Make Communities supports leaders and teams to grow their capacity to work with an equity focus.

Whether your organization calls it DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access), DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging), JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion), or even PBJ (Power, Justice, and Belonging), it requires organization wide and individual change. Identifying the tools, resources, and strategies won’t happen over night. We customize and implement growth trajectories for teams of any size.

Racial equity training & Technical Assistance (TA): Training for team members to develop a practical and applicable equity centered perspective and ongoing support for implementation

Equity frameworks: Establishing an organization wide understanding of the importance of equity, and the specific mechanisms to implement change within the organization

Systems thinking and analysis: Establishing a systems analysis to unpack the root causes of disparities and applying it directly to organizational practice and strategy

Equitable decision making: Embedding multiple perspectives and ways of knowing into organizational decision making frameworks

Public engagement: Equitable engagement at multiple scales, ensure relevance of your products, programs, and services to your constituencies

Equitable communications: Implementing a framework for narrative change that aligns with organizational values

Executive coaching: One on one coaching for organizational leaders, department heads, and DEI leads, developing personal understanding, professional competence, and organizational vision