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EDI Trustee Think Tank

By Teresa Eyring posted 10-28-2019 11:38

  

“We live in a society where racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of systemic oppression are always present, though not always acknowledged. But do we want them to be the accepted conditions of our theatre field?”
--Teresa Eyring, A More Equitable World Because of Theatre, Grantmakers in the Arts

TCG has long prioritized nourishing the critical relationship between trustees and theatre leaders. From the founding of the Fall Forum on Governance to the publication of The Art of Governance, we’ve sought to connect trustees with the resources and relationships you need. With equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) a top priority for many theatres--and for TCG--we’re inviting you to an EDI Trustee Think Tank on Sunday, November 10, from 12:30pm-3pm to help guide TCG’s efforts at strengthening governance through an EDI lens. 

Whether with hiring and recruitment, strategy development, or resource allocation, EDI board leadership is essential for organizations to go beyond forward-thinking to forward-doing. Inspired by the learnings from the 50+ theatres that have participated in TCG’s EDI Institute, the EDI Trustee Think Tank will help TCG develop the most responsive and impactful approach to this vital work. As a Fall Forum attendee, you are invited to participate in the Think Tank at no additional cost. We ask that you confirm your participation by adding this event to your cart as a part of the general Fall Forum registration process. If you have already registered for the Fall Forum proper, you can simply log back into your TCG account and add this no-cost event. Please email Ciara Smith at csmith@tcg.org if you have any questions about your RSVP for this event.

This session will: familiarize trustees with TCG’s current approach to EDI and the opportunities and challenges we’ve encountered; identify priority areas of learning, such as implicit bias, intersectionality, and gender inclusion; and connect trustees with peers that share a commitment to governing through an EDI lens. We hope the takeaways will inform future work with a larger group of trustees to better understand how to incorporate EDI into current programs, board development, long-term planning, and more. 

As the stewards of not-for-profit theatres, trustees have a unique role in bringing about a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable theatre field. Bring your questions, your lived experience, your innovative spirit, and your passion for the art to help us make a better world for theatre and a better world because of theatre.


Best,

Teresa Eyring                         Elena Chang

CEO/ Executive Director     Director of EDI Initiatives


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