NOTES from MAY 20 JOINT OUTREACH TASK FORCE CALL
INTRODUCTIONS (and karaoke song)
Crickett: Robbie do Bohemian Rhapsody
Jos: Stella do Rock the Casbah
Sammie: Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Lisa: Angel by the Newton
Michael: Beatles
Meredith: Misty and Lisa do http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_is_the_Love%3F
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (see http://www.results.org/website/article.asp?id=3838&printFriendly=1 for the agenda)
Diversity Task Force pilot during Grassroots Innovation Skills workshop: Monica and Diane will present present findings of the pilot project (materials, etc) & do training
Student Programming: Crickett
- update on recruiting students: have received 8 (accepting 20) applications. Spead the word! 75% scholarshiped
- Crickett and Michael working on health centers site visit for Sat am
- also have draft of Wed training
- Presenting at Bonner Foundation conference in Florida in early June.
Diversity training at Leadership Day: Michael (see his 6/20 email re: tentative agenda)
- Panel: engaging community voices
- 3 breakouts: Why does diversity matter? What does it mean to be an ally? How take back home to RES group?
- then Close
- please send Michael suggestions-- will have detailed agenda by Friday 5/22
- see note below re: Lighting the Night Health Care Equity Event
Faith in Action (Breakfast and June 24 Events): Jos
- Monday am breakfast in hotel, asking partners to come and build collaboration. Asking people to RSVP (but technically not required). Exciting level of participation
- Sammie doing great outreach with local Islamic community in WA state
- June 24 Prayer Vigil on Health Reform, 4-8 pm @ Freedom Plaza in DC. Faith leaders and health reform advocates are gearing up for two big rallies on June 24 designed to show grassroots support for meaningful health reform in 2009. At 4:00 pm ET on June 24 at Freedom Plaza, the Interfaith Service of Witness and Prayer will take place bringing prominent faith leaders, members of Congress, and advocates together in solidarity around health reform. Speakers include Dr. James Forbes, The Healing of the Nation Foundation, Pastor Emeritus, Riverside Church NYC; Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; and Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, Islam Society of North America and National Director of Office of Interfaith & Community Alliances. Go to http://www.faithfulreform.org/ and www.webelievetogether.org for more information.
- Following the Interfaith Service, the Lighting the Night Health Care Equity Event health care equity activists, members of Congress, tri-caucus leaders, interfaith leaders, community members and those who care about a just and equitable healthcare system are gathering in Freedom Plaza to speak out against health care inequality and demand equity through health care reform. RESULTS worked on health care equity issues in 2008 and urges you to show your support for ending health care disparities by attending this event as well. For questions about the Lighting the Night event, contact Zita at zita@healthcareequalityproject.org or 202.730.7240.
- Please note that should be subsidized housing available for people who want to stay in Washington for these events. Please contact Jos Linn for details.
Joint Outreach Task Force Table at Exhibit Fair
- will need volunteers: Sammie (entire session as needed), Lisa, MD ask Monica and Diane, Crickett will recruit students.
- Sammie suggests having updated Diversity Task Force brochure: MD will ask Diane to draft update (see http://www.results.org/website/article.asp?id=3664)
- also have display materials: Sammie work on at IC
- Lisa take lead in updating Faith in Action Project materials: http://www.results.org/website/article.asp?id=1836
- Crickett/Michael will update Youth in Action materials from last year's conference
- Sammie will take lead in creating copies and display at the IC
BOARD UPDATE
Douglas suggested creating laser talk for use to talk about
- have draft talking points, Douglas creating laser talk
- will discuss directly with Diane and then they'll circulate to larger group
NEXT CALL: Debrief on International Conference, Lisa Marchal share of lessons learned from (Methodist) diversity training conference in IN, discuss plans for deeper level of training
Week of July 13: 7/14 at 7 pm. Backup: 7/15 at 9 pm ET.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
April 29 Joint Outreach Task Force notes
INTRODUCTIONS
Sarah (DC): collectively understand issues in order to reach out to
diverse audiences
Sammie (WA): been working with Islamic communities
Diane (IA): own group= faith-based, pilot site for Div Task Force.
Warning for own efforts: maintain humility.
Misty (GA): GREAT re: humility and diversity, learning from Paul Farmer
re: learning from people. Awesome to be holistic.
