Nov 16Before, During, and After: A Racial Equity Organizational Assessment Processexcerpt from Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice Some of the early questions I hear are, “What does a racial justice or racially just organization actually look like” or “What are the steps to move forward and make progress? Or “How will we know when we get there?” The answer…Organizational Culture10 min readOrganizational Culture10 min read
Sep 19Working with External Consultants to Support Your Racial Justice Change Process (& writing RFPs)In the new publication, Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice, I discuss how many people ask how their organization can work on operationalizing racial justice when the people in it are already overwhelmed with work, or when the organization is moving from crisis to crisis. It can be overwhelming, whether…Racial Justice8 min readRacial Justice8 min read
Jul 25Addressing white Dominant Culture in Creating a Racially Just Organizational Cultureexcerpt from Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice In the publication, Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice, I use the terms white dominant culture and white dominant behaviors using the definition that Gita Gulati-Partee and I shared in an article we co-wrote in 2014. White dominant culture “refers to the…Organizational Culture9 min readOrganizational Culture9 min read
Jul 18Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice — excerptThe uprisings and organizing[1] for police abolition and radical transformation for racial justice and liberation intensified during 2020, shook up how we did things and how we interacted with each other. It changed a few oppressive policies and laws even though more have since been created. There was an increase…Racial Justice13 min readRacial Justice13 min read
Nov 11, 2021Part Two: IT TAKES TIME TO SHIFT DEI STRATEGY: SO NOW WHAT?… of the article, DEI Strategy is Limited and Potentially Harmful: So Now What? — >>>>>>READ Part One: WHY DOES DEI STRATEGY NOT LEAD TO RACIAL JUSTICE? Full Text of Article. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> You may be frustrated after reading Part One, as you begin or continue to interrogate the DEI strategy you’re using and wonder if it will shift power, if your terms align with your stated outcomes, and if it will lead to becoming a racially just organization. You may be…Dei19 min readDei19 min read
Nov 8, 2021DEI Strategy is Limited and Potentially Harmful: So Now What?Part One: WHY DOES DEI STRATEGY NOT LEAD TO RACIAL JUSTICE? Part Two: IT TAKES TIME TO SHIFT DEI STRATEGY: SO NOW WHAT? “… the language of freedom, nation, democracy, and even the state, in spite of and at times because of its racism, have not been ideologically stable but…Racism6 min readRacism6 min read
Aug 7, 2020Member-onlyDEI Approach is No Longer Relevant: Operationalizing Racial Justice in Non-Profit OrganizationsPlease explore the full version of Operationalizing Racial Justice in Non-Profit Organizations. It is a pivotal moment. #BlackLivesMatter is finally being widely embraced instead of challenged and may be the largest movement in U.S. history,[1] with unprecedented uprisings happening globally. There are active discussions and steps being taken in communities…Racial Justice11 min readRacial Justice11 min read
Apr 26, 2020Now Or Never: What is Philanthropy’s Point of No Return?By Maggie Potapchuk The month after Michael Brown was murdered by police in August 2014, the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity gathered 55 racial justice activists and leaders from foundations in Washington, DC, to discuss how funders and activists could work together to more proactively respond to the deep structural…Philanthropy12 min readPhilanthropy12 min read