Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) CONNECTS: DEI Discussion Group by Daniel Auer

DEI Discussion Group Ground Rules

ANCAmembership — 2023-10-16 15:08:09 UTC

Listen actively
Take care of you; take care of us
Consent to learn in public
Step up, step back
Assume positive intent; seek clarity when needed
Own your impact
Bring joy and curiosity to the group
Make the best use of our time
What is said here stays here; what is learned here leaves here.

ANCAmembership — 2023-10-16 15:13:14 UTC

Let's discuss the challenges and opportunities around DEI work at your center and the nature center profession.

ANCAmembership — 2023-10-16 15:14:49 UTC

This session will provide an overview of the recommendations in the Southeastern
Environmental Education Alliance’s new eeGuidance for Equitable Pay and Hiring
document related to equitable compensation, position design, recruitment, and
hiring processes. We will also discuss recommendations and resources for employers
to use this document highlighting the Maine Environmental Education Association’s
recent work on equitable compensation as a case study. The session will be
interactive with time for participants to connect in small groups to discuss their own
reflections on this complex issue, share challenges and solutions.
Facilitators:
• Olivia Griset, Executive Director, Maine Environmental Education Association; Advisor on theSEEA eeGuidance for Equitable Pay and Hiring document

ANCAmembership — 2023-10-16 15:15:16 UTC

How do we honor the past and the living culture of the Indigenous peoples that lived
and may still live on or near the land a park or historic organization occupies, beyond
a land acknowledgment? We will explore modern questions regarding Indigenous life
past, present, and future, in historic spaces.
Facilitators:
• Lizen Hayes, Executive Director of Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Historic Center

ANCAmembership — 2023-10-16 15:15:30 UTC

Everyone talks about engaging with their community, equitable access to the outdoors,

getting kids outside...but what does that actually mean? Let’s talk about it! Discuss

how The Discovery Center in Philadelphia uses “Standards of Excellence” to engage the

community around them, and the steps Mitchell Lake Audubon Center in San Antonio is

taking to be a conservation action center for everyone. We want to hear what steps your

center is taking to engage equitably.

Facilitators:

• Sara Beesley, Director, Mitchell Lake Audubon Center

• Damien Ruffner, Audubon Program Manager, The Discovery Center

DEI in Programming (Keith Reimink)

2023-10-30 14:47:17 UTC

What happens when your center offers programming through a DEI lens and there is pushback from consumers? What happens when dollars push against initiatives?

ANCAmembership — 2023-11-15 15:39:16 UTC

“If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” Lilla Watson

ANCAmembership — 2023-11-15 19:33:15 UTC

How to get the Board buy-in

ANCAmembership — 2023-11-15 19:51:54 UTC

Zoom Chat

ANCAmembership — 2023-11-15 20:27:50 UTC

ANCAmembership — 2023-11-29 13:47:26 UTC

Equitable Pay & Hiring in Environmental Education

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-11 21:27:14 UTC

FSNE 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-17 14:57:45 UTC

Food Solutions New England will host it’s 10th annual 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge from April 1, 2024 to April 21, 2024.

Each year, thousands of individuals and hundreds of officially participating organizations join in a shared journey of learning and charting a course of action to dismantle racism in our food system and our world.

Slides

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Program Handout

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-17 15:42:42 UTC

Living Wag Calculator

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-17 19:28:38 UTC

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Zoom Chat

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-17 20:49:38 UTC

Indigenous Appropriation Assessment Tool for Programs

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-26 14:14:11 UTC

ANCAmembership — 2024-01-26 14:15:11 UTC

Book Recommendation

lizenhayes — 2024-03-14 18:10:20 UTC

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Indigenous_Continent_The_Epic_Contest_fo/77RvEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Going Beyond Land Acknowledgements Resources

ANCAmembership — 2024-03-14 19:58:48 UTC

Zoom Chat

ANCAmembership — 2024-03-20 19:34:21 UTC

Discussion Questions

ANCAmembership — 2024-05-15 17:41:33 UTC

Introduce yourself, Name, Center, Location, Community
Where do you feel your center is at now vs where you want to be?
What barriers do you have to achieve your goals?

Equitable Job Post Advice

2024-05-15 19:23:23 UTC

Good Food Jobs has some great tips on how to write an equitable job post. I would also recommend their newsletters for advice and their hiring tips on social media (insta).

Zoom Chat

ANCAmembership — 2024-05-15 19:35:20 UTC

Poll Results

ANCAmembership — 2024-05-16 14:55:25 UTC