Lisa (IN): from Faith in Action perspective, comprehensive diversity
focus touches on all efforts, leverage for grant funding or joint
training by being holistic.
Jos (IA): echo Lisa re: comprehensive approach, areas of synergy.
Monica (NC): as pilot reaching out to diverse ethnic & socio-economic
communities, area has lots of diversity and group wanted bigger focus
than narrow focus on ethnic diversity. Share strategies, training,
address misunderstandings. Meredith: happy to all come together, see
need to still gather in subgroupS (ex.
Michael (DC): easier to do outreach if learning from each other, happy
to add.
Ben (DC): seminary grad, stronger when come together and understand
perspectives, esp when people in more than 1 community.
Crickett (DC): young staff who came to RES through Methodist pgm, come
from diff backgrounds & great to know where others come from.
RECAP and FEEDBACK ON LAST CALL re: JOINT OUTREACH EFFORTS
Diane update re: board update: he's working on a laser talk, will follow
up.
(MD: board nomination
New name for the group! - Diane: Outreach Task Force
- (Monica: ... For Diverse Communities)
- Sarah: Diversity Outreach Task Force
- Misty: Holistic Communities (draw on Anthro studies), Holistic
Diversity Task Force
- Sammie: Diversity Joint
- Lisa: use Diversity Task Force to describe our larger efforts?
- Crickett: Joint Outreach Task Force
** Joint Outreach Task Force **
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (see
http://www.results.org/website/article.asp?id=3838&printFriendly=1 for
the agenda)
Student Programming: Crickett
- Youth Task Force has sugg student training incorp at Intl Conf
- Sat am + Wed training
- piloting partnership with Bonner Foundation plus existing RES student
activists
- look for email by end of the week
- 75% scholarshiped
Diversity training at Leadership Day: Michael (see his 6/20 email re:
tentative agenda)
- Panel: engaging community voices
- 3 breakouts: Why does diversity matter? What does it mean to be an
ally? How take back home to RES group?
- then Close
- please send Michael suggestions
- Misty: make sure lots of time for sharing, end of the day hear about
what other small groups discuss
- Sarah: Lorna has offered to facilitate Dialogue process
Faith in Action (Breakfast and June 24 Events): Jos
- Monday am breakfast in hotel, asking partners to come and build
collaboration
- urging faith partners to be sponsors (2 so far: United Methodist
Church and Islamic Relief)
- June 24 Prayer Vigil on Health Reform, 4-8 pm @ Freedom Plaza
Joint Outreach Task Force Table at Exhibit Fair
- will need volunteers (Sammie)
- contact MD if you have suggestions for materials or willing to help
staff
Skills workshop: use to present findings of the pilot project
(materials, etc) & do training
- Diane: being a pilot city: lots of work, cathartic to share
Thursday, March 26, 2009
March 25 DIVERSITY + YOUTH + FAITH IN ACTION Joint Call
DIVERSITY + YOUTH + FAITH IN ACTION Joint Call March 25, 2009
(Notes by Crickett Nicovich)
Intro Question:
What is a way that RESULTS could engage new people in RESULTS? More diverse leadership, more people of color in groups, more student groups, successful outreach to diverse faith communities, outreach to minority media outlets – particularly Hispanic read papers, a greater institutional commitment to diversity.
Attending: Meredith, Ken, Blair, Jos, Diane, Michael Richardson, Sammi, Crickett, Sarah Beardmore, Douglas L.
SHARES: What are your biggest successes and challenges for the different task forces?
Faith in Action: Biggest Success: writing the curriculum and getting them used as outreach tools. Challenge: Getting new people excited and involved.
Diversity: Biggest Success: New outreach materials, blog, Spanish pages within the RESULTS website Challenge: Getting feedback and action from the Board.
Youth in Action: Biggest Success: Growing the number of students and the youth voice – more new campus groups than ever before. Preparing a funding/grant proposal. Helping to grow RESULTS new media campaign. Challenges: Getting funding for new outreach and engaging the board in the YIA work.
BOARD OUTREACH UPDATE: Diane, Sarah and Douglas - Met to talk about the report to board – preparing a lasertalk to really getting the board more involved. They’re trying to create a compelling argument about the benefits – if they go through with this process with a well build lasertalk, than there can be a real launch of a campaign.
