National Board Training

After engaging for three robust years with virtual cohorts, we recognize that we are in a time when virtual opportunities are now challenging for some people as they are no longer working from home or engaging in hybrid work. Additionally, we are watching the challenges in arts/culture and nonprofit organizations as board members narrow their focus on what to prioritize and are grappling with the impact of the current political and social climate.

These conversations are crucial, so we want to continue to listen to the field and reassess the most effective way to continue antiracism work with trustees. As we explore new models and ask for feedback, please sign up for our newsletter to stay updated.

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About the Program

An Ongoing Call to Action

Recognizing and responding to the ongoing and growing need for in-depth analysis-building through the lens of board governance, board members from cultural arts institutions across the country are invited to take a deep dive into addressing issues of equity and antiracism to better serve the organizations to which they’ve been entrusted.

This national board cohort participates in nine virtual skills-based and analysis-building sessions over the course of six months. These skills-based sessions explore foundational concepts related to equity and antiracism; benchmarks of antiracist organizations; and how to operationalize equity and antiracism values. Participants join a growing base of over a hundred antiracist trustees working to effect organizational and field-wide change. Even after the training is concluded, this enthusiastic base of trustees continues to meet, collaborate, and strategize together to use their positional power and agency in the service of antiracism.

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Program Overview

30+ Hours of Training

Participants will receive nine Intensive Skills-Building/Analysis-Building sessions covering:

establishing personal and organizational goals;
exploring barriers to organizational change;
foundational concepts related to equity, inclusion, and antiracism;
understanding the roots of or current organizational structure and culture;
benchmarks of inclusive organizations;
how to operationalize equity, inclusion, and antiracism values; and
how to take collective action.

Learning Teams

Participants form learning teams designed to foster creative opportunities, resource sharing, and collaboration that can be enhanced through deeper relationships and trust building.

National Network

Participants have an opportunity to join a growing national network of trustees committed to issues of equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

Organizational Assessment

Participants have the opportunity to conduct an equity and inclusion assessment to analyze their organizational culture, demographics, and equity and inclusion resources/needs.

Resource Materials

Participants receive a resource packet containing tools and literature to support their training experienc

Logistics

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Registration

The cost of registration goes toward facilitation fees, access services, and technical + administrative support.

Access

Captions are available for all programming. ASL Interpretation is available upon request. Please request additional access support at the time of registration.

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The National Board Training is currently on hiatus. Please reach out to info@artEquity.org for more information.

Schedule

The National Board Training is currently on hiatus. Please reach out to info@artEquity.org for more information.

SESSION ONE

Orientation | Introductions and Overview

SESSION TWO

Personal and Organizational Goals

SESSION THREE

Identity and Social Location

SESSION FOUR

Building a Power Analysis

SESSION FIVE

Organizational Culture

SESSION SIX

Accountability Practices

SESSION SEVEN

Identifying and Addressing Microaggressions

SESSION EIGHT

Organizational Assessment

SESSION NINE

Individual and Collective Board Action

Thank You to Our Supporters

artEquity provides the tools, resources, and training to support the intersection of art and activism. Our work is made possible in part by the California Arts Council, the Dramatists Guild Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Getty Foundation, Barbara and Amos Hostetter, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the JKW Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, Venturous Theatre Fund of the Tides Foundation, and a growing community of individuals and organizations across the globe.

National Board Training