BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:332d32fc3325c1950474e807cfb482ba699 CATEGORIES:Programs SUMMARY:Diversity: What if I Say the Wrong Thing? DESCRIPTION:
Registration Fee: $15
Bonus! A 30-minute post-meeting deeper dive begins at 9:30 a.m. (included)
Racism and a lack of di versity are serious issues we face in our sector. The book, What if I S ay the Wrong Thing? by Verna Myers helps readers explore their persona l diversity journey. It includes "25 habits for culturally-effective people " that can help everyone move diversity forward. During this interactive di scussion led by Birgit, we will take a deep dive into three of the 25 habit s. The goal is to help participants learn to stop and think about how to be more aware and sensitive to others. While not required, you may want to re ad the book prior to the meeting. We will focus on Habits #1, #2, and #11.
Location: Virtual Event! Login details will be sent with your confirmation. Due to the intera ctive, sensitive nature of this meeting, the August session will not be re corded.
Pre sented by:
Birgit Smith Burton
Executive Dir
ector of Foundation Relations
Georgia Institute of Technology
Birgit Smith Burton is a respected leader in the fundraising profes sion having raised more than $500M during her 33-year career. As the execut ive director of foundation relations at Georgia Tech, she led her team in r aising $309M toward the institute's most recent successful $1.8B capital ca mpaign.
Birgit is a well-regarded speaker on the topics of fundraisin g and diversity. She has authored articles on diversity in the fundraising profession, co-authored the book, The Philanthropic Covenant with Black America and contributed to the book Five Minutes for Fundraising, A Collection of Expert Advice. She was proud to be selected by Georg ia Tech leadership to participate in the first cohort of Leading Women @ Te ch, which identified the next community of leaders who will guide the Insti tution in the 21st century.
Birgit serves on the global board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and is Vice Chair for Membership. She chairs the A.E. Lowe Grice Scholarship Fund, Hosea Helps board of dire ctors and is an advisor for the Aspen Leadership Group. Birgit founded AADO , the African American Development Officers Network, which for 22 years has provided professional development, education, employment support, mentorsh ip, and networking opportunities for fundraisers of color. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Birgit earned a bachelor's degree in media communications from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York.
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