The board has had pressing matters facing them – especially around this time of financial crunch. But also, there’s some built in resistant to diversifying – because it could mean that RESULTS might change. They will be meeting next Monday at 2 to further plan their efforts. Contact sbeardmore@results.org to get the call in information
How can the task forces better collaborate?
• Connect once every 3 or 4 month by having a joint call. Maybe have an umbrella group (possibly called Engaging New Voices?) and then have break out committees.
• Ken – it makes sense to have one umbrella org.
• Ben – these are inextricably connected – HBCs engage diverse youth – Hispanic churches engage diverse people of faith.
• Sarah – Calls could be on adhoc basis but not less than every 3 months. Building capacity on these issues – having a visible identity is key to funding our efforts.
NEXT STEPS:
• EVERYONE Bring back information from the prospective task forces about having as needed calls every 3 to 4 months.
• Bring back information about how do we want to use the IC for a stepping stone to really bringing these issues forward to our collective.
• Come up with a new name for the group! Bring ideas…
We set up the next call for Wed, April 8, at 9 pm ET. Question for the group: could you use a free conference line (so it would be a toll call, but for those with cellphones no difference) for our calls in the future? Please respond directly to me if that does not work for you.
- meredith
(Notes by Crickett Nicovich)
Intro Question:
What is a way that RESULTS could engage new people in RESULTS? More diverse leadership, more people of color in groups, more student groups, successful outreach to diverse faith communities, outreach to minority media outlets – particularly Hispanic read papers, a greater institutional commitment to diversity.
Attending: Meredith, Ken, Blair, Jos, Diane, Michael Richardson, Sammi, Crickett, Sarah Beardmore, Douglas L.
SHARES: What are your biggest successes and challenges for the different task forces?
Faith in Action: Biggest Success: writing the curriculum and getting them used as outreach tools. Challenge: Getting new people excited and involved.
Diversity: Biggest Success: New outreach materials, blog, Spanish pages within the RESULTS website Challenge: Getting feedback and action from the Board.
Youth in Action: Biggest Success: Growing the number of students and the youth voice – more new campus groups than ever before. Preparing a funding/grant proposal. Helping to grow RESULTS new media campaign. Challenges: Getting funding for new outreach and engaging the board in the YIA work.
BOARD OUTREACH UPDATE: Diane, Sarah and Douglas - Met to talk about the report to board – preparing a lasertalk to really getting the board more involved. They’re trying to create a compelling argument about the benefits – if they go through with this process with a well build lasertalk, than there can be a real launch of a campaign.
The board has had pressing matters facing them – especially around this time of financial crunch. But also, there’s some built in resistant to diversifying – because it could mean that RESULTS might change. They will be meeting next Monday at 2 to further plan their efforts. Contact sbeardmore@results.org to get the call in information
How can the task forces better collaborate?
• Connect once every 3 or 4 month by having a joint call. Maybe have an umbrella group (possibly called Engaging New Voices?) and then have break out committees.
• Ken – it makes sense to have one umbrella org.
• Ben – these are inextricably connected – HBCs engage diverse youth – Hispanic churches engage diverse people of faith.
• Sarah – Calls could be on adhoc basis but not less than every 3 months. Building capacity on these issues – having a visible identity is key to funding our efforts.
NEXT STEPS:
• EVERYONE Bring back information from the prospective task forces about having as needed calls every 3 to 4 months.
• Bring back information about how do we want to use the IC for a stepping stone to really bringing these issues forward to our collective.
• Come up with a new name for the group! Bring ideas…
We set up the next call for Wed, April 8, at 9 pm ET. Question for the group: could you use a free conference line (so it would be a toll call, but for those with cellphones no difference) for our calls in the future? Please respond directly to me if that does not work for you.
- meredith
Monday, March 9, 2009
3/9/09 DIVERSITY TASK FORCE CALL
3/9/09 DIVERSITY TASK FORCE CALL 7-8 pm ET: (888) 955-5369; passcode: 197427.
PILOT CITIES PROJECT
1. NC--Monica: As I mentioned before, I am unable to attend the conference call on Monday but I thought it would be helpful for me to send a short update so that you can share with the group if you don't mind. I am having a lot of help so far with the outreach efforts but also with the preparation of materials. NC Pilot Site Update - Date: 3/7/09:
* We are in the final phase of the development of materials for our outreach efforts in various languages - English, Spanish and French. Thanks to Jesus, we had a wonderful student translating the "How we work" sheet into French. Our basic packet is comprised of the following materials: 1) How we work, 2) Our successes in 2008, 3) Power Point presentation of RESULTS, and 4) Maybe "Our Issues"? RESULTS is helping us with that information.
