What is your vision for black futures in our industry and how do we get there? Our recent Community Conversation webinar focused on BIPOC leadership and how we can especially support emerging leaders.
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Culture? What Culture? The Shaping of Organizational Cultures to Drive Success
Leaders create their culture. Whether they mean to or not. There’s now scientific evidence of a linkage between job satisfaction, engagement, and organizational success. How do we weave a positive employee culture, conservation, and DEAIJ to create this success?
Continuing the Climb: Join Us in Our Commitment to DEAI
These three themes: the value of representation, the need for change in organizational cultures, and the importance of broadening the availability of professional development opportunities, give us a road map for the path ahead, next steps on this hill we’ve agreed to climb together.
Colorblindness vs. Multiculturism: Will You Join In?
The idea of racial colorblindness is to remove or mitigate racial bias in order to live in a “post-racial” world. Yet the idea of being colorblind signals erasure to Kathayoon Khalil, PhD.
Going Beyond Paid Internships
While increasing the number of paid internships in the zoo & aquarium industry would be beneficial to increase opportunities for a whole class of people rather than specifically targeting race & ethnicity, there are several considerations of note with this solution.
What Can I Do? The Role of White Professionals in the Issue of Minority Representation in Zoos & Aquariums
Ally vs. supporter. Which is preferred to assist minority representation? Learn from guest blogger Craig Saffoe how to support the minority professionals of AMZAP from the sidelines by stepping up & also stepping back.
Who Can Help AMZAP & How?
During our 2nd takeover webinar by AMZAP, we dove deep into actionable steps to advance racial & ethnic minority representation in our field. The discussion was vibrant & it’s clear that this is an area people are passionate about!
“AM What?” Why We Need This New Organization
Introducing AMZAP, born of a recognition that minorities in zoos & aquariums lacked an organized affinity group where they can discuss common experiences & feel a sense of community. Learn how you can support this new organization.
It’s Time for Transformational Leadership Change in Zoos and Aquariums
We have an opportunity to shape our field to better reflect the country as a whole & the audiences we serve & seek to serve. The path to success is clear: a rapid attack on the status quo & a thoughtful & intentional approach to changing the face of our organizations.
Moving Ahead on the DEAI Journey: Learning by Listening to Lived Experiences
We listen to honest & thought-provoking stories from our community that leave us wanting to hear more & thinking about the insights we can use to make greater & faster progress.
How Can We Best Support Emerging BIPOC Leaders?
What is your vision for black futures in our industry and how do we get there? Our recent Community Conversation webinar focused on BIPOC leadership and how we can especially support emerging leaders.
Culture? What Culture? The Shaping of Organizational Cultures to Drive Success
Leaders create their culture. Whether they mean to or not. There’s now scientific evidence of a linkage between job satisfaction, engagement, and organizational success. How do we weave a positive employee culture, conservation, and DEAIJ to create this success?
Continuing the Climb: Join Us in Our Commitment to DEAI
These three themes: the value of representation, the need for change in organizational cultures, and the importance of broadening the availability of professional development opportunities, give us a road map for the path ahead, next steps on this hill we’ve agreed to climb together.
Colorblindness vs. Multiculturism: Will You Join In?
The idea of racial colorblindness is to remove or mitigate racial bias in order to live in a “post-racial” world. Yet the idea of being colorblind signals erasure to Kathayoon Khalil, PhD.