Resources
Welcome! Below are some tools and resources Iโve created to support inclusive program design, futures thinking, and equity-centered education. Feel free to use and share anything here that might be helpful.
Build Programs
Tools and templates to help your design inclusive, adaptable, equity-centered programs.
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A streamlined, actionable guide to help nonprofits and educators design programs that are inclusive, accessible, and rooted in community wisdom.
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A simple worksheet to reflect on how your program design choices align with your core values and where you can grow.
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Editable Canva templates featuring know-your-rights language (from ILRC) to help individuals assert their legal rights, available in five languages.
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A tool for planning inclusive, accessible, and engaging workshops.
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A fillable checklist to help you assess your programโs adaptability and long-term impact.
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A customizable template to help you plan clear, inclusive sessions that keep participants engaged and goals on track.
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A customizable Canva version to plan clear, inclusive sessions.
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Explore three ways to bring futures thinking into your program design work, with ideas to help you build more adaptable and equity-centered programs.
Shift Thinking
Reflection and learning tools to help you grow with dignity, equity, imagination, and care.
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Questions to ask when telling stories with care โ helping you center dignity, avoid harm, and build trust through transparent and respectful storytelling.
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A quick guide to trauma-informed communication practices for educators, facilitators, and nonprofit leaders working to build safer, more inclusive spaces.
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A quick guide to cognitive, social, and environmental study strategies โ plus reflection prompts to help you build more intentional learning habits.
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A futures thinking + social justice workbook for middle schoolers. This interactive, equity-centered guide helps youth explore fairness, systems, and change-making.
Learn More
A few external resources that shape my approach to equity-centered design and futures thinking.
๐ Ethical Storytelling & Narrative Practice
Ethical Storytelling Resources - A comprehensive collection of templates, policies, and webinars to help nonprofits practice ethical storytelling.
Better Conversations about Ethical Storytelling - Diverse perspectives on navigating ethical storytelling challenges in the social impact sector.
๐ง Inclusive Design & Accessibility
Design Justice Network Principles - Community-led design principles that center marginalized voices and challenge structural inequalities.
Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (CAST) - A framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.
๐ฎ Futures Thinking & Strategic Foresight
Coursera Futures Thinking Specialization - A series of courses from the Institute for the Future, exploring strategic foresight tools, imagination practices, and skills for designing more resilient, adaptive futures.
Social Work Futures - A project exploring how social work can evolve to meet the needs of a changing world, blending foresight, equity, and community-centered innovation.
I'll be adding more resources over time โ feel free to check back whenever youโd like. ๐ฑ
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