* We established our first contact with a woman from Kenya, her name is Caren, who is a leader in her community and who also owns a restaurant near downtown. She is interested in using her place also as a community gathering. Two members of the group and I met with her for our first contact; none of us knew her very well. The meeting went really well! She shared with us her struggles back home but also in the US trying to start up a business on her own. She has some experience with Microcredit here in Durham and she is very interested in this topic. She was so interested in our efforts that she committed to bring a group of folks from the Kenyan community to our training scheduled for March 29th. Per Caren's suggestion, we will use an informal community dialogue format for that presentation where we will be all around the table sharing food and information. We are currently developing a flyer and materials for that event. She offered her restaurant space for free at a day when it is not open to the public.
* We also extended an invitation to a Hispanic group and an African American center in the area to have someone meeting with us for that first contact. We are waiting on an answer.
* One of our team members suggested combining our outreach efforts with the faith base community. We are exploring this option.
Feedback for Monica from 3/9
- Diane: congratulations! Big step for you.
- Betsy: keep it up!
- Sarah: may be opportunity at the end of April to have Mary Njoroge, fmr Kenyan Ed Minister, connect with the group.
- Meredith: impressed how the group is tailoring how they present RESULTS to different communities-- not just materials but in the format but in the format of the meeting itself (ex. MD shared how she works differently with different audiences, ex. students.
DISCUSSION: How to present differently to different audiences
- Betsy asked if we could have materials on how to present differently to different audiences-- tips
- Lorna: remember that then guidelines don't always fit... one shoe doesn't fit all, be open to process.
- Meredith: could be joint project with others interested in youth outreach, faith outreach
- Sarah: goal of working together more
2. IOWA-- Diane: focused on outreach to African-American communities in Waterloo, IA, in 1st district
- group start March 22
- found list of 33 different faith communities, did mailing today (used mail merge) of letter and flyer. will start calls on Thursday
- wrote letters to black radio station and newspaper journalists
- will share the letters: load on googlegroup and send via email
- needs help for phone calls: intro self (mention RESULTS), start off with asking if they have a few minutes to talk, receive letter?, not calling for money, offering opportunity (rather than get anything from them)
- Lorna's suggestion in general: get feedback on the letter from an ally for context, sensitivities
- Sarah: generally happy to give feedback especially if it's supportive
- Meredith: also happy to give feedback on email and roleplay.
- Betsy: will share her story (and use for interactive googlemap down the road) and send Diane
BOARD INVOLVEMENT
Douglas: I have a standing band rehearsal on Monday nights from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Right now Wednesday nights would be my best bet for a conference call. But if the 9th of March is going to be the time, I'll see what I can do to adjust my schedule.
- Diane will call Douglas directly
Betsy: ask for board member to be designated to be a part of our task force
- Diane will add this request to call with Douglas
- Sarah: very important because wants concrete recommendations for what the organization can implement.
- Betsy: ask that same board member be point for youth and faith outreach
MERGING OUR EFFORTS: Lorna: suggest point people for Youth in Action, Diversity Task Force and Faith in Action all join together
- may have outline: where have common ground? where be more active with each other?
- Meredith: will have initial conversation, might recommend we have a joint conf call amongst all or some of the members of the task forces.
- Sarah happy to be a part of the conversation and has had some initial conversations.
- Diane and Betsy happy to be a part of the conversation too (Meredith interested in having a volunteer)
- Betsy suggestion: put out quick survey to other members-- interest in combining? what suggestions?
Postponed: 30 min CONTINUED DIALOGUE: What is the Diversity Task Force message? (begin by 7:25)
CLOSE and NEXT CALL= Wednesday 3/25, 7-8 pm ET: (888) 955-5369; passcode: 197427. Will ind 30 min for dialogue.
