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SUMMARY:What Do We Do Now? Cultivating Diversity in a Time of Crisis
DESCRIPTION:The work of creating diverse and inclusive cultures is more challenging now than ever. In addition to political pushback at the federal and state levels\, professionals and advocates of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion work face concerted\, organized backlash in social media\, the culture\, and in the workplace. Companies are folding DEI programs and roles. In the face of this backlash\, how do we continue to fight for progress? This workshop\, organized and facilitated by ALLY LAB\, will explore strategies for making positive\, harnessing collective power\, and maintaining personal resilience. \n\n \n\n\nMeet the presenters:\n\n\n\nGhadeer Garcia is a longtime advocate for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. She led a nonprofit tasked with changing the face and voice of the marketing and advertising industry and was also trained and worked alongside Kansas City's top DEI innovators. Ghadeer\, or Gigi as she's affectionately referred to by her loved ones\, believes in deliberate and purposeful action to create necessary change which is why she is so passionate about her work. Ghadeer's strengths lie in making connections across communities and networks to create solutions. Not only is she a serious networker\, she's also a fun-loving theme party thrower and mom to two amazing teenagers.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nMark Logan is the Co-founder of ALLY LAB. In 2018\, Mark used his background in Human-Centered Design to launch idealect\, an innovation consultancy for social impact. Mark is active in the Kansas City equity community\, serving on the Community Advisory Board for the KC Racial Equity Initiative. He has earned certifications in Data Science from UC Berkeley and a certificate in Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion from the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay. \n\n\n\n \n\n\nCancellation/Program Policies:\n\nNo refunds will be processed within 3 business days of the program date. No shows will be billed. Nonprofit Connect may take photographs\, screenshots\, or video recordings at public and virtual events\, so we ask that you read our Privacy Policy for more information. Each registration is for one individual.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The work of creating diverse and inclusive cultures is more challenging now than ever. In addition to political pushback at the federal and state levels\, professionals and advocates of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion work face concerted\, organized backlash in social media\, the culture\, and in the workplace. Companies are folding DEI programs and roles. In the face of this backlash\, how do we continue to fight for progress? \;This workshop\, organized and facilitated by ALLY LAB\, will explore strategies for making positive\, harnessing collective power\, and maintaining personal resilience. \;
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\n\nGhadeer Garcia is a longtime advocate for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. She led a nonprofit tasked with changing the face and voice of the marketing and advertising industry and was also trained and worked alongside Kansas City'\;s top DEI innovators. Ghadeer\, or Gigi as she'\;s affectionately referred to by her loved ones\, believes in deliberate and purposeful action to create necessary change which is why she is so passionate about her work. Ghadeer'\;s strengths lie in making connections across communities and networks to create solutions. Not only is she a serious networker\, she'\;s also a fun-loving theme party thrower and mom to two amazing teenagers.
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\n\nMark Logan is the Co-founder of ALLY LAB. In 2018\, Mark used his background in Human-Centered Design to launch idealect\, an innovation consultancy for social impact. Mark is active in the Kansas City equity community\, serving on the Community Advisory Board for the KC Racial Equity Initiative. He has earned certifications in Data Science from UC Berkeley and a certificate in Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion from the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay.
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\n\nNo refunds will be processed within 3 business days of the program date. No shows will be billed. Nonprofit Connect may take photographs\, screenshots\, or video recordings at public and virtual events\, so we ask that you read our \;Privacy Policy \;for more information. Each registration is for one individual.
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LOCATION:Kauffman Foundation 4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City\, Mo 64110
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DTSTAMP:20260517T225855Z
URL:https://business.npconnect.org/events/details/what-do-we-do-now-cultivating-diversity-in-a-time-of-crisis-8442
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