2020 GlobalMindED
The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just and Equitable
GlobalMindED closes the equity gap by creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, returning adults, First Gen to college and inclusive leaders who teach them, work with them and hire them.
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To honor MLK this week, we have the following timely sessions among our various Equity Teams to share. If you are taking the long weekend and want to spend time reflecting on what you can do and learn from leaders of color, you can access our YouTube Channel, sign up for these sessions below, or read some of our Black Lives Matter feature stories, below. The time is now to strengthen, invigorate and transform our democracy. Join our inclusive leaders to learn how:
We resume our coverage today of our remarkable GlobalMindED/Every Learner Everywhere student Ambassadors with whom we produced 2 reports, Student Speak: Student Voices Informing Educational Strategies and Peer to Peer Students Speak. We are delighted to share their stories and their goals with our readers. Below is the story of Bethune-Cookman honor student Michael Brown, Business Administration Major, Criminal Justice Pre-Law Minor. He is fearless, determined and wise beyond his years.
Sign up below for our January Equity Team events:
- 1/25 Health - Solutions for Inextricably Related Challenges in Health: Our Democracy, COVID, Access, Equity, and Racial Injustice
- 1/26 STEM - Downstream Impact of Unconscious Bias and Subconscious Discouragement
- 1/27 Foundations & Funders - Crises Calling for Foundations: Democracy, Access, Equity, ROI and Undeniable Realities
- 1/28 K-12 - Recognizing Our Collective Cultural Identity: Teaching and Leading with Truth and Tolerance
View this week's Equity events:
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Greetings! I am Michael Brown, a sophomore business administration major, pre-law criminal justice minor at the illustrious Bethune-Cookman University located in Daytona Beach, FL. I am originally from the beautiful city of Jacksonville, FL. I was raised in a single - parent household with my mother and sister. I have seen my fair share of struggle from watching my mother and facing personal hardships of being an African American individual in today’s society.
My mother, as a single parent had to work exceptionally hard to take care of my younger sister and me, as well as herself. Due to our circumstances, I had to learn how to be responsible at a young age and because of this I always have looked at the world differently.
I am often referred to as more mature for someone my age because of the knowledge I possess. I have been a hardworking and motivated individual for as long as I remember. The life that I have lived has given me a different perspective, as I mentioned before, on different things.
I have always had to the mindset to work for anything I want. For example, I simply never ask my family members for money, I always believed it was better for me to do some work to earn that money. I got my first job at the age of 16, and I have been working ever since. I always give my best effort at work which led to a promotion in customer service. I currently work two jobs while managing a full course load, it is a great way to educate myself on balancing real life and school life. Watching my mother was my motivation to always be a hard working individual and never take anything in life for granted. During many of my school years, I have been on the honor roll, because I felt it was the way to honor my mother’s hard work. I always put the best effort into any activity or project that I take on.
I am very compassionate and try to help in whatever way that I can. I learned this from watching my mother work so hard with little to no help, modeling how to always be there for others. I never want to see others face hardships that I know can be avoided or lessened, and I want to be someone who helps those facing hardships. This same motivation inspired my career choice in the legal field, particularly legal services in Human Resources. I decided to further my education at Bethune- Cookman after high school graduation because I didn’t want to become another statistic, I wanted to be better than what the world thinks of me. I chose a major in business after participating in internship programs my high school offered that sparked my interest. For example; one of the programs in which I participated, I was one of 12 students elected to work at a bank. We learned all the key points of running our school's branch, as well as managing a business in general.
I am currently in my second semester of my sophomore year and I am a part of two academic organizations: National Society of Leadership and Success, and Pre-Alumni council. I plan to become more involved in the coming years at my University, but it has been a struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down our beloved university.