PILOT CITIES PROJECT
1. NC--Monica: As I mentioned before, I am unable to attend the conference call on Monday but I thought it would be helpful for me to send a short update so that you can share with the group if you don't mind. I am having a lot of help so far with the outreach efforts but also with the preparation of materials. NC Pilot Site Update - Date: 3/7/09:
* We are in the final phase of the development of materials for our outreach efforts in various languages - English, Spanish and French. Thanks to Jesus, we had a wonderful student translating the "How we work" sheet into French. Our basic packet is comprised of the following materials: 1) How we work, 2) Our successes in 2008, 3) Power Point presentation of RESULTS, and 4) Maybe "Our Issues"? RESULTS is helping us with that information.
* We established our first contact with a woman from Kenya, her name is Caren, who is a leader in her community and who also owns a restaurant near downtown. She is interested in using her place also as a community gathering. Two members of the group and I met with her for our first contact; none of us knew her very well. The meeting went really well! She shared with us her struggles back home but also in the US trying to start up a business on her own. She has some experience with Microcredit here in Durham and she is very interested in this topic. She was so interested in our efforts that she committed to bring a group of folks from the Kenyan community to our training scheduled for March 29th. Per Caren's suggestion, we will use an informal community dialogue format for that presentation where we will be all around the table sharing food and information. We are currently developing a flyer and materials for that event. She offered her restaurant space for free at a day when it is not open to the public.
* We also extended an invitation to a Hispanic group and an African American center in the area to have someone meeting with us for that first contact. We are waiting on an answer.
* One of our team members suggested combining our outreach efforts with the faith base community. We are exploring this option.
Feedback for Monica from 3/9
- Diane: congratulations! Big step for you.
- Betsy: keep it up!
- Sarah: may be opportunity at the end of April to have Mary Njoroge, fmr Kenyan Ed Minister, connect with the group.
- Meredith: impressed how the group is tailoring how they present RESULTS to different communities-- not just materials but in the format but in the format of the meeting itself (ex. MD shared how she works differently with different audiences, ex. students.
DISCUSSION: How to present differently to different audiences
- Betsy asked if we could have materials on how to present differently to different audiences-- tips
- Lorna: remember that then guidelines don't always fit... one shoe doesn't fit all, be open to process.
- Meredith: could be joint project with others interested in youth outreach, faith outreach
- Sarah: goal of working together more
2. IOWA-- Diane: focused on outreach to African-American communities in Waterloo, IA, in 1st district
- group start March 22
- found list of 33 different faith communities, did mailing today (used mail merge) of letter and flyer. will start calls on Thursday
- wrote letters to black radio station and newspaper journalists
- will share the letters: load on googlegroup and send via email
- needs help for phone calls: intro self (mention RESULTS), start off with asking if they have a few minutes to talk, receive letter?, not calling for money, offering opportunity (rather than get anything from them)
- Lorna's suggestion in general: get feedback on the letter from an ally for context, sensitivities
- Sarah: generally happy to give feedback especially if it's supportive
- Meredith: also happy to give feedback on email and roleplay.
- Betsy: will share her story (and use for interactive googlemap down the road) and send Diane
BOARD INVOLVEMENT
Douglas: I have a standing band rehearsal on Monday nights from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Right now Wednesday nights would be my best bet for a conference call. But if the 9th of March is going to be the time, I'll see what I can do to adjust my schedule.
- Diane will call Douglas directly
Betsy: ask for board member to be designated to be a part of our task force
- Diane will add this request to call with Douglas
- Sarah: very important because wants concrete recommendations for what the organization can implement.
- Betsy: ask that same board member be point for youth and faith outreach
MERGING OUR EFFORTS: Lorna: suggest point people for Youth in Action, Diversity Task Force and Faith in Action all join together
- may have outline: where have common ground? where be more active with each other?
- Meredith: will have initial conversation, might recommend we have a joint conf call amongst all or some of the members of the task forces.
- Sarah happy to be a part of the conversation and has had some initial conversations.
- Diane and Betsy happy to be a part of the conversation too (Meredith interested in having a volunteer)
- Betsy suggestion: put out quick survey to other members-- interest in combining? what suggestions?
Postponed: 30 min CONTINUED DIALOGUE: What is the Diversity Task Force message? (begin by 7:25)
CLOSE and NEXT CALL= Wednesday 3/25, 7-8 pm ET: (888) 955-5369; passcode: 197427. Will ind 30 min for dialogue.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Diversity Task Force call 2/11/09
INTRODUCTIONS (and possible dialogue questions: focus on "what if?" and keep it simple= one question)
Meredith (DC): How to better coordinate/synthesize/combine the work of the Faith in Action, Youth in Action and Diversity Task Forces? --> What does it mean to allign FIA/YIA/DTF?
