Community Building Initiative

Developing LeadersLeadership Development Initiative (LDI) and Leaders Under 40 (LU40)Achievements: A cadre of community leaders who have the knowledge, skills and courage to influence for inclusion and equity in both the organization(s) they represent and in the broader community. Total alumni across both programs is now 1,112.

Advancing EquityEquity Impact Circles, Equity 101, Equity Consultations & Charlotte Equity Impact FellowsAchievements: CBIs board is now more engaged and educated, more deeply connected to CBIs mission and to each other. CBIs equity lens and framework make it more relevant and better equipped to serve as a community resource while expanding what it can offer and to whom. The Equity Project has broadened the cadre of community residents and organizations who are utilizing an equity lens to explore and address persistent community challenges and emerging opportunities; helped build relationships between participants; increased the capacity of individuals and organizations to understand and advance equity; and deepened the commitment to CBIs mission. CBI began offering quarterly Equity Impact Circles in 2019. This program was transitioned to a virtual platform during the pandemic and is now also a fee-generating program.

Connecting the Community Bus Tours, Community Conversations/Facilitated Dialogues & Stakeholders BreakfastAchievements: Diverse groups of people and CBI stakeholders are convened through specially developed interactive dialogues and community conversations. As a result of participation, attendees are educated about community history and current/emerging issues, have increased awareness, are engaged, build connections and are prompted to take action and/or respond to the underlying factors and impact of dimensions of diversity in matters of public concern. Partnership with Discovery Place to cross-promote Bias Inside Us exhibition. CBIs 2022 Stakeholders Breakfast had 400+ registrants. Since its inception in 2011 CBIs Bus Tour program has seen participation of more than 7,700.