In this two-part DEI Executive Leadership course, you will engage in self-reflection, identify skills leaders need to model, and create an action plan for making DEI stick at your organization.

To truly care for animals, animal welfare leaders must also care for the people connected to those animals. This session introduces the DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) Competencies, a new tool that describes the skills and behaviors needed to build organizational cultures that welcome everyone. Grounded in the research behind presenter Maria Morukian's new book, The Belonging Blueprint, and adapted for animal welfare with input from leaders on AAWA's DEI Council, the DEIB Competencies offer a practical guide for assessing and building your skills, so you can better support your staff, the communities you serve, and the animals in your care.

Participants will learn how to envision strategies that center accountability, community partnerships, and systemic change in their operations.

This interactive session will highlight how attempts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion, including the recent executive orders, can affect animal welfare professionals.

Participants will examine the mental roadblocks that hinder progress and explore the tools needed to champion organizational transformation.

Leaders from the DEI Committee of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement will share results from the second animal welfare sector survey conducted regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion in our profession.

This webinar will help leaders and future leaders identify typical barriers to receiving honest feedback.

Discuss the importance of building a strong feedback culture, and learn about a model for giving valuable feedback to reinforce positive actions and redirect problematic ones.

Explore how to bring an inquiring approach to decision-making as a leader.

Explore the power of listening and identify practices to help you listen at a deeper level to gain a better understanding and build trust with your employees.

This session will define what it means to be an ally and why allyship is important to the animal welfare profession. Together, we will explore actions to support diverse communities and become better allies.

Explore the key elements of psychological safety in teams and equip yourself with tips and techniques for fostering psychological safety in your organization.

We will explore 3 practices to broaden and diversify our social networks to make better decisions for our organizations.