Betsy (Miami): also likes What does it mean to allign FIA/YIA/DTF?
Sarah (DC): What would our org look like if we achieve our DTF mission? If achieve what wanted, what would that be/look like? --> What would our org look like if our Diversity Task Force were successful?
Betsy: What does it mean to have success within the Diversity Task Force? (could also tackle re: diversity?)
Monica (Triangle NC): How do we frame the Diversity Task Force message through other RESULTS groups and the organization? --> What is the Diversity Task Force message? How do we frame the RESULTS Diversity Task Force message to other RESULTS groups/advocates?
Lorna: organization development consultant, uses Dialogue process since 1997. Background working on diversity issues.
Pam (DC): catching up, no questions
Jesus (NoVA): What is the Diversity Task Force message?
DIALOGUE: Quick overview
Please see Lorna's handout and ppt
Sacred ground
We'll become more skilled over time.
Betsy: interest in training RES body in Dialogue process
Lorna: evaluate 1st, put on agenda for future DTF call
DIALOGUE: What is the Diversity Task Force message?
(MD not taking detailed notes, but a few things that came up...)
Mission of DTF as laid out to the board: Due to our firm belief in the value of diversity, this task force is committed to increasing the representation of people of color and low-income populations within the RESULTS Board, staff, and volunteer base. In order to fulfill our larger mission to end poverty, the Diversity Task Force is dedicated to conducting diversity outreach through cross-cultural programming and sharing best practices, organizational skills, human resources, and technology.
Has this mission evolved?
Gap between our mission and work
Need to understand what we mean by diversity, broader definition
Is diversity part of the larger org plan?
Use of "increase"= metric, could be broader, social change is about changing the way people think. ex. more registered votes does not equal ending racism.
Can be inclusive and targeted.
Need to go back to drawing board to get clarity.
Be clear about what we are trying to do.
Focusing on numbers means that lost opportunity for dialogue.
May need to create culture that values diversity before tackling metrics.
- within org, outside org, DTF
... conversation to be continued.
NEXT STEPS:
Evaluations-- send MD by end of weekend.
Board involvement update.
Schedule next call: Monday 3/9, 7-8 pm ET: (888) 955-5369; passcode: 197427. Start with check-in of pilot project, 30 min for dialogue.
Lorna's email to follow up from Saturday's session:
To all,
It was fun doing this with you as a pilot. And I think there must already be a great deal of trust in the group for the degree of flow created.
Bravo to all of you! You made facilitating this so easy!
Please find attached three docs...
Another 2 page doc on the practices (also called exploratory listening) for you to print out and have handy.
Some of the questions to explore using Dialogue that emerged for me out of our last Dialogue that can be added to others you may have
And an evaluation of the experience to be sent to Meredith...who can forward them to me without names. I will get back to you with a summary for the group.
I am driving down to DC on Wednesday and hope to be available for the conference call unless something delays me. If that should happen please go ahead with a dialogue. I have every confidence in you and in Meredith in facilitating the process.
Bestsy, thank you for your kind words.
Best wishes,
Lorna
Meredith (DC): How to better coordinate/synthesize/combine the work of the Faith in Action, Youth in Action and Diversity Task Forces? --> What does it mean to allign FIA/YIA/DTF?
Betsy (Miami): also likes What does it mean to allign FIA/YIA/DTF?
Sarah (DC): What would our org look like if we achieve our DTF mission? If achieve what wanted, what would that be/look like? --> What would our org look like if our Diversity Task Force were successful?
Betsy: What does it mean to have success within the Diversity Task Force? (could also tackle re: diversity?)
Monica (Triangle NC): How do we frame the Diversity Task Force message through other RESULTS groups and the organization? --> What is the Diversity Task Force message? How do we frame the RESULTS Diversity Task Force message to other RESULTS groups/advocates?
Lorna: organization development consultant, uses Dialogue process since 1997. Background working on diversity issues.
Pam (DC): catching up, no questions
Jesus (NoVA): What is the Diversity Task Force message?
DIALOGUE: Quick overview
Please see Lorna's handout and ppt
Sacred ground
We'll become more skilled over time.
