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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Join us this week for your “seat at the table” with diverse equity leaders. DAVOS world leaders and Foundations & Funders Equity events today followed by K-12 Equity Leaders on Thursday. Bring colleagues in your company, your university or learning institution and your children, friends and family. All students are welcome. We unify the world around our awareness, our curiosity, our conversations and the diverse company we expose ourselves to and sow in our circles of impact.
Wednesday, January 27, 12PM - 12:45PM ET
Inclusive Leader Award Winners: First Gen to College and Women of Color Creating a Diverse Talent Pipeline
Carol Carter, Founder and President, GlobalMindED
Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Global Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley
Marta Newhart, Chief Communications Officer, Westinghouse
Sherlaender "Lani" Phillips, Vice President, Commercial Partner Channel Sales, Microsoft
Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief, UN Conference on Trade and Development New York Office of the Secretary-General
Recent Equity events:
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What is your personal story?
My roots and humble beginning started in Moss Point, MS. The bottom of the Mississippi and a block away from the Gulf of Mexico. Coming from a very mixed Southern culture, better known as the “Dirty South”. My environment handed me many challenges; from being bullied, living in the midst of a high crime rate, and raised by “family”....life was different. Yet, it stimulated my growth. These challenges pushed me to discover my own divine talents, one of which is basketball, something I have loved since I could remember. Basketball was a discovered talent, that helped me discover “talents”. Basketball was my way out of having a troubled life.
What struggles made you strong?
When I started school, there was the “blueprint” label that was attached to me by people, based on my parental situation. So I had to fight through labels and projected assumptions from my peers. I had to stand up for myself throughout school. Being on an island built my character. It gave me perseverance and a sense of purpose. Mainly, the self motivation that I have has gotten me really far. It has been my saving grace and my hope to become the person I am designed to be.
How has the Ambassador Program and the GlobalMindED Leadership Program influenced your professional path?
I joined this program this past year. I attended the GlobalMindED conference in 2019. It left an everlasting impression on me. This Student Ambassador program has inspired and motivated my professional path. I always had a dream on how I want my career path to go; the Ambassador program fueled that dream. What influenced me the most was the humble beginnings of most of the entrepreneurs. I was able to familiarize and identify with many of them. It showed me that my struggles don't determine my future and that I am just as deserving as the next person.
What are your biggest passions in life?
My biggest passion is becoming a professional basketball player. The pandemic brought on unfortunate circumstances to where I had to put my aspiration on pause. It isn’t the end for me though - just a bump in the road that I have to work around. I have had this dream since I was a toddler. I have dedicated years of my life to this beautiful craft. When it’s God given, it is a craft in my eyes. I trained this recent summer with a professional trainer. It was one of the best experiences ever! I plan to keep my options open if there is a chance thrown my way.
What do you look forward to most in your life after school?
I look forward to becoming an athletic trainer while I play pro ball. I look forward to doing both at the same time. I want to join a graduate program so I can get my certification. Most importantly I look forward to a stable happy life. I want to have emotional and mental stability. I feel this is so important to have a sound mind and vision for your career and life. Mental health is so important to me. It is a must that you have a sense of stability to complete any and all of your endeavors.
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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:
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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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