• Nonprofit CEOs, executive directors and senior nonprofit leaders looking to gain an understanding of equity and become an agent for change
• Nonprofit board members interested in setting strategic direction for equity within their organization

*Applications will be reviewed by the program’s Academic Directors.

• Discover how systemic inequities throughout our communities were formed, and make the case for personal and systems change
• Learn new frameworks around diversity, equity and inclusion, rooted in equity as it relates to race, gender and sexual orientation
• Understand your responsibility as a change agent in your organization and learn to intervene in specific and tangible ways when faced with inequity
• Analyze your own beliefs and uncover unconscious biases to identify what it takes to become an ally
• Explore the concept of an equity audit on your organization’s policies and procedures
• Be prepared to take actionable steps on systems change in your organization, being held accountable by learning partners after the program concludes

The Power of Engagement

• Uncover and dismantle the stereotypes you’ve learned overtime
• Explore your identity and group memberships
• Learn to leverage your privileged identities to help advance inclusivity within your sphere of influence

Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

•  Explore the history of systemic inequity and what it means in today's world
• Using this historical context as a bridge, uncover why there is need for systems change to address inequity in all dimensions
• Learn a framework from which to lead and advance DEI initiatives in your organization

Understanding and Overcoming Perceptual Biases

•  Uncover power dynamics that exist throughout organizations which fuel a culture of inequity
• Lay the foundation to identify patterns of bias within yourself and learn strategies to overcome and create a culture of inclusion
• Acknowledge and consider your own privilege through frameworks fostering introspection

Equitable People Processes

•  Identify barriers to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and shift the focus to creating equitable practices for potential candidates and current employees
• Explore human capital policies and processes in your own organization and determine what might be contributing to inequity. Begin to identify ways in which your organization can make change
• Explore realistic and applicable ways in which the work of becoming a more equitable organization can begin with the senior leadership including the board, CEO and decision-makers

The Power of Effective Communication to Advance Equity

•  Learn a theoretical framework from which to understand and communicate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in your organization
• Build strong communication skills including how to talk about equity and inclusion and effectively articulate the need for change with your team and board
• Practice conversations by role playing with fellow participants

Data & DEI: Advancing Equity with Continuous Improvement

•  Identify the data necessary for collection in order for your organization to hold itself accountable for progress on diversity and equity goals, with regard to human capital, program delivery, and mission
• Understand the scope of your organization’s measurement strategy. How and what data is collected? Who does the tracking and who gets to see the data? Who gets to make decisions with those data?
• Identify potential collaborators and complementary data sources, community partners, and sharing opportunities for progress both within your organization and across your community
• Determine potential uses for DEI data and insights to fuel progress and impact, engage stakeholders, and improve as an organization
• Build insights on DEI programming and efforts in terms of program impact, recruitment/retention, user experience, community value, and beyond

Elise Madrick - Academic Director; Associate Director, Nonprofit Executive Programs

Jennifer Paul - Academic Director; Director, Nonprofit Executive Programs, Center for Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management

Michelle Bess - SVP of People, OppFi

Amy Hauenstein - Director of Curriculum of Non-Degree Programs & Adjunct Faculty, MSC Program, Northwestern Univeristy

Pranav Kothari - Adjunct Lecturer of Social Enterprise, Kellogg School of Management; Founder & CEO, Revolution Impact, LLC; Prior – VP, Strategy & Innovation, KnowledgeWorks; Co-Founder & MD, Mission Measurement

Nour Kteily - Professor of Management & Operations

Alvin Tillery - Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy

Lance Bennett - Founder & Managing Partner, L.E.B. Partners

Lance Bennett - Director, Diversity Admissions, Kellogg School of Management

Ish Faith Orkar - Sr. Equity Specialist, Northwestern University

Amy Hauenstein - Director of Curriculum of Non-Degree Programs & Adjunct Faculty, MSC Program, Northwestern University

Megan Kashner - Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Social Impact, Kellogg Public-Private Interface; Founder and CEO, Benevolent

Omari Keeles - Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Northwestern University Searle Center

Nour Kteily - Associate Professor of Management & Operations

Tiffany McDowell - Director, Equity Institute, YWCA Evanston/North Shore

Minya Nance - Director of Strategic Student Experience, Kellogg School of Management

Michele Rogers - Clinical Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Executive Education and Director of Chicago Partnerships

Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald - Vice President, Supporter Relations, Leadership for Educational Equity

Christin Zollicoffer - Regional Director Diversity & Inclusion, Trinity Health

Location

In-person Nonprofit Management Programs are held at Northwestern University's Chicago Campus.

Wieboldt Hall
340 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Directions

Chicago Campus Parking Map - Please Note: the Huron Superior Parking A lot and the Erie Ontario Parking C & D lots are available to the public and should be used when attending programs at Wieboldt Hall.

Application Deadline

The deadline for registration is 10:00 am one business day prior to the program start date.

Scholarship Assistance

Up to 50% scholarships are available for all of our nonprofit executive education programs for those working in nonprofit organizations. All scholarship requests are reviewed by our Registrar and any scholarships granted will be charged to your credit card.

Payment

• If you request a scholarship, your credit card is submitted upon registration and will be charged once your request is approved (allow 1-2 business days for review).
• If you do not request a scholarship, your credit card will be charged upon application submission.

Hospitality during the Program

We strive to provide healthy meal choices for our participants for breakfast, lunch and breaks. We typically provide a range of choices, including some vegetarian-friendly and gluten-avoidant selections. We cannot meet all dietary preferences, but we will do our best to accommodate health restrictions, religious restrictions and food allergies.

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for booking their hotel accommodations during their stay in Chicago.

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Cancellation Policy:

Participants must notify the Program Manager five business days in advance of the program start date if they are unable to attend. Otherwise, participants will be charged 20% of the stated program fees.

When canceling a program registration, participants may choose to rollover their payment to a future program or receive a refund. Participants are allowed two rollovers, after the second rollover, participants forfeit the money paid to the Center for Nonprofit Management.

*Refund or rollover must be requested at the time of the program cancellation. Once a program payment has been rolled over, a monetary refund is no longer an option. The participant must continue with the rollover process.