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Description
Creating
high-performing nonprofit organizations requires attracting the right mix of
individuals with diverse perspectives, skills, and backgrounds and creating an
environment where everyone can fully engage in advancing the mission. Events over the past several months have
elevated IDEA, particularly for the nonprofit section. As a result, nonprofit
leaders, staff, and boards are prioritizing strengthening and aligning their
business case for IDEA. This interactive workshop will explore how to develop
shared understanding, address the elephants in the room, and take concrete
steps to catalyze change and commitment to IDEA.
Session Outcomes:
Build momentum for action
Identify levers for change within your
organization or organizations with which you work
IN ADDITION TO CFRE CREDIT, THIS WEBINAR IS WORTH 1 ACFRE CREDIT IN MANAGEMENT OR LEADERSHIP.
PLEASE NOTE ALL PRICES ARE IN US DOLLARS
Contributors
Vernetta Walker
Vernetta
Walker, J.D., is president and CEO of Walker & Associates
Consulting, Inc. For over a decade, Vernetta served on staff with BoardSource,
the leading organization on nonprofit governance best practices, as chief
governance officer, vice president of programs, and senior advisor on
diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). She successfully curated content for
their national conference that engaged over 1000 attendees in learning circles
focused on inclusion and equity. More recently, Vernetta co-designed and is
leading a racial equity cohort pilot program, for the Meyer Foundation, that
includes DEI assessments, training, coaching, and development of short and long
term equity strategy plans. Additionally, in response to the recent racial
justice movement, Vernetta co-led a webinar series for The Nonprofit Quarterly
that “sold out,” with over 3,000 registrants.
Prior to
founding Walker and Associates and working for BoardSource, Vernetta served as
associate general counsel for the Maryland Association of Nonprofit
Organizations, foundation advocacy counsel for the Alliance for Justice, and
director of the Administration of Justice Grants for the Florida Bar
Foundation. She also practiced law for several years in Orlando, Florida. Vernetta is
an adjunct lecturer at Columbia University for the nonprofit management
program, a faculty member for NeighborWorks America, and a certified cultural
transformation consultant with the Barrett Values Centre.