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Has your <br />organization <br />undergone any <br />Diversity, Equity, and <br />Inclusion (DEI) <br />training? If so, <br />please explain. If not, <br />please explain any <br />barriers that have <br />prevented you from <br />receiving this <br />training. <br />In 2019, the Art Therapy Institute (ATI) conducted an internal <br />confidential surv ey with its staff and Board to better understand the <br />organization’s div ersity, a first step towards our goal of dev eloping a <br />Board that reflects the communities we serv e. The results showed <br />that staff represents six cultural and racial backgrounds along with a <br />strong religious div ersity. ATI also has staff (15%) that identify as <br />other than heterosexual. ATI continues to striv e for div ersity but not <br />just for the sake of div ersity. Our goal is to dev elop long term <br />div ersity practices. In the spring of 2021, ATI hired I Follow the <br />Leader, a Durham based consulting firm specializing in DEI strategy. <br />In June of 2021, the staff and board participated in a DEI training with <br />I Follow the Leader. In the fall of 2021, I Follow the Leader staff <br />consulted with ATI, examining our forward facing documents with a <br />DEI lens. <br />In the summer of 2022, ATI is planning on v etting other DEI experts <br />with the plan of div ersifying the v oices in our DEI conv ersations. ATI <br />plans on making conv ersations around the topics of DEI a yearly part <br />of our work as an agency, supporting our goal of creating long term <br />div ersity practices. <br />ATI continues to work on growing its Board, with a focus on div ersity <br />and better representing our client base. <br />During FY22-23, will <br />your organization <br />receive operational <br />support funding from <br />the North Carolina <br />Arts Council or the <br />North Carolina <br />Department of <br />Natural and Cultural <br />Resources? <br />No <br />Organization's EIN 263447555.0 <br />Organization <br />W ebsite <br />www.ncati.org <br />Authorizing Official's <br />Name <br />Bridget Pemberton-Smith <br />Authorizing Official's <br />Title <br />Executiv e Director <br />Authorizing Official's <br />Phone <br />(919) 605-2081 <br />Authorizing Official's <br />Email <br />bpemberton-smith@ncati.org <br />Applicant Race W hite <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 40D2FB7D-C998-4FDC-9F70-09BAD1598B33