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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workshops: A Brave Space Experience

 The Center’s DEI workshops encourage change and growth, exploring issues of race, diversity, inclusivity and equity to create an enhanced environment for employees that will improve the way businesses operate. Download our one-pager: DEI-Summary

The Impact of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 

We help workplaces focus on their cultures to ensure equal dignity for all, encouraging change and growth to improve the way organizations operate. Studies show that unaddressed culture challenges in the workplace lead to low morale and poor employee retention, and can negatively impact an organization’s bottom line.  McKinsey Group confirmed in 2020: “The most diverse companies are now more likely than ever to outperform less diverse peers on profitability.” DEI training leads to increased creativity, innovation, and decreased vulnerability to liability.

The Right Time for DEI Training

Considering a training? Your organization will benefit if you answer NO to any of these questions:

  • Does your organization have the ability to conduct conversations that may be uncomfortable with your employees? 
  • Does your organization’s leadership have the tools to empathize with the workplace challenges some of your employees may be experiencing? 
  • Are you confident your organization is addressing the needs of all demographics represented by your team?
  • If there are any individuals in your organization who feel like an “only,” do you have the tools to address this issue?

Why partner with The Center's DEI experts?

Our program is built on three key pillars designed to set your organization up for success.

+ Experience: The Center houses Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr’s papers and connects the civil  rights and global human rights movements to challenges today, drawing on that knowledge to  improve workplace culture.

+ Flexibility:  Our DEI workshops are customized for  companies, government offices, nonprofits and educational institutions in three formats: onsite attendance at The Center in downtown Atlanta, in your company’s place of work, or virtually through facilitator-led programs

+ A Brave Space: DEI conversations can be challenging, even when we recognize the benefit. We offer a “brave space” safe enough to lean into, to move past discomfort, encouraging  experiences that transform workplace culture.

CONVERSATION MODULES

DESIGNING YOUR DEI EXPERIENCE

TIER 1 - FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING

Examining Beliefs and Values of Your Organization

Using an organization’s values, we explore how they manifest in the institution’s culture.

Creating a Common Language for DEI Concepts

Are we speaking the same language when we talk about creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures where all feel a sense of belonging? 

Understanding Implicit Bias and Microaggressions

An exploration of implicit bias, how it manifests as microaggression, and how we can identify and address it. 

Embracing Cross Generational Diversity

Explore generational diversity and how race, power and privilege intersect. 

Cultivating Inclusive Behaviors

An exploration of emotional intelligence and the role it plays in creating inclusive cultures and the foundational behaviors leaders should model to create these cultures. 

Applying the Lessons of History to the Workplace

Explore the impact of history on current inequities in organizations and industries, and the roles organizations might take to address historical injustices to create diverse and inclusive environments. 

Empowering Allyship

Explores the partnership between allies and members of under-represented groups.

LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace 

Definitions, microaggressions, practical applications for an inclusive workplace.

TIER 2 - ADVANCED LEARNING

BRG/ERG leaders Advocating for Equity 

Addresses how BRG/ERG leaders can build alliances in relationships across differences and advocate for underrepresented groups

Empathy-Building through History

Senior managers explore different perspectives in the decision-making processes in the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott and apply them to current issues in DEI.

The Business Case for DEI

Advancing DEI is an ethical imperative, but it’s also a business imperative and should be at the core of a company’s business strategy.

Using Feedback as an Equity Tool

High-quality feedback is crucial for individual advancement and organizational growth. Talent thrives where people give and receive honest feedback. 

Gender Identity: Impact in the Workplace

Expectations for single mothers, male caregivers, female leadership; understanding gender identities, heteronormativity, and cisgender normativity.

Significance of Belonging 

From productivity to retention, fostering belonging increases healthy connections, and increased well-being.

Cultivating Psychological Safety

Explore its role in creating inclusive organizations, increasing collaboration, innovation, trust, and accountability. 

Defining Identity and Navigating Power

Explore individual and social identity, the relationship to power, and how leaders can use their power to advance DEI. 

Navigating Challenging Conversations

In table-top activities, leaders learn empathetic listening, cultural humility, giving supportive feedback, and asking effective questions. 

Creating a Meeting with DEI in Mind

Leaders are taught to use DEI practices to conduct effective meetings through agendas, facilitation, and follow up activities. 

