Coaching and Managing for Equity Institute | February 26-27, 2026

Thursday, February 26 - Friday, February 27, 2026. 8:00 - 4:00 pm Pacific

$1,200 per person

“I believe that it’s almost impossible for people to change alone. We need to join with others who will push us in our thinking and challenge us to do things we didn’t believe ourselves capable of.” – Frances Moore Lappe

Coaching and Managing for Equity Institute

A 2-day institute that offers essential knowledge and coaching “stances” and skills to become a more impactful leader when influencing the learning, growth, and development of another person.

Everyone can use coaching “stances” and skills to become an impactful leader. You may not have the word “coach” in your job title, but every leader can use a “coaching stance” to support the learning, growth, and development of another person. During this institute, you will develop and refine your coaching “stance” and practice and prepare yourself for the leadership, coaching, supervising, and managing of people in your own context. This institute will offer you language and lenses for examining inequity, along with approaches for interrupting reproductive practices in the context of caring, supporting coaching relationships. Participants will examine their own coaching approach with a focus on equity while practicing new coaching skills with each other.

Learn a range of coaching skills including:

• Exploring beliefs and self-awareness routines to deepen an understanding about what it means to support the learning, growth and development of another adult
• Approaches to establish rapport and trust in coaching relationships
• Approaches for fostering reflection and conversations that honor both cognition
• Approaches that build the capacity of individuals to increase awareness and agency to work toward greater equity in their context
• Stances to tap into your courage and agency for interrupting and shifting reproductive discourse

Participants will receive pre-reads and resources prior to the meeting via email. Please add ZXZlbnRzIHwgbmF0aW9uYWxlcXVpdHlwcm9qZWN0ICEgb3Jn to your contacts to ensure you receive course communications. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on both institute days.

We are intensely focused on humanizing our spaces. We focus on interactivity and connection by providing frequent body breaks, and attending to learning, practice, and healing in community.

In an effort to create accessible spaces for everyone, we ask that participants refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume/colognes, hair products, cosmetics, and scented lotions while attending our event, as these products can trigger serious health issues for those with fragrance allergies and/or chemical sensitivities. For more information on being fragrance-free, visit this Fragrance Free Toolkit.

By registering for this event, participants agree to the COVID-19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND LIABILITY WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS and the National Equity Project In-Person Health & Safety Policy

Registration by credit card on Eventbrite is our preferred method. We are a small (but mighty) organization and processing and collecting check payments for our events has a high administrative impact.

Please visit our registration page on our website for information on paying by check or purchase order and our cancellation and registration transfer policy.

Contact the National Equity Project at ZXZlbnRzIHwgbmF0aW9uYWxlcXVpdHlwcm9qZWN0ICEgb3Jn with questions.

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