$20000 – $40000
2019 learning community cohort for local and regional government in North Carolina
The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) is pleased to announce a capacity building opportunity for city and county governments interested in advancing racial equity by addressing institutional and structural racism. This opportunity is for jurisdictions that are beginning or wishing to deepen their work on racial equity. Teams from government jurisdictions will make a one-year commitment to the learning year process which includes 7 in-person skill-building sessions, between-session homework, and 3 online peer-to-peer exchanges.
GARE is a national network of governments working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) is a core project of Race Forward and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California Berkeley. GARE is a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. We use a three-prong approach:
Government’s proactive work on racial equity has the potential to leverage significant change, setting the stage for the achievement of racial equity in our communities. Supporting targeted cohorts of jurisdictions and providing best practices, tools and resources is helping to build and sustain current efforts to strengthen a national movement for racial equity.
A field of practice has developed that advances racial equity and transforms government. Cities and counties in California and Minnesota have come together to learn about and implement racial equity initiatives since 2016. The lessons from these efforts are being incorporated into a new set of Learning Community structures. Representatives of North Carolina institutions expressed interest in launching a North Carolina learning community at a meeting hosted by GARE in January 2019, and at the GARE Annual Meeting in April 2019.
Jurisdictions can join the introductory cohort to learn about the field of practice and expand their efforts to achieve institutional and structural equity. The structured curriculum focuses on:
Each jurisdiction receives tools and resources, including:
Use of these tools and resources will vary depending on the opportunities individual jurisdictions identify. Individual teams may request additional training (note: additional fees apply) during the learning year to supplement their jurisdiction’s specific needs. Up to 10 hrs. of technical assistance will be provided as a free service by GARE to ensure responsiveness to the local conditions of each jurisdiction. Additional technical assistance may be acquired at an additional cost per jurisdiction.
The structure will consist of 7 in-person skill-building sessions, between-session homework assigned to build leadership for institutional change, and 3 online peer-to-peer exchanges to foster strategy development and problem solving. An Advancing Racial Equity Speaker Series will be incorporated into skill building sessions and online peer-to-peer exchanges, to create an opportunity for jurisdictions to hear from key experts and member jurisdictions implementing best practices around racial equity.
The learning community training process is conducted over the course of a year in order to provide ample time for jurisdictions to process the learning with key staff internally, apply learning and the racial equity tool to current policy, practice, procedure, and budget decisions, and gain real time feedback from peer jurisdictions and GARE staff. GARE’s approach is not a “check-the-box” approach, but rather one designed to create space for reflection, application, and continuous improvement. The learning community will conclude with an in-person NC Symposium and Learning Community Celebration to debut each jurisdictions Racial Equity Action Plan, share lessons learned, and applaud the contributions of the team.
Participation Cost Per Jurisdiction
6-10 Participants | 11-15 Participants | 20 Participants (Only available for select large jurisdictions-contact for more information) |
$20,000 | $27,000 | $40,000 |
The total value of participation in skill-building trainings, facilitation, and technical assistance without the cost-sharing mechanism of the cohort is $100,000. GARE generally charges $12,000 per day for 8-hour workshops, $6,000 per day for 4-hour workshops, $1,000 for webinars, and $200/hr. for technical assistance provided by regional managers. GARE is committed to creating a community of practice of jurisdictions not just committed to advancing racial equity, but committed to applying racial equity tools, implementing new policy, practice, and procedure, and evaluating results. In order to do that, jurisdictions need the support, encouragement and collaboration of neighboring cities, counties, and state agencies, committed to the same.
The cost of participation is per team, and not per individual participants. Invoicing will be based on team size at the time of General Team Registration (July 22-August 22), if team size changes at any time during the course of the cohort, refunds will not be provided. It is expected that all participants registered by the jurisdiction will participate in each session, without substitution. In the event of staff changes, teams will be able to substitute up to 2 persons for the course of the learning community. Substitutions will not be accepted after the completion of the second in-person training (tentatively scheduled for November 19th). Jurisdiction team leads/points of contact are responsible for sharing materials with staff who miss sessions.
Once you have registered your team, you will receive an invoice for payment*[1]. Please submit payment in order to receive your jurisdiction’s customized coupon code and Eventbrite link to send to your team members. Each team member will need to complete Individual Participant Registration using the coupon code and Eventbrite link by September 26, 2019. This cohort has limited capacity and can only accept 150 total participants.
Participating jurisdictions will:
Shawna Davie, GARE South Region Project Manager (sdavie@raceforward.org) using the subject line 2019-2020 North Carolina GARE Cohort. If your jurisdiction would like to participate and is not a current member of GARE please contact Ariana Flores, GARE Membership Director (aflores@raceforward.org) for more information. If your organization is a non-profit or a community partner interested in participating alongside a jurisdiction, please contact GARE for more information.
All applications are subject to review and approval by GARE staff.
We look forward to partnering with you to advance racial equity!
[1] * The cost of participation is per team, and not per individual participant. Invoicing will be based on team size at the time of registration, if team size changes at any time during the course of the cohort, refunds will not be provided. It is expected that all participants registered by the jurisdiction will participate in each session, without substitution. In the event of staff changes, teams will be able to substitute up to 2 persons for the course of the learning community. Substitutions will not be accepted after the completion of the second in-person training. Jurisdiction team leads are responsible for sharing all materials for sessions that staff missed.
[2] * The cost of participation is per team, and not per individual participant. Invoicing will be based on team size at the time of registration, if team size changes at any time during the course of the cohort, refunds will not be provided. It is expected that all participants registered by the jurisdiction will participate in each session, without substitution. In the event of staff changes, teams will be able to substitute up to 2 persons for the course of the learning community. Substitutions will not be accepted after the completion of the second in-person training. Jurisdiction team leads/points of contact are responsible for sharing materials with staff who miss sessions. Jurisdiction team leads are responsible for sharing all materials for sessions that staff missed.