83. Educating Your Staff and Supporters About Equity - Part 1

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ongoing events like the spread of COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter have recently made inequities in our healthcare, educational, correctional, and other systems more obvious on a national level. Fortunately, we’ve seen many nonprofits revisit their Diversity / Equity / Inclusion (DEI) policies (or build completely new ones from scratch) as a result. This week, Jenni speaks again with thought leader and advocate Jon Royal to discuss an example of how your nonprofit can promote equity and racial justice in your community. This episode is Part 1 of 2 -- look for Part 2 next week!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, Jon and Jenni mention several resources, including:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">--Jenni’s Racial Justice Awareness Kit, available at</span> <a href= "https://www.nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">nonprofitjenni.com/coursesandmore</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">--Chenjerai Kumanyika, who you can find on Twitter at</span> <a href= "http://twitter.com/catchatweetdown"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">twitter.com/catchatweetdown</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">--The podcast “Seeing White”, which you can find at</span> <a href= "https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">sceneonradio.org/seeing-white</span></a><br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">--The book “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” by Richard Rothstein</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest this week is:<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">--Jon Royal (</span><a href="mailto:jonroyal@gmail.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">jonroyal@gmail.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">) </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketi