312. Building Equitable + Sustainable Systems to Deepen Impact - Otisa Eads

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits
312. Building Equitable + Sustainable Systems to Deepen Impact - Otisa Eads
Aug 22, 2022 Season 6
We Are For Good

Overview


Meet Otisa. This Human Resources & Systems Strategist combines her great love for nonprofit HR with DEIJ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Justice) to ensure equitable hiring happens from the beginning. We’re chatting through how to acquire the best talent to take our missions further and why systems and mindsets are essential to making it happen. This is not your grandma’s operations nor DEI discussion. Join us and let’s level up together!

💡Learn

  • Equitable hiring practices 🙌
  • Common missteps leaders make in hiring
  • Systems creation for processes & evaluations
  • Common unconscious biases baked into our hiring systems & practices

Episode Highlights

  • Otisa’s story and journey to where she is today (2:30)
  • How to bake equity into hiring practices (9:15)
  • Missteps leaders are making in hiring decisions (19:35)
  • De-biasing the workplace (25:00)
  • A powerful story of philanthropy in Otisa’s life (35:00)
  • Otisa’s One Good Thing: Figure out how to incorporate play and joy. (39:00)
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/312

The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!

Want to hear insider details and to get our best roundup of tips, freebies, resources and show notes from each episode? Join the Good Community - it's free! Visit www.weareforgood.com/hello

About our Sponsor Feathr
Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes turn to Feathr to grow their campaigns with targeted digital ad tools that reach people, whenever and wherever they are online. And they jus

Join us at ImpactUp: Movement on July 10th!

It’s a free, one-day virtual event for changemakers who are ready to move their mission forward. You’ll walk away with real, practical tools—like how to use your data to spark action, how to craft a clear and compelling elevator pitch, and how to create messaging that actually moves people.

Grab your free spot at weareforgood.com/impactup 🥳


Thank you to our partners 🩵

Big gratitude to Givebutter, RKD Group, DonorDock, Feathr, Whiteboard and Sowen for their partnership in growing the Impact Uprising. If you’re searching for a new CRM, tech tool, brand partner, direct mail partner, or impact strategist— we’d love for you to start with our trusted recs. We’ve vetted them so you don’t have to. Head to weareforgood.com/recs to learn more.

Support the show

Become a Member and Get All-Access to Everything We Are For Good!
Experience the Impact Uprising Membership by We Are For Good: an ecosystem to learn, connect + grow in the power of a value-aligned community. Members gather monthly with Jon + Becky at exclusive members-only meetups + get video access to all new podcast episodes in an ad-free experience + so much more! Learn more + join us at weareforgood.com.

Say hi👇
LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter