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Learn how to effectively understand, navigate, and respond to Federal DEI Executive Orders
Since the new Administration took office, dozens of executive orders have been signed that impact nonprofits. Nonprofits are targets of these orders because of their mission-oriented work in service of diverse communities, including communities of color and immigrants. Navigating the orders, distinguishing between their validity and overreach, making sense of what they mean, and processing their impact has been difficult for nonprofit leaders across the country.
This special event aims to examine the recent Federal DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) executive orders and how they are impacting the nonprofit sector in Southern California.
Through real-world case studies and peer discussions, this session will provide insights and strategies to help strengthen your understanding of the recent Federal DEI executive orders and our long-standing federal and state civil rights laws. Providing an opportunity to learn from expert facilitators and your peers, this session aims to enhance your confidence in advancing mission-driven equity work under the current political climate.
Key Takeaways:
1. Understand the current effects of Federal DEI executive orders as they pertain to the nonprofit sector.
2. Understand how to comply with civil rights laws and uphold your DEI values
3. Assess expert insight with like-minded colleagues to collectively process our thoughts, feelings, and sentiments.
Who Should Attend:
This session is ideal for nonprofit professionals looking to navigate the Federal DEI executive orders and civil rights laws applicable to their programs and services so they can continue their important mission-driven work. While open to anyone involved in governance, decision-making, or board relations, it will be particularly valuable for:
- Those who have been attentive to emails, webinars, and other resources on this topic and need help identifying next steps.
- Those that are taking actions to protect their organizations and are overwhelmed.
- Those that need help to navigate doing identity-specific/equity work in this political climate.
- Those that want to ground themselves in these legal topics with the support of their peer community.
Registration Fee: Free to Attend
Facilitator’s Bio
Ritu Mahajan Estes – Directing Attorney, Community Development Project
Ritu Mahajan Estes is the Directing Attorney of Public Counsel’s Community Development Project. Previously, she served as a Supervising Senior Staff Attorney within the project, where she led its small business and early care and education initiatives. During her 15 years at Public Counsel, Ritu has engaged in direct legal services, litigation, and policy advocacy to help create healthy, inclusive, and vibrant communities and build power in communities of color.
Cynthia Cortez – VP of Learning and Innovation, CNM
Passionate about real transformation, Cynthia approaches adult learning as a delicate balance between business management skills, self-assuredness, and a clear sense of purpose. Trained as a mixed-methods program evaluator, she’s successfully navigated her career in Higher Education, nonprofit, and government sectors. In this work, she’s developed a record of success in designing, delivering, and evaluating unique professional development programs. Additionally, her long standing consulting career has equipped Cynthia with pragmatic and nuanced insights on how to best partner with subject matter experts and learning facilitators. Thus, she brings to CNM a unique approach to educational services, leader transformation, and evaluation practices. Cynthia holds a MA from UCLA in Social Research Methodology, a BA from University of California, Berkeley in Peace and Conflict Studies and Education and is a graduate of Dr. Yasmin Davidds’s Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Program.