Betsy: interest in training RES body in Dialogue process
Lorna: evaluate 1st, put on agenda for future DTF call
DIALOGUE: What is the Diversity Task Force message?
(MD not taking detailed notes, but a few things that came up...)
Mission of DTF as laid out to the board: Due to our firm belief in the value of diversity, this task force is committed to increasing the representation of people of color and low-income populations within the RESULTS Board, staff, and volunteer base. In order to fulfill our larger mission to end poverty, the Diversity Task Force is dedicated to conducting diversity outreach through cross-cultural programming and sharing best practices, organizational skills, human resources, and technology.
Has this mission evolved?
Gap between our mission and work
Need to understand what we mean by diversity, broader definition
Is diversity part of the larger org plan?
Use of "increase"= metric, could be broader, social change is about changing the way people think. ex. more registered votes does not equal ending racism.
Can be inclusive and targeted.
Need to go back to drawing board to get clarity.
Be clear about what we are trying to do.
Focusing on numbers means that lost opportunity for dialogue.
May need to create culture that values diversity before tackling metrics.
- within org, outside org, DTF
... conversation to be continued.
NEXT STEPS:
Evaluations-- send MD by end of weekend.
Board involvement update.
Schedule next call: Monday 3/9, 7-8 pm ET: (888) 955-5369; passcode: 197427. Start with check-in of pilot project, 30 min for dialogue.
Lorna's email to follow up from Saturday's session:
To all,
It was fun doing this with you as a pilot. And I think there must already be a great deal of trust in the group for the degree of flow created.
Bravo to all of you! You made facilitating this so easy!
Please find attached three docs...
Another 2 page doc on the practices (also called exploratory listening) for you to print out and have handy.
Some of the questions to explore using Dialogue that emerged for me out of our last Dialogue that can be added to others you may have
And an evaluation of the experience to be sent to Meredith...who can forward them to me without names. I will get back to you with a summary for the group.
I am driving down to DC on Wednesday and hope to be available for the conference call unless something delays me. If that should happen please go ahead with a dialogue. I have every confidence in you and in Meredith in facilitating the process.
Bestsy, thank you for your kind words.
Best wishes,
Lorna
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Diversity Task Force Call January 14
Diane, Sarah, Lorna, Betsy, Meredith, Monica, Jesus
Sarah: let's do go-round with each one sharing a little bit about the new year and what is resonating for us in the DTF
Meredith: this year like last year is bringing a lot of changes about which I'm excited; RESULTS will have a fellow through the Hunger Center; working in DTF is big chunk of plan; Michael Richardson -- bio at Hunger Center.org.
Sarah: Inauguration coming up; helped organize a meeting with transition team on Friday between team and coalition about establishing a Global Fund for Education. Impressed with collaborative nature of meeting. Indicative of a political-cultural shift; our own shift in education with webinars.
Betsy: will be a presenter at the University of Miami's Poverty Conference; she will email DTF participants for input.
Diane: Diane did a call with the RCs. It went well. One idea came out of it to do calls with group leaders on diversity.am integrating new members into existing group; will start reaching out again in April.
Meredith: when we think about outreach to bring people into group is to train them and bring out their best -- that is the work of the DTF.
Monica: 1) pilot city project -- group is planning; four new members
2) want to continue work with data gathered in 2008
3) share news of DTF everywhere across organization
Jesus: wants to continue to foster cooperation with other organizations in terms of increasing our diversity.
Pilot City Project
NC group took break in Nov. and Dec. from pilot city project. We are starting to focus on specific documents we want translated. Voter status clarification on lobbying. Got feedback from Diane, Ken and others. Non-citizens are doing education rather than lobbying. Will forward documents to Jesus as they are identified. Looking for how RESULTS works documents only.
Betsy -- can we get translations onto website?
Monica -- already done in Spanish; more languages to come?
Sarah -- new website due in Spring.
Meredith -- we could come up with a couple of terms to link to site.
Sarah -- lobbying and status: if you're a resident you're technically a constituent. Non-resident non-citizens can play a role in education and using their own experience.
Lorna -- formal lobbying vs. informal lobbying.
Monica -- a lot of our new members are students or those with work visas.
Diane -- will email group on web pages she needs help on.
