In our six-part blog series, we are exploring cross-cutting themes that surfaced in our DEI In Action Case Studies, themes that we see again and again in our work with organizations across the country. As we delve into the challenges and successes of the DEI efforts...
It’s About to Get Real…
In our six-part blog series, we are exploring cross-cutting themes that surfaced in our DEI In Action Case Studies, themes that we see again and again in our work with organizations across the country. As we delve into the challenges and successes of the DEI efforts...
From Saviorism to Co-Conspiring
In our six-part blog series, we are exploring cross-cutting themes that surfaced in our DEI in Action case studies, themes that we see again and again in our work with organizations across the country. As we delve into the challenges and successes of the DEI efforts...
All of the Above: The Unpaid Labor of People of Color in DEI Work
In our six-part blog series, we explore cross-cutting themes that surfaced in our DEI in Action case studies, and that we see again and again in our work with organizations across the country. As we delve into the challenges and successes of Blue Engine, College...
These are not the case studies you’re used to
Ever since Promise54 released Unrealized Impact — a first-of-its-kind effort to quantify the state of diversity, inclusion, and equity in the education field — we’ve received many requests for narratives sharing organizations’ actual DEI journeys. We’ve heard you loud...
Radically Human
At Promise54, one of our most sacred guiding principles is the idea of being radically human. I’d like to share what it means to me, and where it came from. I’ve spent most of my 20+ year career in organizational environments that held hard and fast rules about the...
That’s A Wrap: Second Cohort of Changemakers Complete 2019 DEI Accelerator
Apply Now to Join Us in 2020! We are excited to have completed the 2019 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Accelerator program. This second cohort brought together 132 leaders from 43 organizations to understand their current state around diversity, inclusion, and...
Realizing the Promise: 3 Strategic Moves for a More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Field
Moving Beyond Diversity to True Inclusion panelists at NSVF Summit 2018 (L-R: Hilary Darilek, Pamela Inbasekaran, Athena Palmer, Dr. Tonya Horton, and moderator Jovian Zayne)[/caption] My team and I launched Promise54 with a clear mission: to help adults thrive so...
NSVF Summit 2018: Moving Beyond Diversity to True Inclusion
Leaders often shy away from public discussion of our work to deepen diversity, inclusion, and equity in our organizations for fear of saying the wrong thing, being or making others uncomfortable, taking credit for the work of the collective, conveying that we have...
Interrupting White Dominance to Make Good on the Promise of Equity
Today, on the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, I find myself reflecting deeply on the intent of this landmark decision. I believe the spirit of this decision was a promise to decouple race from access in order to eventually remove the...