Beyond DEI:
Decolonizing Strategy
When DEI becomes another strategy maintaining the status quo, what does liberation work look like?
This four-week cohort guides you to lead and make decisions through a decolonized lens - transforming how your organization and movement operates from within.
2026 Workshop Dates
April 30 - May 21
August 6 - 27
Sept 24 - October 15
*Sessions will be held Thursdays of each week from 11:30 am - 1 pm CT
Learning Objectives
This workshop series helps participants
Unpack how liberal, colonial and capitalist logics maintain systems of domination
Develop strategic thinking rooted in decolonized principles
Build decolonized practices and approaches.
About This Workshop
A four-week cohort on power, strategy, and transformation
Beyond DEI is a four-week cohort for people who already know that standard DEI frameworks do not explain the political realities they are navigating at work. This cohort is not about improving DEI - it is about understanding why DEI functions as a colonial strategy and what that means for your approach to strategic transformation.
We provide definitions, frameworks for analysis and methodologies that continue pushing us toward building liberatory strategy, plans and visions.
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Power dynamics - Understanding organizational decision-making and power structures
Institutional constraints - How existing frameworks maintain status quo dynamics that limit transformative change
Strategy under contradiction - Creating material change while navigating complex landscapes and systemic limitations
Material analysis - The real resources and investments required for sustainable transformation and authentic equity work
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Personal values exploration
Consensus-building as a primary approach
Healing or processing spaces (though these may emerge organically)
Entry-level equity education
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Navigating board pressure or donor constraints
Working within institutions that champion "equity" while maintaining status quo structures
Leading strategy, evaluation, or learning initiatives expected to avoid challenging the status quo
Frustrated by approaches that sidestep the material realities of change
Committed to moving beyond incremental reform toward systemic transformation
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You're committed to decolonizing strategy
You bring experience to this work and understand its political dimensions
You're willing to examine tradeoffs and consequences
You recognize that liberation requires confronting uncomfortable truths about our roles in maintaining systems
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Four weekly sessions (90 minutes each)
Live, facilitated with small group discussions
Case-based discussion and analysis of real-world scenarios
Focus on building collective analysis and strategic clarity
Registration remains open until cohorts are full.
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Movement builders
Community members
Program managers
Consultants
Intermediaries
Nonprofit and philanthropic professionals
Equity and DEI practitioners
Individuals interested in applying decolonized frameworks
Those seeking to align their strategy with values, justice, and systemic change
Registration remains open until cohorts are full.
How it works
This workshop is structured as four modules over a four-week period, allowing space for learning, reflection, and application between sessions.
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Module 1: Positionality
Unmasking Underlying Assumptions
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Module 2: Lens
Deconstructing Colonial Logic
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Module 3: Accountability
Learning Decolonized Methodologies
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Module 4: Change/Excellence
Building Decolonized Futures
This workshop is designed for movement builders, program managers, consultants, intermediaries, nonprofit and philanthropic professionals, equity and DEI practitioners, and anyone interested in applying decolonized, anti-colonial frameworks to better align strategy with values, justice, and systemic change.
Pricing & How to Join
We recognize that colonial-capitalist systems create economic barriers that prevent many from accessing transformative work. In solidarity with movements for economic justice, we offer a solidarity pricing model that centers accessibility while valuing the labor that makes this work possible.
This four-week cohort represents a significant investment in decolonial transformation. We invite you to choose from three solidarity tiers that reflect your current economic capacity while honoring the collective effort required for this work.
This model affirms that:
Economic access should not be determined by individual wealth under colonial systems
The cost of transformation must be distributed equitably among those who benefit
We must move beyond "accessibility" language to build economic justice
If none of these tiers work for your circumstances, please reach out—we are committed to finding solutions that honor economic justice principles.
Beyond DEI is a four-week cohort for people who already know that standard DEI frameworks do not explain the political realities they are navigating at work. This cohort is not about improving DEI - it is about understanding why DEI functions as a colonial strategy and what that means for your approach to strategic transformation.
Beyond DEI is a four-week cohort for people who already know that standard DEI frameworks do not explain the political realities they are navigating at work. This cohort is not about improving DEI - it is about understanding why DEI functions as a colonial strategy and what that means for your approach to strategic transformation.
Beyond DEI is a four-week cohort for people who already know that standard DEI frameworks do not explain the political realities they are navigating at work. This cohort is not about improving DEI - it is about understanding why DEI functions as a colonial strategy and what that means for your approach to strategic transformation.