Best Practices Form Update
Lorna will design questions based on specific input from group on material to be collected.
Diversity Training and Webinar
1) Applying dialogue in the exploration of diversity outreach
Lorna -- background and practice
Monica -- training on phone and then in person at IC?
Lorna -- let's experiment with it; the more you do dialogue the better you get. I will be happy to do personal coaching after initial training.
Betsy -- format?
Lorna -- everyone will have their own PowerPoint copy and use conference call format to practice. Dialogue is great for diversity outreach because you don't have to come up with the answers and you don't have to advocate. It's highly participatory and everyone learns.
Sarah -- let's limit it to at most 12 - 14 people because it's more participatory. When looking at specific oppression issues, we can invite larger groups of people to join. This first one would be scheduled for two hours.
Lorna -- let's change name from webinar to webcon. Let's have nothing else on that Saturday. It's a real pilot.
First Webcon: Sat., Feb. 7, 4-6 p.m. Eastern.
Meredith would like to invite new Hunger Fellow. Diane will invite Douglas Lichterman. Meredith suggests other Grassroots Board members. Lorna suggests because this is our pilot, if we want to assess whether this process works, that we be the guinea pigs and invite others based on results of it.
Sarah: let's do go-round with each one sharing a little bit about the new year and what is resonating for us in the DTF
Meredith: this year like last year is bringing a lot of changes about which I'm excited; RESULTS will have a fellow through the Hunger Center; working in DTF is big chunk of plan; Michael Richardson -- bio at Hunger Center.org.
Sarah: Inauguration coming up; helped organize a meeting with transition team on Friday between team and coalition about establishing a Global Fund for Education. Impressed with collaborative nature of meeting. Indicative of a political-cultural shift; our own shift in education with webinars.
Betsy: will be a presenter at the University of Miami's Poverty Conference; she will email DTF participants for input.
Diane: Diane did a call with the RCs. It went well. One idea came out of it to do calls with group leaders on diversity.am integrating new members into existing group; will start reaching out again in April.
Meredith: when we think about outreach to bring people into group is to train them and bring out their best -- that is the work of the DTF.
Monica: 1) pilot city project -- group is planning; four new members
2) want to continue work with data gathered in 2008
3) share news of DTF everywhere across organization
Jesus: wants to continue to foster cooperation with other organizations in terms of increasing our diversity.
Pilot City Project
NC group took break in Nov. and Dec. from pilot city project. We are starting to focus on specific documents we want translated. Voter status clarification on lobbying. Got feedback from Diane, Ken and others. Non-citizens are doing education rather than lobbying. Will forward documents to Jesus as they are identified. Looking for how RESULTS works documents only.
Betsy -- can we get translations onto website?
Monica -- already done in Spanish; more languages to come?
Sarah -- new website due in Spring.
Meredith -- we could come up with a couple of terms to link to site.
Sarah -- lobbying and status: if you're a resident you're technically a constituent. Non-resident non-citizens can play a role in education and using their own experience.
Lorna -- formal lobbying vs. informal lobbying.
Monica -- a lot of our new members are students or those with work visas.
Diane -- will email group on web pages she needs help on.
Best Practices Form Update
Lorna will design questions based on specific input from group on material to be collected.
Diversity Training and Webinar
1) Applying dialogue in the exploration of diversity outreach
Lorna -- background and practice
Monica -- training on phone and then in person at IC?
Lorna -- let's experiment with it; the more you do dialogue the better you get. I will be happy to do personal coaching after initial training.
Betsy -- format?
Lorna -- everyone will have their own PowerPoint copy and use conference call format to practice. Dialogue is great for diversity outreach because you don't have to come up with the answers and you don't have to advocate. It's highly participatory and everyone learns.
Sarah -- let's limit it to at most 12 - 14 people because it's more participatory. When looking at specific oppression issues, we can invite larger groups of people to join. This first one would be scheduled for two hours.
Lorna -- let's change name from webinar to webcon. Let's have nothing else on that Saturday. It's a real pilot.
First Webcon: Sat., Feb. 7, 4-6 p.m. Eastern.
Meredith would like to invite new Hunger Fellow. Diane will invite Douglas Lichterman. Meredith suggests other Grassroots Board members. Lorna suggests because this is our pilot, if we want to assess whether this process works, that we be the guinea pigs and invite others based on results of it.
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