Mosaic Fellowship

“Strategic Planning for Innovation, Equity and Inclusion: The Role of the Board”

—featuring Deondra Wardelle, president and CEO of On to the Next One Consulting.

During the session, attendees will:

• Gain a new perspective on the purpose of strategic planning
• Learn about different strategic planning models
• Understand the importance of equity and inclusion when developing and executing your strategic plan
• Receive helpful tips for formulating a plan that fulfills your organization’s vision and mission
• Identify ways to improve board engagement by developing and executing your strategic plan in a manner that best supports the staff

Panelists Kelly Doucet, president, The Exchange at The Indianapolis Urban League; Yecenia Tostado, board member, Leadership Indianapolis; and Al Carroll, president and CEO, IndyHub, discuss how organizations can develop authentic relationships that lead to strong, successful boards.

This Mosaic Community Conversation features Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc.

Leading a 38-year-old global diversity, equity, inclusion and justice consulting firm, Winters truly believes that diversity and inclusion work is her “passion and calling.” Dubbed a thought leader in the field, for the past three decades she has impacted over hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals with her thought-provoking message, and her approach to diversity and inclusion. Winters is a master strategist with experience in strategic planning, change management, diversity, organization development, training and facilitation, systems thinking and qualitative and quantitative research methods. She has extensive experience in working with senior leadership teams to drive organizational change. Winters is the author of six books, including Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging Across Differences.

This session is designed to support your board and organization on its equity journey. Minal Bopaiah is the author of Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives, and a strategic consultant with nearly 20 years of professional experience. Her areas of expertise include human-centered design, behavior change psychology, and the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) as they relate to media, marketing and communications. Recorded June 15, 2022.

Join Pamela Ross, vice president of community leadership and equitable initiatives, The Indianapolis Foundation; Andrew Black, director of grantmaking and community impact, The Arthur Dean Foundation; and Kiera Amstutz, president and CEO, Indiana Humanities, as they discuss how funders are evaluating progress toward equity in grantseekers and how they are holding their own organizations accountable.

We are thrilled to have Dr. Una Osili, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, lead this session and important conversation on the importance of diversity in leadership.

Hear updated and myth-busting findings on how building a diverse not-for-profit board can influence engagement, fundraising, philanthropy and more. As the U.S. population grows more diverse, not-for-profit boards have an opportunity to engage members that reflect this diversity in their work.

Based on research findings conducted in partnership with Board Source, diverse board members have the capacity to improve the organization’s philanthropic engagement through increased board member participation, fundraising and advocacy.