--- title: "Nonprofit Stories: Courageous Conversations" description: As a non-profit organization ourselves, we feel uniquely positioned to organize, market, and host these types of events. image: https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-00-36-PM.png --- - [Home](https://www.womensconsortium.org/) - [About Us](https://www.womensconsortium.org/about-the-consortium) - [About The Consortium](https://www.womensconsortium.org/about-the-consortium) - [Board Members](https://www.womensconsortium.org/board-members) - [Our Team](https://www.womensconsortium.org/our-team) - [Annual Report](https://www.womensconsortium.org/annual-report) - Initiatives - [Trauma & Gender Initiative](https://www.womensconsortium.org/trauma-gender-initiative) - [Every Woman Connecticut](https://www.womensconsortium.org/every-woman-connecticut) - [Advocacy](https://www.womensconsortium.org/advocacy) - [Community Film Series](https://www.womensconsortium.org/community-film-series) - Training & Events - [Training Catalogs](https://www.womensconsortium.org/training-catalogs) - [Registration Policies](https://www.womensconsortium.org/registration-policies) - [Private Trainings](https://www.womensconsortium.org/private-trainings) - Resources - [Trauma Services Directory](https://www.womensconsortium.org/traumaservicesdirectory) - [Our Blog: The Consortium Speaks](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/) - [Guide to Behavioral Health Training](https://training.womensconsortium.org/guide-to-behavioral-health-training) - [Guide to Building Trauma-Informed Practices and Organizations](https://training.womensconsortium.org/building-trauma-informed-practices-and-organizations) - Contact Us - [Directions](https://www.womensconsortium.org/directions) - [Join Our E-mail List](https://training.womensconsortium.org/workshop-and-events-email-notifications) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.womensconsortium.org/privacypolicy) [Donate](https://womensconsortium.configio.com/moneyrequest?id=2) ![White CWC Banner - 1 Line with logo (1)_](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/White%20CWC%20Banner%20-%201%20Line%20with%20logo%20(1)_.webp) [Register for Live Trainings](https://womensconsortium.configio.com/) [Trauma Matters](https://www.womensconsortium.org/traumamatters) [On-demand Online Courses](https://training.womensconsortium.org/on-demand-training-catalog-download) **Share Post** - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-courageous-conversations&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-courageous-conversations&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/20283716/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-00-36-PM.png](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-courageous-conversations&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.womensconsortium.org/nonprofit-stories-courageous-conversations&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/20283716/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-00-36-PM.png) # Nonprofit Stories: Courageous Conversations ![Principal image blog-post](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-00-36-PM.png?width=372&height=250&name=file-Dec-20-2021-10-16-00-36-PM.png) [Emily Hoyle](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/author/emily-hoyle) ![Author icon](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Connecticut_Womens_Consortium_2021_Theme/images/feather.svg) •  16 Jun, 2021 • A super quick read. Share Post What role do workplace conversations play in the promotion of equity, intersectionality, and respect? In a partnership with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services’ (DMHAS)Office of Multicultural Health Equity last summer, we sought to address this question with the staff of DMHAS facilities and private non-profits. Thusly, Courageous Conversations —a 3-day series where participants were promised a refreshed understanding of the role of facilitators as well as the chance to cultivate and use effective facilitation skills while developing strategies and considerations to handle challenging exchanges— was born.  As a non-profit organization ourselves, we feel uniquely positioned to organize, market, and host these types of events. We were happy to support DMHAS’ efforts to increase important conversations across the state. 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