how to embed data collection and outcome tracking into their existing workflow, building their ability to understand, measure, and communicate the impact of the work they do. Attendees will create a strong evaluation design for their program and connect their day-to-day operations with […]
This session will provide support and technical assistance to learn how to fill out metrics outcomes in eCImpact.
About this peer group session This session will focus on discrimination at the institutional level. Participants will explore how nonprofits and philanthropy are often perpetuating racialized and disparate outcomes and then look at how similar policies, practices, and behaviors are creating barriers to participation and equity within organizations. We will introduce the Multicultural Organization Development […]
About this peer group sessionIn this learning lab, participants will work in small groups to analyze organizational policies and practices to identify RDEI issues and practice disaggregating and making meaning of data. It is important to understand the story data is telling about bias and discrimination that may be embedded in an organization's assumptions, policies, […]
About this peer group series Building Evaluation Capacity will help organizations learn how to embed data collection and outcome tracking into their existing workflow, building their ability to understand, measure, and communicate the impact of the work they do. Attendees will create a strong evaluation design for their program and connect their day-to-day operations with […]
About this peer group sessionHow do you create change that sticks? Sustainable change requires a focus on the Hearts and Minds of those involved, Behavior changes and Structural changes that both reinforce the desired changes and discourage undesirable behaviors. This session will focus on developing strategies for operationalizing change and for managing transitions – helping […]
About this peer group sessionParticipants will have read The Insider's Guide to Culture Change by Siobhan McHale and in this session will discuss how to apply the tools and tactics outlined in the book to affect change in their organizations.Who should attend?Organizations can register up to three employees, with an ideal mix of directors, executive […]
About this peer group sessionA variety of models, tools and techniques will be introduced that participants will be able to use to assess the current conditions in their organizations that support or are barriers to embedding RDEI in all facets of their work so they can be put their learnings into practice.Who should attend?Organizations can […]
About this peer group sessionParticipants will share their reflections as to how white dominant culture "norms" have impacted their leadership and organizational practices and discuss how they translate this new understanding into new leadership behaviors and practices. This is not about white dominant culture being "bad" it is about understanding that there are other approaches […]
About the peer group sessions The Lifting Up Your Leaders of Color peer group will create a psychological safe space of respite for BIPOC leaders of color, deepen connections, and foster collaboration across BIPOC communities. Participants will be supported as they develop and/or cultivate organizational insight, self-awareness, and the political savvy necessary for success. They […]
Join us as we share results from the Nonprofit COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Survey, which was conducted to better understand the needs, opportunities, and makeup of the nonprofit sector in Cuyahoga County. Presented by the Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery, Danielle Crawford, director, Evaluation and Learning, United Way of Greater Cleveland, and Kathy Hallissey, Program Director, The […]
About this peer group sessionIn this learning lab, we will utilize situations that participants bring from their organizations to explore barriers and roadblocks to change and as a group we will provide consulting support to develop strategies for making breakthroughs.Who should attend?Organizations can register up to three employees, with an ideal mix of directors, executive […]
About this peer group sessionThe content of this session will be based on needs identified by the participants.Who should attend?Organizations can register up to three employees, with an ideal mix of directors, executive directors, and Human Resources staff. Participants are expected to attend all scheduled sessions. Participants may miss up to one session during the […]
About this peer group sessionWe will revisit learnings from the course and participants will present out on their organization's change process - including failures and success so that they are able to continue supporting each other to advance a RDEI culture in their respective organizations.Who should attend?Organizations can register up to three employees, with an […]
About this sessionParticipants will learn about with the program components, other participants, terminology and explore the historical elements that have led to our current context. This session will dig into bias, privilege, and internalized oppression. They will also be introduced to the Equity Competent Leadership model that will serve as a foundation for our work […]
Presented by Equius Group We are in a moment of realizing there is no going back to before March 2020, before COVID – 19 and the pandemic, and before the racial reckoning. Our country, and therefore our workplace, is forever changed. And, with quiet quitting, people becoming more entrepreneurial, and deciding what is best for them […]
About the session Meet, learn from, and hear about the experiences of local Equity Competent Leaders of Color around how they were able to develop and maintain a positive self-image, become aware of, and manage their own biases while expanding their influence and driving organizational change. About the peer group sessions The Lifting Up Your […]
About the session Participants will understand how the ways they interpret and value cultural commonalities and differences, relative to their own cultural orientation, impacts their ability to communicate effectively across cultures and decision-making in ways that center equity and inclusion. This will be done through the completion of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) that measures […]
About the session Summarize the Four Levels of Racism, learning how racial identity, internalized oppression, internalized superiority, and intersectionality impact the ways that we show up in organizations and with each other. We will look at how power and privilege operate as a system, across dimensions of diversity, to shape our interpersonal interactions and strategies […]
About the session Participants will learn about and share their reflections around how white dominant culture “norms” have impacted their leadership and organizational practices and explore how they can translate this understanding into new leadership behaviors and practices. This is not about dominant culture being “bad,” it is about understanding that there are other approaches […]
United Way of Greater Cleveland is mobilizing and empowering Greater Cleveland residents to help break the cycle of poverty.
For more information about the Center for Excellence in Social Services, contact Cariss Smith, Director, Grantmaking & Community Partnerships at
216-436-2212 or ctsmith@unitedwaycleveland.org.
