Kendi discussion: "How can we be antiracists consultants?" by Melina OGrady https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz DEIB Reading Group en-us 2022-05-13 14:36:30 UTC 2025-10-27 16:59:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1700323158/0c60e5af0e453d65561059d4f3ffd76e/Infinity_self_system.jp2 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202274725 How can we ensure that our commitment to anti-racism is shared by our partners and providers? What standards will we set for ourselves and our partners?]]> 2022-05-27 14:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202274725 melinakeficonsulting https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202274975 How am I acting collectively with other CEOs/leaders to make progress on racial equity and equitable growth in my region or industry?]]> 2022-05-27 14:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202274975 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202274985 Are we actively reviewing internal policies to identify which might inhibit small businesses of color from being a part of our supply chain?]]> 2022-05-27 14:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202274985 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202275017 What would a truly antiracist grant submission process look like?]]> 2022-05-27 14:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202275017 Job search https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202275596 How are we using diverse and inclusive networks for posting jobs descriptions? How are we vetting the way we are writing job descriptions and roles/responsibilities?  ]]> 2022-05-27 14:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202275596 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202275696 What sorts of grant writing requirements and hoops are typically in place that could prevent equitable access to funding considerations?]]> 2022-05-27 14:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2202275696 melinakeficonsulting https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2209102744 Am I demonstrating my commitment to anti-racism and equity? Where in my practice can I strengthen these efforts?]]> 2022-06-02 15:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2209102744 melinakeficonsulting https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2209119157 Is our organizational culture reflective of the diverse needs of our employees? How often do we check with staff about the design and impact of our culture?]]> 2022-06-02 15:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2209119157 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341430 Am I encouraging HR practices and strategies that acknowledge the people-power within each person?]]> 2022-06-03 15:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341430 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341524 What would fundraising look like from an anti-racist lens?]]> 2022-06-03 15:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341524 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341593 What and WHOM are we missing when we only rely on our board members and organizational "friends" to introduce our nonprofit to new potential donors?]]> 2022-06-03 15:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341593 ldmcoachingandconsulting https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341744 How do we rethink the board structure and responsibilities using Kendi's antiracist framework?]]> 2022-06-03 15:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341744 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341796 How actively anti-racist am I when I show up with partners and clients?]]> 2022-06-03 15:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210341796 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342233 Am I using my positionality to bring an anti-racist lens to my interactions with funders?]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342233 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342294 What behaviors of mine are anti-racist?]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342294 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342351 Is our client organization one that is set up and has a feeling of welcomeness to partners/vendors from different cultural groups? ]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342351 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342415 How can I bring an anti-racist/equity lens into the way I communicate about my practice to potential/current clients?

]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342415 Foundation boards and staff https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342495 What transparency is necessary for philanthropy to be part of an anti racist solution and where can we build accountability to constituenices through grant processes?

]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342495 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342558 How are our bylaws, policies, and practices perpetuating racism?]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210342558 ldmcoachingandconsulting https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343105 How do we build in experience into the recruitment/hiring/salary process?]]> 2022-06-03 15:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343105 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343228 How are we setting people up for success with the support and training they may need?

]]> 2022-06-03 15:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343228 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343559 What fears are holding me back from being truly anti-racist from moment to moment, meeting to meeting, day to day?]]> 2022-06-03 15:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343559 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343617 When looking at Policies and Procedures of an organization, how is the accountability structure focused on being anti-racist - how we can support those impacted by racist policies ]]> 2022-06-03 15:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343617 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343652 Do I help my clients understand ways that their organizational culture may exclude other ways of being? ]]> 2022-06-03 15:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343652 Belonging https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343763 How inclusive and welcoming is our organization to folks who are coming from different backgrounds than dominant culture?]]> 2022-06-03 15:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343763 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343905 How do I hold the CEO's/Leaders that I am working with to account for the privilege, power and influence that they have with their teams and organizations?

]]> 2022-06-03 15:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210343905 How do we look at equity across pay, work-from-home/work in-office, and other practices and policies, https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344022 2022-06-03 15:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344022 Just because I am a black women does not mean I am not obviously racist... How am I really anti-racist? https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344148 2022-06-03 16:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344148 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344466 How am I preparing the organization for a future leader who may not share my specific identity(ies)?]]> 2022-06-03 16:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344466 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344710 What supports a multiracial, multiclass, multi-able, multigendered, beautiful culture? How do we know?]]> 2022-06-03 16:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344710 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344737 How are we critically looking at C-Suites power and privilege in influencing/implementing/perpetuating anti-racist/racist practices in an organization ]]> 2022-06-03 16:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210344737 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345382 What is the level of alignment between our current culture and the mission/vision/values we seek in the world? Where are we missing the mark on inclusion and belonging? What can we do to integrate more anti-racist ways of being and norms into our culture?

]]> 2022-06-03 16:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345382 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345410 How are our practices and behaviors with each other upholding white supremacist culture and making anti-racist work more difficult?]]> 2022-06-03 16:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345410 How do we strive for board diversity and talent without just putting people on a board for the sake of being diverse? https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345444 2022-06-03 16:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345444 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345536 What might I lose by taking actions to deepen my identity as an anti-racist? How will I honor and acknowledge those losses?

What will be enhanced in my life by taking actions to deepen my identity as an anti-racist? How can I stay in touch with this to fuel my personal work?]]> 2022-06-03 16:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210345536 https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210346139 What is the baseline board training necessary to support a culture of inclusion and anti-racism? How can we integrate this level of learning into the way we do our work together? ]]> 2022-06-03 16:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/melinakeficonsulting/x9musjgm7dy7qlwz/wish/2210346139