234. Growing a Board that Cares About Inclusion - Christal Cherry, and Dr. Renee Rubin Ross

Meet Christal and Dr. Renee. These two equity teachers are bringing the race discussion to your board to grow one that cares about inclusion and values all people equally. We're talking about meaningful DEI training at the board level, and the feedback/results are truly encouraging🙌 Join us as we chat through the steps of building a journey toward a race-equity culture for our boards.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Christal’s story and journey to where she is today (2:50)
• Dr. Renee’s story and journey to where she is today (6:00)
• Growing a board that cares about inclusion (7:00)
• Navigating difficult conversations within your board (12:30)
• Disrupting biases (15:00)
• Making a case to your board for this work (26:00)
• The response from these trainings (28:00)
• Building long-term sustainability within your boards (33:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Dr. Renee’s life (36:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Christal’s life (37:00)
• Dr. Renee’s One Good Thing: Listen to the wisdom in whatever room you’re in. (39:00)
• Christal’s One Good Thing: Open up your spaces to include other voices. (40:00)

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