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REI is a Black-owned business comprised of a multiracial team of organizers and trainers who are committed to the work of anti-racism transformation. Our training and consulting programs are designed to help individuals, organizations, and communities grow their understanding and analysis of structural racism and its cultural and historic roots. With committed work, over time, we believe organizations can develop the consciousness and tools necessary to challenge patterns of power and to grow equity.

REI typically conducts workshops in partnership with organizations and communities that want this training and have decided to organize and host a workshop for a defined constituency — a workplace, foundation, faith-based organization, civic organization, any kind of organization or community. Any group can organize and host an REI workshop anywhere. We conduct many workshops a day, all over the country. The workshops posted on our website are only those open to the public.

Please contact Megan Hayes-Bell (meganhb@racialequityinstitute.org) for questions about programs and services. For scheduling or booking-system questions, please contact Toneysha Amos Frisby (tafrisby@racialequityinstitute.org).

For more information on the Latinx Challenges workshop and booking, please contact Cambio Integral Services via email at info@cambiointegral.co.

You can schedule a workshop through our online scheduling software. It will first ask you to read our Guide to Hosting an REI Workshop, which describes the workshop, the fees for service, and your responsibilities as the host organization. It is really important to read this document before scheduling. If you have never hosted a workshop and have questions, our staff is happy to schedule a phone call — contact Megan Hayes-Bell for programs and services, or Toneysha Amos Frisby for scheduling questions.

You will instantly receive a notification of receipt via email upon successful submission using our BOOK NOW link. An email confirmation — accepting or rejecting your request — will be sent within ten business days. If confirmed, you will receive a reminder two weeks prior to your service to review our Hosting Guide for all set-up requirements and equipment needs.

Submission and confirmation of a requested service serves as our agreement to the terms outlined in our Hosting Guide. It is very important to read the hosting guide before booking. If your group requires an additional contract, we are happy to work with you — please contact the REI Accounting Team (accounting-rei@racialequityinstitute.org).

Currently REI has more than 40 trainers who work together to bring our workshops to clients around the country. We are a multiracial, multi-ethnic, multi-generational team with extensive backgrounds in education, public health, medicine, law enforcement, psychology, social services, non-profits, business, agriculture, and economic development. All of our trainers undergo training and engage in continual study and professional development.

If it is important to have a particular trainer or type of trainer/training team, please describe this in detail in the special request section of the online appointment request form. We cannot guarantee accommodation, but we will certainly try, and you will be notified when we confirm your appointment.

Trainers are typically assigned 1–2 weeks before services. You can request the names of your assigned trainers when you receive your logistics email 3–5 days prior to your event.

Currently, in the virtual environment, we set aside 30 minutes prior to the training session for hosts to meet with their assigned trainers and discuss logistics.

REI books all travel and lodging arrangements for every trainer, as outlined in our Hosting Guide. Travel arrangements are not typically disclosed to clients, but we can do so upon request. If you wish to be involved in making travel arrangements, please indicate that in the special instructions/notes section of the request.

An invoice — covering fee for service plus travel expenses — is typically sent within two weeks of service, but can be sent earlier upon request. Payment is due within 30 days of receiving an invoice unless indicated otherwise in a separate contract. Contact the REI Accounting Team with any billing questions.

Effective April 1, 2021: once we confirm a workshop, that date is reserved for you. Workshops canceled less than 15 days prior to the confirmed date will be charged half the cost. There is no penalty to cancel or reschedule a booking request if it has not been confirmed, at least 45 days prior to the requested date.

REI typically does not host or register participants for workshops, so we do not supply certificates of participation. This documentation can usually be obtained directly from the workshop host upon request. For virtual trainings, you can request your attendee list from the Zoom coordinator following the training.

Requirements for CEUs vary by profession. Because we are not registering or documenting participation in workshops, we are not typically involved in documenting training for CEUs. This is something to inquire about with your hosting organization.

REI has workbooks to accompany most of our workshops. The exception is the Groundwater Approach training, after which we make available an abbreviated slide deck and refer people to the Groundwater Approach report on our website (see Resources). If you have not received your post-workshop materials, check your spam/junk mailboxes first, then reach out to your local workshop organizer.

REI provides consulting services only to groups that have participated in our training programs, because our consulting is predicated on the analytical framework we teach. Consulting usually follows Phase 2 training (sometimes called Phase 3 or “Racial Equity Organizational Development”) and is designed for groups demonstrating ongoing commitment to examining racial equity in their own organizations or communities.

We are able to provide speakers for your conference or event if our schedule permits; honorarium apply. Note: due to constraints, REI is currently not accepting speaking or keynote engagements or offering specialized service requests.

No. We are a racial equity training and consulting firm. We do not troubleshoot, problem-solve, or consult on particular racial incidents.

REI trainers are often recruited from past workshop participants who have been especially involved in supporting anti-racism organizing in their own institution or community. If you are interested in joining our team, signal your interest to a workshop trainer, or contact Toneysha Amos Frisby with a CV and statement of interest.