National Board Training
National Board Training
After engaging for three robust years of National Board Training, 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, social, and financial climate.
As we think about the future of the National Board Training program, we want to continue to listen to the field and assess the most effective way to continue antiracism work with trustees.
As we gather information from the field on what is most needed, we will update the community with future plans for the National Board Training program. We encourage you to sign up for our newsletter for updates. You can also explore our other program offerings here.
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- Currently on Pause
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About the Program
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.
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.
Join Us!
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
SESSION TWO
SESSION THREE
SESSION FOUR
SESSION FIVE
SESSION SIX
SESSION SEVEN
SESSION EIGHT
SESSION NINE
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.