Making the Case for Justice at Work

Facilitation Tools

Dec 17

There are many benefits for bringing Justice at Work to your organization or library. Our blended training approach will help you:

Inspire Staff To Lead With Power

Our training focuses on understanding power, not separate identities, so everyone is able to relate and start by reflecting on personal experiences.
This learning can also fulfill any goals related to equity and belonging that employees have in their personal professional development plans.
Organizations with a focus on equity are more likely to retain diverse staff and offer them opportunities for advancement.

Build Trust and a Shared Language

The blended learning model allows people to learn and process material in private before processing in groups with others. This ensures that everyone is familiar with the same vocabulary and frameworks before applying to their work and lives.
The training assumes everyone is an expert in their own experience and invites everyone to be curious about that of others. Leaning into curiosity inspires trust.
The discussion guide offers ways for people to talk about the content across departments. Small group discussions help build trust through connection & sharing together.

Provide High Quality Service To Your Community, Rooted In Authentic Care

Customers trust and relate better to staff who understand the impact of history on their communities and who see the future as inclusive.
Decisions about programs and services will be rooted in the desire for building power in your communities.

Operationalize Goals In Your Strategic Plan (without juggling schedules)

This is a deep and meaningful way to meet goals for training and education on equity.
Your goals can be fulfilled in ways that speak to different learning styles, as the training offers a mix of videos, podcasts, articles, and opportunities for dialogues.
Instead of rushing to get it out to everyone at once, you can meet your educational goals in phases, rolling out the training in cohorts or by department.

Get High Value For Your Investment

Enrolled participants have access to the online training materials for up to one year.
The recommended implementation approach engages staff for several weeks, not just one day. This signals to your team and community that you are not just “checking a box,” but your commitment to equity work is deep and ongoing.
Because it is self-paced and enrollment is rolling, it is easy to make it a part of your new employee onboarding process.
HR professionals are eligible to receive Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Professional Development Credits for participation in Justice at Work.
The downloadable PDF workbook summarizing the course can be kept by participants for a lifetime.
The Freedom Lifted team will work closely with you to create a timeline and plans for implementation and assessment.

Need some sample emails? Check out our planning guide below…

The Justice at Work Planning Guide

Our Justice at Work Planning Guide can help you bring the training to your whole organization or library. We know that introducing a new professional development initiative can be a bit of work, so we’ve gathered resources to assist you. We hope this guide will ease the process of initiating the training and deepen the impact of the material.

This guide has three parts: