Is the Culture of Your Organization Truly Supporting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Goals?

About this event

Date

Thursday, March 21, 2019
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Presentation at 8:30 a.m., Networking at 10:00 a.m.
Light Breakfast Provided

Event Description

Title
Is the Culture of Your Organization Truly Supporting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Goals?

Presenter
Gilda Montenegro-Fix, Cultural Agility Training & Consultant, Celebrate Diversity  

How do you find out what the culture of your organization is? When we are in it, we "know it" because we live it, but being objectively aware of our organization's culture -and its impact- can be a little trickier. Sometimes there is a disconnect between what we set out to do and what gets in the way to achieving it. Looking at what creates these gaps will help us stay on track. Even with a good outline of steps, we may be unaware of other forces at play. Come discover what some of those may be! In this session, we will:

1. Explore the use of assessments to guide our Cultural Agility Journey
2. Go beyond the linear path to a deeper understanding of what your organizational culture is 
3. Walk away feeling inspired to do this work!

Area of Nonprofit Excellence – Leadership & Culture

Every learning opportunity NAO offers is aligned with one of nine areas of our Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence that NAO believes are critical to every nonprofit’s effectiveness and success. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential for a thriving, effective and successful nonprofit; therefore, DE&I is embedded across all nine areas. This event focuses on Leadership & Culture. For additional resources in this category, visit: Leadership & Culture.

About the Presenter

Gilda Montenegro-Fix, Cultural Agility Training & Consultant, Celebrate Diversity    Gilda Montenegro-Fix is a Costa Rican adventurous world traveler and global citizen. She represented her country in two Olympic Games (Barcelona ‘92 and Atlanta ‘96), in the sport of whitewater slalom kayak, being the only woman from all Latin America to compete in this discipline. Gilda studied Psychology at the University of Costa Rica, she worked as a bilingual/bicultural specialist with multicultural low-income families for 10 years in Hawaii and then Medford, and later became a certified trainer in Cultural Competency by the Cross-Cultural Healthcare Program in Seattle (a pioneer in the field). She is an Associate Cultural Agility Trainer with Luminary Communications and has been part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Workgroup of So Health-E, Southern Oregon’s Health Equity Coalition since it's inception.  Ms. Montenegro-Fix is the owner and founder of Celebrate Diversity! a consulting and training firm in Cultural Agility. Having worked in the fields of outdoor leadership, social work, early childhood, family support, cross-cultural communication and Diversity and Inclusion, she is passionate about facilitating understanding, cultivating harmony and building bridges that connect us all.

Cost

$25 NAO Member
$50 Nonmember

If you are logged in as an NAO member you will see your member discount reflected in the cost listed on the following registration page. For questions about this event, or trouble registering contact [email protected].

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