[Home-on-the-Range] Fwd: [State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Interest in DEI Training for Affiliates

[Don Mulik]

Tom, I recommend that we pursue this.

*Don Mulik*
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On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 4:39 PM Tom Page via Home-on-the-Range <
home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> hello Kansas federations, I think our affiliate could benefit from
> participating in this program. What do you all think? Thanks, Tom
>
> Tom Page
> President
> National Federation of the blind of Kansas
> 316-734-4839
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> *From:* Ronza Othman via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List <
> state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
> *Date:* March 9, 2021 at 3:44:19 PM CST
> *To:* State Affiliate Leadership List <
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> *Cc:* president at nfbmd.org
> *Subject:* *[State-Affiliate-Leadership-List] Interest in DEI Training
> for Affiliates*
> *Reply-To:* State Affiliate Leadership List <
> state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
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> Hi Folks,
>
> A few of us have been working on procuring some training for our leaders
> and ultimately members at the state level on diversity, equity, and
> inclusion.  We have found a vendor we like and are working on the way
> forward.  We wanted to open it up to other affiliates who also may be
> interested.
>
>
>
> The first stage will focus on leaders.  For example, in Maryland I plan to
> have the affiliate board, all chapter boards, and all division boards
> participate as well as members of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
> convention planning, and scholarship committees.  There is a financial
> commitment if you’d also like this training for your state.  The more
> states who participate, the less expensive for each of us.  We are aiming
> for this spring for delivery, and the training will be formatted in either
> one full day session or two half-day sessions.
>
>
>
> If you are interested in this training for your affiliate, please reach
> out to me by March 15.
>
> Below are the high-level key areas that would be covered in the training:
>
>    - Explain diversity, equity, and inclusion terminology, importance,
>    and necessity within an organization;
>    - Walk through ways to identify, mitigate, and understand unconscious
>    bias;
>    - Define inclusive leadership and the six traits of commitment,
>    collaboration, cognizance of bias, courage, curiosity, and cultural
>    intelligence;
>    - Discuss the diversity of ideas, market, customers, and talent and
>    how these shifts amplify need for DEI and inclusive leadership; and
>    - Identify DEI linkages within NFB’s organization to address concerns
>    intentionally.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ronza
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> *Ronza Othman, *President
>
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