September 2022 - February 2023 | via Zoom
National Board Training
A five-month, nine-session training for board members committed to addressing issues of equity and antiracism in cultural institutions.
Date and Location
September 2022 - February 2023
Via Zoom Meetings
About the Program
Recognizing and responding to the ongoing and growing need for in-depth analysis-building through the lens of board governance, board members from cultural arts institutions across the country are being invited to take a deep dive into addressing issues of equity and anti-racism to better serve the organizations to which they’ve been entrusted.
This national board cohort will participate in 9 virtual skills-based and analysis-building sessions over the course of 5 months. The skills-based sessions will explore foundational concepts related to equity and antiracism; benchmarks of antiracist organizations; and how to operationalize equity and antiracism values. Participants will join a growing base of almost a hundred antiracist trustees working to effect organizational and field-wide change. Even after the training is concluded, this enthusiastic base of trustees continues to meet, collaborate, and strategize together to use their positional power and agency in the service of antiracism.
Following the third year of the program, the 2022-2023 training will be hosted virtually through 9 sessions between September 2022 and February 2023. Though the sessions continue to be virtual, there are plans for in-person convenings to bolster community-building.
LOGISTICS
Stay tuned for updates and info session date for the 2022 program!
REGISTRATION
Registration is $812.00 US. The cost of registration goes toward facilitation fees, access services, and technical + administrative support.
ACCESS
Captions are available for all programming. ASL Interpretation is available upon request. Please request additional access support at the time of registration.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Refunds will be made in full up to three weeks before the first day of training (before August 2nd). If you need to cancel, please email Alexis Green at agreen@artEquity.org. Refunds will take up to 10 business days to process.
JOIN US!
Please reach out to agreen@artEquity.org for more information.
SCHEDULE
Session 1: Sept 12, 2022
Orientation | Introductions and Overview
Session 2: October 3, 2022
Personal and Organizational Goals
Session 3: November 7, 2022
Exploring Our Assumptions
Session 4: November 21, 2022
Identity and Social Location
Session 5: December 5, 2022
Organizational Culture
Session 6: January 17, 2023
Open Issues Forum
Session 7: January 30, 2023
Identifying and Addressing Microaggressions
Session 8: February 13, 2023
How to Operationalize Equity-Based Values
Session 9: February 27, 2023
Individual and Collective Board Action
Session hours:
9:00am -12:30pm PT / 10:00am -1:30pm MT / 11:00am - 2:30pm CT / 12:00pm - 3:30pm ET.
PROGRAM FEATURES
30+ hours of training: Participants will receive 9 Intensive Skills-Building/Analysis-Building sessions covering:
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establishing personal and organizational goals;
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exploring barriers to organizational change;
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foundational concepts related to equity, inclusion, and antiracism;
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understanding the roots of or current organizational structure and culture;
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benchmarks of inclusive organizations;
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how to operationalize equity, inclusion, and antiracism values; and
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how to take collective action.
Learning Teams: Participants will form learning teams designed to foster creative opportunities, resource sharing, and collaboration that can be enhanced through deeper relationships and trust building.
National Network: Participants will have an opportunity to join a growing national network of trustees committed to issues of equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
Organizational Assessment: Participants will have the opportunity to conduct an equity and inclusion assessment to analyze their organizational culture, demographics, and equity and inclusion resources/needs.
Resource Materials: Participants will receive a resource packet containing tools and literature to support their training experience.
