Equity Approaches to Organization Policy Development
Thursday, February 13, 2025
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Virtual through Zoom
Cost to register: $95 per person
Workshop Description
Non-profit organization policies are required to govern and operationalize the work of the corporation, however they are often the least exciting and last priority on the executive to-do list! Despite this, they are a crucial component to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and can be a key aspect of the organization’s efforts to weave diversity, equity, inclusion and decolonizing values into their work.
This half-day, virtual workshop will review contemporary trends in policy development across the non-profit sector while sharing resources and tools for leaders to begin engaging in policy development as transformative, social justice work.
Participants will leave with policy audit tools, policy templates, and other resources to support them in reviewing and updating their operational and governance policies.
Objectives
1. Understand the role and function of policies within non-profit environments with respect to mitigating risk and managing human, financial and other resources
2. Identify what policies are required by law and when, including those recently introduced by the Accessibility for Manitobans Act
3. Gain awareness of equity-focused approaches to policy analysis, review and development, including tools and resources to support updating policies to reflect the complex needs of non-profit organizations.
This workshop is ideal for:
- Board directors, executive directors, CEO’s, senior management team members, directors, program managers and coordinators of health, social service, education, or union sectors.
- Non-profit start-ups.
- Students in human services (social work, psychology, nursing, health sciences, etc.)
Facilitators
Jared Star, MSc, BSW, Doctoral Candidate – Founder and CEO Jared Star Consulting
Jared Star is an advocate, community leader, award winning scholar, and non-profit executive leader with over 17 years’ experience building, managing and leading health and social service organizations in Canada. Since Jared began his career volunteering in harm reduction organizations in 2008, he has quickly scaled up from working entry level social worker positions to managing, leading and director programs, including as a Director of Programs, Director of Fund Development, and Executive Director. Throughout his tenure in non-profit settings, Jared has raised over $7.5M for local charities through fundraising, grant writing, and program development activities. Today, Jared leads research and development activities for non-profit organizations through his consulting firm and is a Doctoral Candidate and Vanier Scholar at the University of Manitoba pursuing research in health system reform.
Chris Campbell, MA, BA Hons. - Senior Associate – Jared Star Consulting
Chris Campbell (he/him) has worked as a researcher for over a decade focusing on 2SLGBTQ+-inclusive education and, more recently, equity in policy analysis. He has worked on a wide range of projects focusing on various aspects of the education system, 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion and equity, and effects for students, educators, and content in schools. His current doctoral research focuses on policy-based education reform efforts and their impacts on 2SLGBTQ+ students and content. As a consultant, Chris brings his proficiency in all aspects of research and supports policy review processes through values-based approaches to policy development and evaluation.
