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Creating Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Donors, Staff, and Stakeholders
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Category: Outside Chapter Events

Creating Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Donors, Staff, and Stakeholders

Program Overview
Nonprofit organizations must be dedicated to serving their community, building engagement opportunities, and advancing equity in parallel with their missions. Despite national attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, more and more people are celebrating their identities and identifying as LGBTQ+ with 1 in 5 GenZers identifying as LGBTQ +. Even though many nonprofits recruit and engage LGBTQ+ donors and staff, many have much room for improvement toward authentic inclusion. Many LGBTQ+ people in the community still face discrimination, bias, stigma, and other issues preventing inclusive engagement and employment in the sector.

In this webinar, LGBTQ+ fundraising and inclusion strategists, Jonathan Meagher-Zayas and Ali Kane, will provide you with the understanding and skills to better recruit, cultivate and retain LGBTQ+ donors, staff, and other stakeholders. 

After this webinar, attendees will be able to:
  • Discover the opportunities and challenges facing LGBTQ+ professionals in the nonprofit sector
  • Learn how to assess your organization for LGBTQ+ growth needs
  • Identify strategies on how to increase inclusion for both your LGBTQ+ donors, staff, and other stakeholders
At the end of the webinar, the facilitators will raffle off 1 hour each of consulting time to support your organization in implementing some of the strategies.

This webinar will be held via Zoom Meeting and the link will be available on the day of the event. Live captions will be available. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact, [email protected]. The webinar will be recorded and a recording will be sent to only the participants who signed up for the webinar.

Speakers

Ali Kane

ORGANIZATIONAL INCLUSION CONSULTANT, ALK CONSULTING

Ali Kane (she/they) a Queer nonprofit leader and lifelong learner committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and accessible world for individuals with diverse identities and experiences. Through ALK Consulting, Ali offers LGBTQ+ inclusion workshops to create more affirming spaces for Queer folx to work and live.

Ali’s work is centered in encouraging compassionate curiosity and building relationships grounded in understanding and trust. This has manifested in founding the LGBTQ+ Museum Staff & Students affinity group with Sam Dinnie (hosted by the New England Museum Association), which fills a critical need in building queer community among museum professionals globally. Ali is Treasurer of Love Your Labels, an organization that explores identity and expression with LGBTQ+ youth through art, fashion, and design. They also advocate for disability inclusion as an Institutional Giving Officer at Perkins School for the Blind.

Ali was appointed to the American Public Garden Associations Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee from 2017-20, and founded the IDEA Committee at New England Botanic Garden. They hold a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Diversity & Inclusion Champion Certificate from the Bentley University Center for Women & Business. This presentation has been customized and presented to The IDEA Center for Public Gardens, New England Botanic Garden, Perkins School for the Blind, and the New England Museum Association. Ali is also developing a course for the American Association of State & Local History.

 

Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, MSW, MPA, CFRE, CDP

OWNER & CHIEF STRATEGIST, EQUITY WARRIOR STRATEGIES

Jonathan Meagher-Zayas (he/him) is a Queer Latinx Millennial nonprofit strategist dedicated to addressing equity issues, building capacity, engaging the community, motivating new impact leaders, and getting stuff done. Jonathan wears many professional hats including fundraising and Communications Strategist, Adjunct Social Work Professor, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Consultant, Leadership Development Trainer, Social Sector Career Coach, and Social Justice Champion. He is the Owner & Chief Strategist of Equity Warrior Strategies LLC, a consulting company that provides leadership development, community engagement, and equity strategy services to the social impact sector. He earned his Master of Social Work degree with a MACRO Concentration and his Master of Public Administration degree with concentrations in nonprofit management and social welfare policy at the University at Albany, SUNY, and He earned his bachelor’s degree in Religion, Linguistics, and Gender Studies from the University of Rochester. In November 2021, Jonathan obtained his Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) credential and in January 2023, he earned his credential as a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP).

Registration Fee

Member (use discount code AFPMember23)
Non-Member		 $25
$50