Consulting & Specialized Training
Through specialized consultation and training, NCCJSTL offers individually tailored programs to organizations that are interested in creating inclusive workplaces, allowing them to derive the benefits of building and sustaining an inclusive work environment that promotes the productivity of a diverse work force. NCCJSTL works with the client organization to determine their needs and objectives. NCCJSTL then designs a program to assist the client in meeting those identified needs and achieving their objectives. Components of NCCJSTL's outstanding institute processes can be custom-tailored and formatted to address specific client needs. Customized Workshops
| Audience | Customized Workshops can be delivered in corporate, non-profit, community, faith or education settings. | | Dates | As scheduled | | Cost | Average cost of $100/participant; $2,000 minimum per worshop of 20 participants; prorated for participants above 20 | | Client Responsibilities | Provides venue, arranges for food for the day, and is responsible for recruiting a diverse class for the event. NCCJ provides facilitators and training materials | | Time Requirement | 7.5 to 8.5 hours of time (including period of time for lunch) | | Facilitation Team | Identity diverse team of two facilitators per twenty to thirty participants |
The customized workshop provides awareness building through exercises and short lectures, tailored to your community. The customized workshop evolved from the Building an Inclusive Community Workshop NCCJSTL used to offer. The focus of this training process is to learn about individual prejudices, to be exposed to the complexities of institutional racism and privilege in our society, and to create a personal action plan to build an inclusive community. This workshop model was created under the outstanding leadership of Program Director, Maggie Potapchuk. With her supervision and in a spirit of collaboration and partnership, other community leaders, including Tom Cummins, Carmen Garcia-Ruiz, Ron Jackson, Rudy Nickens, Grant Porteous, and Aliah Mubarak- Tharpe, provided integral contributions to the development of the process. Some of the material is from "Building Cultural Awareness for a More Effective Workplace." This adaptable customized workshop format was formerly known as the Building an Inclusive Community Workshop. The first Building An Inclusive Community workshop for the St. Louis region was conducted in July, 1995. The following trainers and community leaders have been helpful in revising the agenda and producing the current adaptable workshop format: | Roni Branding | Maxine Birdsong | Helen Davis | Mary Beth Gallagher | | Caryn Colgan | Rita Hill | Terri Goslin-Jones | Gloria Green | | Mary Ferguson | Jean Morehouse | Pam Pullman | Cyndi Harris | | Donna Love | Grant Porteous | Jack Quigley | Celeste Mueller | | Tony Neal | Aliah Mubarak-Tharpe | Lisa Watkins | Leon Sharpe | | Carmen Garcia | Jarrod Schwartz | | |
Over the years, thousands of participants in this workshop have provided invaluable feedback for the development of the program. Bank of America was instrumental in assisting the former BIC process by organizing a focus group to obtain specific information on each module. Ralston Purina supported the development the evaluation process for the program through Philliber Research Associates. Philliber Evaluation in pdf format: Building An Inclusive Community Workshop Evaluation
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