Transforming the Non-Profit Sector: Addressing Toxicity in Non-Profits

About the Series

Advancing Justice in the Community Food Sector is a series of four workshops designed for folks — especially BIPOC — working in community-based programs and organizations that revolve around food. Working in these spaces, it's crucial to have the latest tools, knowledge, and skills to build pathways for professional career advancement.

Through this workshop series, participants will learn and engage with subject matter around: BIPOC solidarity across the non-profit sector, storytelling as a tool for impact, and more.

About this Workshop

Transforming the Non-Profit Sector: Addressing Toxicity in Non-Profits with the Righting Relations team – Vanessa Cook, Wen Chan, and Angelica Quesada

It’s often assumed that non-profit organizations inherently foster healthy and inclusive work environments. However, a recent Righting Relations survey found that 90% of non-profit employees and volunteers experience policies, workplace culture, or power dynamics that adversely affect them. In this webinar, the team from Righting Relations will lead us on a deep dive exploring toxicity in the non-profit sector. Together, we will investigate the root causes of toxic workplace cultures and discuss advocacy strategies for people working in the field, while also exploring the values and actions needed for radical social change.

About Righting Relations

Righting Relations is a growing national network that strives to support and build capacity amongst adult educators and community organizers to provide space and resources for them to connect, reflect on, and organize for heart-led social change. We’re a movement of adult educators and community organizers who are working towards decolonization and radical social change across Turtle Island. Vanessa Cook, Wen Chan, and Angelica Quesada, three of the five co-creators of Righting Relations’ “Addressing Toxicity in Non-profits” Toolkit will facilitate the session.

Priority Ticketing

As part of our ongoing commitment to equity and justice, we are prioritizing access to these workshops for Black and Indigenous people and people of colour (BIPOC).

Priority tickets for these workshops will be made available for BIPOC individuals and BIPOC-led organizations and grassroots community groups who do not have access to large operating budgets to cover the costs of staff training. A limited number of General Admission tickets will also be available, and we will open up a waitlist as needed.

Schedule

There are three workshops in this series:

• Being in Good Relation: Actioning Solidarity in the BIPOC Non-Profit Sector with Shady Hafez | Wednesday, January 22 from 1 - 2:30PM EST
  
• The Heart of Stories in a Data-Driven World with Inda Intiar and Njoki Mbũrũ | Wednesday, February 5 from 1-2:30PM EST
• Transforming the Non-Profit Sector: Addressing Toxicity in Nonprofits with the Righting Relations team: Vanessa Cook, Wen Chan, and Angelica Quesada | Wednesday, April 23 from 1-2:30PM EST

Logistics

All workshops in the series will take place online via Zoom. After registering for the event, you will have access to the online event page, where you can find the Zoom link once available. We will also email the Zoom details to all registrants closer to the date of the workshop.

Accessibility

FoodShare strives to host inclusive, accessible events that allow everyone to fully engage. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact jade at jade@foodshare.net.

• An option for closed captioning via Zoom will be available during the event
• A phone-in option will also be available

About FoodShare

FoodShare is a Toronto-based food justice organization, advocating for the right to food, and working to challenge the systemic barriers that keep people from accessing the food they need to thrive. Learn more at www.foodshare.net