Frequently Asked Questions

No, our professional development services are offered to schools and/or districts, colleges, and businesses.

No, not at this time. We believe that if we increase the cultural competence of adults, then adults can begin to lead these difficult conversations with their students.

Yes, we also offer youth keynotes, anti-racism training, embedded coaching & support and re-envisioning sessions. Contact us for more information on these offerings.

Our workshops vary from 1.5 hours to 3 hours and meets certain objectives depending on the workshop selected.

Diversity Talks focuses on providing conversation-based, experiential learning for adults. You can find a brief description for each of the topics here.

Our professional development services are offered to schools and/or districts, colleges, and businesses.

Masterpieces take time. We have to identify, recruit, and interview students before beginning our 12-month Liberation Leader Fellowship for selected students. All together, it takes about 1.5 months before Liberation Leaders begin facilitating (as a component of the fellowship).

Each workshop accommodates up to 50 participants. If you have more than 50 participants, we can run multiple sessions simultaneously.

A Diversity Talks series is 12-14 hours of in-person or virtual professional development. These sessions are strongly encouraged to be held over the course of an academic school year however, organizations are able to personalize the professional development sessions to fit their population.

Participants are able and encouraged to provide input on topics but it is solely up to the Liberation Leaders to incorporate the feedback. Again, our goal is to provide participants with the experiences and perspectives of our youth. In an ideal world, the students and the participants will want to cover the same topics.

We have a national cohort of facilitators through our Liberation Leader Fellowship who are readily available. Students from your district or “feeder” school are also strongly encouraged to apply to become Liberation Leaders.

Students must be in grades 9-12 or a college freshman in order to interview to become a Liberation Leader.

Yes, we believe that the experiences infused throughout the workshops would be most impactful coming from the voices of your population.

Liberation Leaders receive a stipend of up to $1200, access to new leadership and mentoring opportunities, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certification, a Youth Facilitator certification, as well as internship credit and community service hours.

Since our services are tailored to meet your needs, please contact us for a quote.

At Diversity Talks, we believe in paying you for your time. As a Liberation Leader, you have the opportunity to earn up to $1,200 in a single school year.

Diversity Talks staff will use a rubric to remain transparent in our professional practices and track facilitator performance without bias. Final payment is solely based on this rubric. Throughout your time with us, we use the rubric as a tool to help you grow so you can clearly see how you are doing and how that correlates to your stipend.

All Liberation Leaders are paid via a one time stipend when the fellowship ends. The Liberation Leader Fellowship begins in July 2021 and ends in June 2022, so all Liberation Leaders will receive payment in June 2022.

All Liberation Leaders will receive a one time stipend in the form of a check. The check will be mailed to your address within 1-2 weeks of your final day.

As a Liberation Leader, you agree to fulfill all obligations for your fellowship track. Liberation Leader Fellowship consists of about 70 hours across 1 year (6-7 hours per month). Liberation Leaders play an essential role in this organization, so it is essential that you honor your commitment.

Program Coordinators work closely alongside Liberation Leaders to craft schedules around work, school, and other obligations. Flexibility and communication are the cornerstones of our working relationship. Liberation Leaders are expected to clearly communicate any conflicts in advance so Program Coordinators can provide support and make alternative arrangements.

Liberation Leaders are expected to uphold the Diversity Talks mission and values, and any commitments per their assigned role.

As a Liberation Leader, there are occasionally additional opportunities you can take to facilitate workshops, represent Diversity Talks, or provide your voice to conversations outside of the Diversity Talks space. In the past, this has included things like participating in a podcast or sitting on a board for an organization’s event. All outside opportunities are optional.

As the opportunities are outside of Diversity Talks, payment is not a guarantee. However, Diversity Talks will always compensate you for your time and can provide you with community service hours, internship credit, etc. Program Coordinators work with youth to ensure their time and energy are being respected fairly.