The University of Iowa

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

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Equity in Action: Crafting Competitive Compensation Strategies for Nonprofits

Is your nonprofit grappling with limited funding, salary compression, and/or retention issues, all while trying to maintain equity and transparency? This webinar will explore how pay transparency can serve as a roadmap for overcoming these challenges. Learn how to build equitable compensation...

Date 
Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 12:00pm
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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Racial Equity Institute (Virtual)

REI’s two-day Phase 1 training is designed to develop the capacity of participants to better understand racism in its institutional and structural forms. Moving away from a focus on personal bigotry and bias, this workshop presents a historical, cultural, and structural analysis of racism in the...

Date 
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 9:00am to Friday, December 6, 2024 - 5:00pm
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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*DEI in Nonprofits

The speaker for the December program will be Janice Binder, Staff Attorney at Lavender Legal Center. Janice is a graduate of Grinnell College and the University of Iowa College of Law. She began her public service legal career as a legal aid attorney at AppalReD in eastern Kentucky. She...

Date 
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 11:30am
Location 
P.O. Box 1414
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-1414
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*Racial Equity Institute: Latinx Challenges Workshop (Virtual)

Latino Challenges is a two-day workshop for people who live in or work with Latino communities and are interested in ending racial disparities in our institutions and working together for social justice. Participants engage in a critical analysis of how racism dis-empowers Latinos, hindering...

Date 
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 8:00am to Friday, October 11, 2024 - 4:00pm
Location 
1111 North 13th St.
Ste 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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*Are Your Events Accessible?

What does accessibility really mean? Participants will discuss the term and examine different types of events and whether or not they are accessible.

Speaker: Rachel Cohen, Direrctor of Development & Communications at the Catherine McAuley Center

Location: Hills Bank, 590...

Date 
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 11:30am
Location 
P.O. Box 1414
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-1414
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*Disability 101 (Virtual)

People with disabilities are disproportionately older, more rural, and more socio-economically disadvantaged. According to a 2022 report, there are 393,816 disabled Iowans, 46.7% of whom receive food stamps and 30.4% of whom are 65 and older. In 2019, 218,839 Nebraskans self-identified...

Date 
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 1:00pm
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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Racial Equity Institute: Workshop Debrief April (Virtual)

Please note - this is only for individuals who have previously attended a Phase 1 two day workshop. Participants will review the concepts taught in Phase I and study them and their connection to each other more deeply. The lessons of each piece will be explored in relationship to REI’s...

Date 
Friday, April 19, 2024 - 9:00am
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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NAM BIPOC Lunch & Learn

This in-person networking group is open to NAM members and not-yet NAM members who would like to connect through lunch & learns, coffee conversations, and networking sessions. Open to all individuals who identify as BIPOC.

Date 
Friday, April 12, 2024 - 11:30am
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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Nonprofit Association of the Midlands BIPOC Roundtable (Virtual)

NAM will be hosting a a variety of opportunities – virtual roundtables, coffee connections, happy hours, and lunch & learns. These opportunities are facilitated by Sarena Dacus. This group offers you the chance to network with BIPOC individuals who are connected to nonprofit work. There will...

Date 
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 12:00pm
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
Event Category 

*NAM BIPOC Lunch and Learn (In person)

NAM will be hosting a a variety of opportunities – virtual roundtables, coffee connections, happy hours, and lunch & learns. These opportunities are facilitated by Sarena Dacus. This networking group offers you the chance for BIPOC individuals who are connected to nonprofit work. There will...

Date 
Monday, February 12, 2024 - 11:30am
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102