Board Diversity & Inclusion: Deepening Foundations and Embedding Actions
Board Diversity & Inclusion: Deepening Foundations and Embedding Actions
Strengthen your equity, diversity and inclusion knowledge and practices of your non-profit board.
Deepen your understanding of bias and inclusive culture and assess your board diversity practices! Board Diversity and Inclusion: Deepening Understanding and Practice equips board members with a deeper understanding of inclusive and welcoming board practices. This workshop looks into the ways that bias impacts board culture, and introduces a benchmarking tool to assess current diversity and inclusion practices of your board.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Engage with advanced issues related to board diversity and inclusion.
- Assess opportunities to engage diverse community members in governance.
- Identify actions to further foster an inclusive board culture.
- Develop equitable and inclusive leadership skills to support the engagement of current and future diverse board members.
- Apply a tool to evaluate current board equity, diversity and inclusion practices.
Suggested Participants:
Non-profit board members, Executive Directors, or other senior staff who have engaged with foundational issues related to board diversity and inclusion and want to expand on that work.
Note: If your board is discussing diversity and inclusion for the first time, we recommend starting with Vantage Point’s workshop entitled: Board Diversity and Inclusion: Introduction to Key Concepts
Program Benefits:
Participants will explore:
- A deeper understanding of foundational concepts related to diversity and inclusion.
- Ways to increase the participation of equity-deserving groups in governance.
- Skills and tools to assess and strengthen diversity and inclusion beyond their current practices and priorities.
Facilitator
Fatima Al-Samak
Fatima is one of our Planning Consultants at Vantage Point, specializing in working with clients in the vibrant Fraser Valley region. Her approach is rooted in nurturing community engagement and fostering intersectional partnerships, driven by her deep passion for empowering grassroots organizations to amplify their impact.
With a 15-year career in the non-profit sector, Fatima brings a wealth of experience, and a versatile skill set that includes collaboration, relationship-building, participatory facilitation, and innovative problem-solving. Her journey has been marked by transformative roles and impactful projects.
Learn more about Fatima on our team page.
Facilitator
Hassan Pardawalla
Hassan’s progressive cross-functional career path has been non-linear and divergent; a path that has been driven by curiosity, broad-mindedness, adaptability, grit, and diversity. He enjoys taking on herculean challenges outside of his comfort zone and constantly learning new skills.
Success in different ecosystems and job roles, has always been possible by continuously creating a wonderful organizational culture, developing and nourishing talent through servant and authentic leadership, open communication, and honesty, implementing appropriate business processes, leveraging new technologies, growing relationships based on trust and integrity, and being a boundary-spanning connector leader.
With this varied experience, Hassan now looks to assist organizations in scaling up their businesses to ensure sustainable and socially responsible growth and provide an awesome place to work.
As a project of love, Hassan enjoys supporting professionals in their career development through coaching and mentoring. This allows him to constantly grow and interact with a variety of people.
