Greetings friends! Thank you for listening to the Inclusion Catalyst.
I’m Mickey Desai. My co-host Susan Cooper and I have been talking about the future of the Inclusion Catalyst podcast, as both of us find we have insufficient bandwidth to continue to regularly work on the program.
But even as our production schedule has slowed down, it is clear we have a dedicated audience that we have every intention of keeping. So we have come...
Talking with Idalia Fernandez, Monisha Kapila, and Angela Romans about their work coaching and supporting nonprofit leaders of color, and some key patterns they see emerging as many historically White-led organizations may be appointing leaders of color for the first time. Among the topics we cover: Connecting this work to current events.
Identifying problematic organizational patterns.
The issue of funding scarcity.
Effectively supporting new...
This episode was recorded on May 27, 2020. Mickey visits with Olanike Ayomide-Mensah to talk about equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace; and how it intersects with leadership development. We discuss: We've been chasing diversity and inclusion since the Civil Rights Act and making anemic progress. It's time workplaces face the truth about what it's going to take to see real change.
Nonprofit organizations have a unique opportunity to...
Our guest is Mary-Frances Winters, talking about her latest work, Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging across Differences. Inclusive Conversations relates conversational conditions to the current climate and illustrates how to navigate Inclusive Conversations in uncomfortable or new situations. Mary-Frances contends that in many cases, it is not that most people do not want to engage in inclusive conversations; they...
Inclusion Catalyst is joined by Julie Kratz, acclaimed trainer, author, and founder of Next Pivot Point. Julie is passionate about promoting gender equality within the workplace, empowering women to express confidence and helping them build a winning career game plan and pivot to the next level. Our conversation looks at a variety of issues related to leadership, culture change, and how to develop allies within the workplace. Our questions...
Scott Ayotte, the Director of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Equity at Grand Valley State University joins us to share his expertise on the transtheoretical model of behavior change as it relates to talent acquisition. We discuss: Organizational structures and how behavior change models are used
The phases of the transtheoretical model of behavior change
Creating cultural and structural environments that are welcoming for diverse...
Ed Reed from joins us again with Lauren Zehyoue, Communications Director for Fair Count. 3 ways to complete the Census: online, by mail, over the phone
Reaching people digitally since the Census is still an important part of democracy that will continue beyond the pandemic
Pivoting to virtual events and webinars instead of in-person outreach
Census is scheduled to be offline on July 31st (if there is no extension planned due to the pandemic)....
Ed Reed from Fair Count joins us to discuss their outreach and community infrastructure programs to increase awareness and participation in the 2020 Census.
Fair Count is a non-profit with a mission to engage hard to count communities in the US Census through outreach and education. They are also doing the groundwork the strengthen communities through civil engagement and providing infrastructure in communities that will be available for use...
Catherine Perry from Inward Bound Center for Nonprofit Leadership joins us to talk about how to have conversations on race and healing the racial divide in America. Her workshop, “Racism in America: What is mine to do?”
How to break down barriers and start conversations in faith communities, at work and with neighbors and friends Being brave and using humor to engage and make an impact in your community
Setting the tone for risky...
Hanna Mason, Host of the Woke Wednesdays podcast, joins us to talk about her show and the state of social justice and politics in America. We discuss: How she got started podcasting
Her presentation on How to Evoke Change at the Advertising for Change event in Atlanta
Are we in the most divisive time in American history?
The state of progressive voices and politcs in the US
Under-represented voices that need to be amplified, such as black trans...
