Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice
​Webinar Series

Description

MP Associates Consulting is pleased to announce its offering of a five-part webinar series focused on the publication, Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice. The sessions are designed and tailored to develop a learning community for external consultants whose work focuses on operationalizing racial equity and justice and DEIB in organizations for a decade or less.
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The focus of the series is on creating and sustaining a learning community to deepen knowledge of the scaffolding of the racial equity/justice organizational change processes; discuss the role, approach, and values as an external consultant; and to reflect on one’s narrative and expectations of the change process and client partner relationships. Please note this is not a “how-to” webinar series, rather an opportunity to delve into change process dynamics and share ideas and practices to be adaptive, responsive, and relationship-centered.
 
The size of the group will be up to 16 external consultants with approximately 10 years or less working on racial equity and justice and DEIB organizational change processes.  The outline follows the Transforming Organizations by Operationalizing Racial Justice report.

  1. Get Ready: Building Internal Will, Working with Internal Teams (Staff & Board), Role of External Consultant
  2. Foundational Components: Centering Relationships, Developing Feedback Practices, Addressing Conflict and Trauma, Developing Accountability Practices
  3. Conduct Organizational Assessment: Before, During, After the process
  4. Develop a Plan: Building a Racial Just Culture, Creating Equitable Decision-Making, Aligning Program and Policies
  5. Now What: Sustaining the Work, Open Discussion on Participants’ selected topics

The 2.5-hour session time frame shapes the depth for each topic area. After the fourth session, the group will identify two areas to delve into more during the fifth session. We will also discuss ways to support organizations to sustain the work post-engagement.

Apply to join the Transforming Organization webinar series by May 31.
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Outline for each Session

Each session will include a grounding of the subject matter, then we will work in small and large groups discussing challenging issues, sharing lessons and practice, and identifying tools, frameworks and resources. There will be a mini-survey between sessions which will shape the design and our discussion for the upcoming session.
  • Grounding for our work together with an overview of the topics of the session.
  • Reflecting on individual consulting role within the change process, what to observe at the balcony level and/or identifying the organizational & interpersonal dynamics and progress.
  • Deepening practice through peer discussion of questions and issues generated from the participants’ survey responses and our group discussion.

Expectations

  • Make a commitment to participate in at least four of the five 2.5-hour sessions. 
  • In between each session, read the section of the Transforming Organization by Operationalizing Racial Justice document for the upcoming session (each session pre-work reading ranges from 8 to 18 pages) and reflection questions. Optional readings will also be shared.
  • Respond to a 2-3 question survey within three days prior to the upcoming session. Your responses to the survey questions will shape the design and our discussions for the next session.

Logistics

  • The five sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 2-4:30 pm EST/11 am-1:30 pm PST on the following dates: 6/26, 7/10, 7/24, 9/11, 9/25.
  • The sessions will take place virtually via zoom. Please note these sessions will not be recorded since participants will discuss their experiences with organizations.
  • Please apply by providing basic information, session commitment, and hopes and questions regarding the series. When you receive confirmation, you will be asked at that time to pay the fees for the series through PayPal (other payment options can be available if requested), along with receiving the  first session reading and survey.
  • The cost of the Series* is based on a sliding fee scale.  Please see Resource Generation's resource to support you in determining your fee.
  • $500 is the base rate for independent consultants
  • $800 for independent consultants with economic means
  • $1,200 for consultants whose fee and/or time is covered by an organization.
  • $1,500 for independent consultants or organizations who can support redistribution.
  • *6% of the fees will be distributed to Lenape Nation of PA
  • At this time we cannot offer refunds.  Please email Maggie Potapchuk, [email protected] if you would like to request to transfer your registration.