Want to learn more about our learning series?

We have created several Learning Series to provide a roadmap to support your ongoing needs and unique roles within your organization. Each “series” is made up of 4-8 modules such as Cultivating Psychological Safety, Using Feedback as an Equity Tool, The Business Case for DEI, Navigating Challenging Conversation, and Characteristics of Inclusive Leaders. These modules will be delivered either monthly or quarterly, providing a roadmap to support your ongoing needs.

Leadership Series

+ Cultivating Psychological Safety 

+ Using Feedback as an Equity Tool 

+ The Business Case for DEI 

+ Defining Identity and Navigating Power 

+ Navigating Challenging Conversation

BRG and DEI Leaders Series

+ Advocating for Equity

+ Cultivating Psychological Safety

+ Navigating Challenging Conversations

+ Empowering Allyships

+ Defining Identity and Navigating Power

General Audiences Series

+ Examining Beliefs and Values

+ Creating a common language for DEI

+ Understanding Implicit Bias and Microaggressions

+ Cultivating Inclusive Behaviors

+ Embracing Cross Generational Diversity

+ Empowering Allyship

+ Navigating Challenging Conversations

Onboarding/New Employee Series

+ Creating a common language for DEI concepts

+ Understanding implicit bias and microaggressions

+ Embracing cross generational diversity

+ Empowering allyship

LGBTQ+ Series

+ Understanding Implicit Bias and Microaggressions

+ LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace

+ Gender identity: impact in the workplace

+ Being an Ally to LGBTQ in the workplace

HR Leaders Series

+ Cultivating psychological safety

+ Creating a meeting with DEI in mind

+ Using feedback as an equity tool

+ Defining identity and navigating power

Our Clients

The Center for Civil and Human Rights has become a valuable asset to KPMG in our efforts to educate and bring next level insight on the topics of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We live in a world where open and honest dialogue is needed and required to make meaningful change. This is a MUST for all communities to thrive and our great nation to prosper. The Center is able to deliver such DEI training in a way that shows compassion and grace but also in a way that has lasting impact. I look forward to many more years of our valuable partnership!  

-Dr. Todd Ellis, Principal, MidSouth Hub Advisory Market Leader

We absolutely loved the facilitation! Initial feedback has been positive with expectations exceeded. We loved the action item for the leaders to share their experience with their teams, what was learned, and truly set the example from the top.I believe this will allow for additional facilitation for which I will push for.  

Frances Boatwright, Managing Director

I believe they were very well received – across both groups and all modules – and even surprising/revelatory for the participants. What we learned and heard today will help shape what’s next for us in developing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture at the agency.

-Ally Chapman, Senior Brand Strategist

I know the sessions were eye-opening for many on our team. Your energy and experience, along with an understanding of museums, added value to the experience.

-Jennifer Grant Warner, President & CEO

As an organization that is passionate about being anti-racist, educating our employees is a priority. Your team was able to share real-life examples related to the subject matter while also being sensitive to the complex topics being discussed. We appreciate your expertise in this area and are grateful to the donors who made it possible!

– Jennifer Caraballo, Chief Administrative Officer

The terms Equity versus Equality – I never saw myself as an individual who benefited from the extended or shared “power” and access of others who had a seat at the proverbial “table” until this presentation. I’m grateful. 

-Participant

Our Sponsors

The Center would like to thank our sponsor(s) for their support of our mission driving initiatives. If you are interested in sponsoring The Center’s DEI program, please contact Phil Polk at [email protected].

 

UPS is a proud supporter of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Huntington Ingalls is a proud supporter of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Meet Our Facilitators

Philip Polk
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Experiences Leader
Attallah Pamoja
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Consultant
Tim’m West
DEI Facilitator
Jad-Évangelo Nasser
DEI Facilitator

DEI Resources

To help encourage dialogue around DEI topics, we have launched a video series of 1-minute vignettes entitled Inclusion Insights. View them all on our YouTube playlist DEI at The Center.

Contact Us

Contact us to discuss how we can  build an experience to support your DEI needs. Contact Pam Seiler at: [email protected], 720-581-1436

View our 2024 NCCHR DEI Curriculum and Series & Pricing