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13 <br /> OVERVIEW <br /> VISIONS, Inc. is pleased to offer the following proposal for consulting and training for all <br /> departments and employees of Orange County, North Carolina to support their diversity, <br /> equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. This proposal is based on a request outlining desired <br /> deliverables in conversations between, Brenda Bartholomew, Human Resources Director of <br /> Orange County and Lisa Fagerstrom, Practice Manager for VISIONS, Inc. <br /> Orange County is interested in engaging in a multi-phased approach to their DEI focus spanning <br /> three years. This long-term process and focus will allow Orange County to integrate the <br /> learnings from training and consultation into the everyday work life of County employees, as <br /> well as model effective DEI behaviors and perspectives within the communities that its <br /> employees and departments serve. <br /> Orange County's DEI goals mirror VISIONS, Inc.'s training and consultancy goals: <br /> • Familiarize employees with a working understanding of diversity, equity, and <br /> inclusion, including developing a common language/terminology that can help <br /> facilitate discussions about issues of difference. <br /> • Deepen awareness regarding bias around class, gender, race, generational <br /> differences, sexual orientation, work level and job function, and the other <br /> categories of historical exclusion at each of four levels (personal, interpersonal, <br /> institutional, and cultural). <br /> • Invite employees to deepen their experience of their own cultural identity as well <br /> as their own feelings and behaviors in cross-cultural interactions—within a safe, <br /> non-blaming learning environment that encourages people to take responsibility <br /> for their own attitudes and behaviors. <br /> • Help employees develop skills for addressing the attitudes and conditions (often <br /> unconscious and unintentional) that perpetuate disparities in inclusion, power, <br /> and access. <br /> • Explore the application of VISIONS, Inc.'s models to create effective inclusive leadership <br /> which supports personal, organizational, and community change. <br /> The proposal begins with a brief introduction to VISIONS so that the reader will have some <br /> context for our organization and the approach we take in our work. Next, it outlines the <br /> proposed services to address the desired outcomes expressed by Orange County. Finally, a <br /> work plan with an estimated budget is provided. <br /> INTRODUCING VISIONS <br /> Who we are: VISIONS Inc. is a women and people of color-led nonprofit organization that has <br /> provided training and consultancy in diversity, equity, inclusion, and multiculturalism since <br /> 1984. We are proud to have developed a broad client base in the public and private sector, with <br /> extensive experience working within government departments and agencies. For more <br /> information see: http://visions-inc.org/who-we-serve/. <br /> 2 <br />