Keecha Harris and Associates, Inc.

It's almost the end of the year, and you know what that means! Yes! It's time for some self-reflection 📝 and goal-setting ⛰️ Gifting us her deep wisdom and experience on advancing social and racial justice is Dr. Mikhiela Sherrod! 🎁🎄 Listen in as Dr. Sherrod shares her vision of what a New Era for Black Women can look like and the imagination, determination, and resolve needed to bring that vision to life 🎧 https://ow.ly/MYTW50TsLwx

What's been cooking at KHA in 2024? 👩🏾🍳 Celebrating 25 years as a consulting firm working towards the creation of a consciously evolved world … 👩🏾🍳 Officially becoming a B Corp Certified business … 👩🏾🍳 Publishing our first book: “Hear Us Now: Racial Equity in the Workplace” … 👩🏾🍳 Working with dozens of organizations, hundreds of leaders, and millions in cumulative philanthropic assets via project management, organizational development, research and evaluation, facilitation, and other consulting specialties. Thank you for helping us co-create environments that support people's full humanity.  For being in relationship with us, for dreaming in service of what's possible, and for choosing joy in the face of hard truths. We are all better for it. With deep gratitude and appreciation, we send you warm wishes for a joyful, fulfilling, and delicious close to the year. See you in 2025!

How does Dr. Mikhiela Sherrod, Director of U.S. Programs at Oxfam, conceptualize the development of a New Era for Black Women? It begins with: 🔊 Narrative Change: having the tough conversations about race, justice, and equity 🙋🏾♀️ Following and supporting the leadership of Black women who are already paving the way, innovating, and reimagining a society that works better for ALL 📙 Advancing policy solutions that promote equity and justice for Black women - which actually supports ALL women Close out 2024 with a better understanding of how to advance racial equity and justice. Listen to Dr. Sherrod's full episode on your favorite streaming platforms here 🎧 https://ow.ly/MYTW50TsLwx

This foundation's Evaluation and Learning team works with their programmatic units to tell the story of their work, create a culture of learning, and evaluate their impact in building vibrant, inclusive democracies. They engaged KHA both as a staff extender and to take their materials to the next level.  This looked like: ✅ Updating strategy, learning, evaluation, and monitoring materials for accuracy and alignment ✅ Ensuring they’re the most up-to-date methodologically and factor in different perspectives ✅ Translating what used to be very “academic” prose into more approachable materials so they land in the ways the foundation intends them to Could your foundation, corporation, or governmental agency benefit from this support in 2025?

What does it look like to build "A New Era for Black Women"? We've got Dr. Mikhiela Sherrod, Director of U.S. Programs at Oxfam, on this last episode of the season who shares the vision for this initiative and how it ultimately seeks to benefit ALL women. Dr. Sherrod also grants us deep insights into her career path as an engineer and a geneticist and connects the dots between physical science and social science. Tune in 🎧 https://ow.ly/MYTW50TsLwx

The discomfort and conflict inherent in racial equity work doesn't have to be a barrier to progress, but a catalyst for change. Chapter 8 of Hear Us Now: Racial Equity in the Workplace demonstrates that "messiness" is not a sign of failure. Leaders share their stories of navigating difficult situations while navigating change that centers on race. The potential heaviness of racial equity work requires us to lean on each other’s humanity and enter every conversation with an open mind. Do you want more details on how to live into that commitment? Learn more in this article. #ChangeManagement #RacialEquity #SystemsChange

Honored to be Wells Fargo’s national convening and evaluation partner for their Open For Business Program, a $420 million investment in small businesses (with a focus on diverse-owned businesses.)  We recently facilitated a convening in Atlanta, one of the five programmatic markets, to bring together the CDFI and regional nonprofit intermediaries, building connective tissue for continued collaborations. This included:  ✅ Individually sharing what has worked in community investment processes and what could have been done differently for deeper impact ✅ Building collective expertise and thought partnership across markets  ✅ Hearing from small business founders and visiting local brick and mortar businesses to learn about the funding’s impact on their work, as well as their dreams for the future Thank you Wells Fargo for “putting your money where your mouth is” and investing deeply in Black, Brown, and Indigenous economic mobility. cc: Ginny Hodges McLendon #grantmaking #smallbusiness #BIPOCentrepreneur #convening #facilitation #evaluation

"You're not a leader if people don't trust you to lead." JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist, Executive Director of the ACLU of Alabama, shares many reflections on the type of leadership and vision that is necessary to advance social and racial justice. Hailing from a long line of Southern movement leaders and Civil Rights activists, JaTaune and Keecha discuss how just a few leaders can have a tremendous impact on advancing social and racial justice - similar to how Alabama has contributed tremendously to this nation's progress. Catch JaTaune's full episode on #TheRACEPodcast here 🎧 https://ow.ly/MYTW50TsLwx

Let's talk about risk. It's a natural concern when working on multi-year systems change projects that center race. That's why we shape our work to mitigate risk and "stay out of the line of fire" while still driving towards equity and justice. That can mean: ✅ Finding new ways to hear all the voices in (and out) of the room through research and evaluation ✅ Skilled facilitation to shape collaborations and catalyze your grantee partners ✅ Confidential leadership development processes to safely and bravely share "what's working" with your executive peers in philanthropy, corporate giving, or government Building a liberated future where our society is more equitable and just requires risk. We can help you hold it. Curious about working together? Book some time with Carmen J.M. Simon at https://lnkd.in/e47vpTdm #RacialEquity #RiskManagement #Philanthropy

Authenticity is often linked to employee well-being and organizational success. But it can't just be an individual goal for employees; it's something that should be embedded into a company’s culture Chapter 7 of Hear Us Now: Racial Equity in the Workplace weaves together insights from various leaders, each sharing their views on how to promote authenticity in professional spaces. How do we elevate "authenticity" from a buzzword to an actionable strategy that supports the full humanity of everyone within our workplaces? Learn more in this article. #Authenticity #RacialEquity #SystemsChange