The GlobalMindED Inclusive Leadership Program has influenced me greatly. The support and inspiration is beyond exceptional and is most definitely appreciated. I'm grateful for all the opportunities that develop my mindset on accomplishing my goals. GlobalMindED has done a remarkable job expressing the impact of equity gaps and creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, and returning adults. Their goal to support first-generation students motivated me to apply to become an Ambassador to further share my voice. I’m grateful to be able to share my story and hope that others may relate and find opportunities to better themselves.
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Click below to watch the Inclusive Leader Award Ceremony featuring inspirational messages from the diverse Award Winners
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GlobalMindED and the SDG Impact Fund are delighted to announce GlobalMindED's Donor Advised Fund. 2020 is the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Women's Declaration and Action Platform. Many from around the world are thinking of 2020 as the gateway to our most vital decade for delivering equity, the Sustainable Development Goals, and a world where all can thrive. Our key time for these outcomes is 2020-2030.
GlobalMindED DAF and the SDG Impact Fund are a powerful combined force for good as the 2019 year comes to a close and we reflect on the gratitude and the commitments we make to the causes we care most about. The DAF offers immense power and flexibility for giving prior to the year's end as you plant seeds of generous intention for 2020 and the decade ahead.
When you contribute to GlobalMindED, you support First Gen students. We have served more than 400 students by connecting them to role models, mentors, internships and jobs. Your generous support will allow us to take our work 10x and reach these talented students at scale who lack the resources and support we provide. Your support also helps teachers who can't afford the conference fees, faculty at colleges which are under resourced and students who persist at those universities despite food insecurity and/or housing insecurity.
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Links to read about Inclusive Leaders, many of whom are African American and people of color:
Curated sessions from GlobalMindED 2020 YouTube channel:
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From the Center for Positive Organizations:
From the Economist:
From Forbes:
From Harvard Business Review:
From the World Academy of Art & Science and UN; Geneva Global Leadership in the 21st Century econference:
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Listen here for an interview with Pam Newkirk, GlobalMindED speaker and author of Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion- Dollar Business.
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Meet GlobalMindED Founder, Carol Carter as interviewed by Tim Moore on his podcast Success Made to Last: From Success to Significance
Listen to Part 1 of Carol's interview
Listen to Part 2 of Carol's interview
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Recent GlobalMindED Newsletter Profiles:
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Since 2006 when the flagship TGR Learning Lab opened its doors in Anaheim, CA, TGR Foundation has had a lot to celebrate, including its most recent milestone of one million students impacted by TGR EDU: Explore, alone.
Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, TGR EDU: Explore is a free digital resource library that offers interactive web experiences, lesson plans, training videos and tools for educators, students and families to explore new disciplines and gain skills for a modern and expanding workforce.
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As you start the New Year, are you looking for ways to re-engineer your classroom culture? Check out Designing the Future: How Engineering Builds Creative Critical Thinking in the Classroom. The associated website has lots of activities, projects, and resources you can implement immediately. Our fall workshops using the book as a roadmap for change have been highly successful. Start designing the future today - try using the customized Study Guide for a book study in your PLC. Or contact ProjectEngin or Solution Tree to learn how you can bring professional development based on Ann's book to your school, district, or conference.
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THE FLYOVER NATION
Energy's Role in a Troubled Heartland
By J.C. Whorton
A unique and timely discussion of the challenging issues facing the country’s troubled Heartland.
Since the beginning of westward expansion into the Heartland’s vast regions, natural resource development has played a historic role in shaping its communities. Today, domestic oil and gas development offers one of the strongest prospects for the Heartland’s present and future prosperity as well as the nation’s re-emergence as a dominant player in the global energy economy.
The U.S. is now the world’s largest producer of crude oil and natural gas, two circumstances that are universally disrupting international geopolitical order. The earth has a finite supply of natural resources and a rapidly growing and over consuming population.
As America positions itself for a very uncertain and constantly evolving global marketplace, will the Heartland become America’s “great connector” or “great divide”?
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J.C. Whorton is a senior level energy and financial professional with over forty years of essential experience. Having a ranching and Native American heritage, Mr. Whorton is a strong advocate for rural education and economic development initiatives.
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