Are you a Circle Art of Hosting alum looking to refresh your learnings and reconnect with AoH peers?
Are you a 2021 Partner's in Reciprocity fellow looking to go deeper in your learning?
Do you have an active practice of building relationships on the ground via grant making, relationship building, and/or fundraising?
Are you an Indigenous person looking to deepen your skillsets in facilitation, dialogue, and complexity to assist your organization or community?
Are you looking to increase your ability to convene conversations within your community, between your organization and others or with the philanthropic sector?
Are you working with local Indigenous partners or wanting to work with local Indigenous partners?
This year, The Circle team is taking our annual Art of Hosting: Active Reciprocity offering online, and, if you answered yes to any of the questions above, we invite you to join us!
Are you a 2021 Partner's in Reciprocity fellow looking to go deeper in your learning?
Do you have an active practice of building relationships on the ground via grant making, relationship building, and/or fundraising?
Are you an Indigenous person looking to deepen your skillsets in facilitation, dialogue, and complexity to assist your organization or community?
Are you looking to increase your ability to convene conversations within your community, between your organization and others or with the philanthropic sector?
Are you working with local Indigenous partners or wanting to work with local Indigenous partners?
This year, The Circle team is taking our annual Art of Hosting: Active Reciprocity offering online, and, if you answered yes to any of the questions above, we invite you to join us!
THe circle's Art of Reciprocity series
special edition | Virtual Series
The Art of Reciprocity Series is an opportunity to go deeper with the work of Art of Hosting The Circle has done with our members over the past few years. Given that our primary desire for this particular program offering is for deepening relationships and doing so while being in direct connection to the land - we've opted to move this offering into an online format and adjust the programming to make the best out of our shared time.
Over the course of a year from May 2021 to June 2022 participants will be invited to go deep into some core concepts and practices that we believe lead toward increased personal leadership, deepened clarity about the value of reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and Settler organizations.
For Indigenous participants, this will be an Indigenous-led learning experience to enhance your skills in dialogue, complexity, and connection to settler-philanthropy. Our intention is for settler participants to come away with a desire for transforming the settler created philanthropic sector while learning about and amplifying the wisdom of existing Indigenous practice of generosity, accountability and wealth redistribution.
This series of learning experiences is not for the faint of heart - this work requires personal reflection, deep presence and the ability to build toward an unknown future - alongside folks you don't know yet.
We invite interested parties to take an approach to team and organizational investment - the cost of this program will allow for waived fees for Indigenous organizations and participants, as well, provides a level of support to The Circle to enable field building and sector transformation.
Over the course of a year from May 2021 to June 2022 participants will be invited to go deep into some core concepts and practices that we believe lead toward increased personal leadership, deepened clarity about the value of reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and Settler organizations.
For Indigenous participants, this will be an Indigenous-led learning experience to enhance your skills in dialogue, complexity, and connection to settler-philanthropy. Our intention is for settler participants to come away with a desire for transforming the settler created philanthropic sector while learning about and amplifying the wisdom of existing Indigenous practice of generosity, accountability and wealth redistribution.
This series of learning experiences is not for the faint of heart - this work requires personal reflection, deep presence and the ability to build toward an unknown future - alongside folks you don't know yet.
We invite interested parties to take an approach to team and organizational investment - the cost of this program will allow for waived fees for Indigenous organizations and participants, as well, provides a level of support to The Circle to enable field building and sector transformation.
FEE STRUCTURE:
The cost for participation is $2500 per person.
We are offering an option for team rates available to Circle members, Partners in Reciprocity participants and our member network partners (Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (PFC), Environment Funders Canada (EFC) and Community Foundations Canada (CFC).
If you require reduced rates, please request information about our sliding scale options.
We are offering an option for team rates available to Circle members, Partners in Reciprocity participants and our member network partners (Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (PFC), Environment Funders Canada (EFC) and Community Foundations Canada (CFC).
If you require reduced rates, please request information about our sliding scale options.
INDIGENOUS-LeD ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE FULL SCHOLARSHIP
The Circle recognizes that philanthropic wealth in Canada has been made on the land and the back of Indigenous peoples, in recognition, we will waive the Art of Reciprocity Series fee for all participants representing Indigenous-led/informed charities and those in organizing/grassroots movement building.
The Art of Reciprocity Series includes 5 offerings with the intention that participants put aside the time to prioritize attending all offerings over the course of the year with the final offering being our multi-day in person offering next Summer (Health Canada guidelines permitting).
FIRST OFFERING | OFFICIAL LAUNCH & CYNEFIN
with Chris Corrigan
JULY 19 - 20 2021
BOTH SESSIONS WILL RUN FROM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PT) | 10:00 - 2:00 (MT) | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
with Kris Archie, Kelly Foxcroft Poirier, Caitlin Frost and Chris Corrigan
SEPTEMBER 20 - 22 2021
EACH SESSION WILL RUN FROM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PT) | 10:00 - 2:00 (MT) | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
THIRD OFFERING | TRANSFORMING LIMITING BELIEFS
with Caitlin Frost and Kris Archie
EVERY TUESDAY FOR 4 WEEKS
OCTOBER 12 2021 | OCTOBER 19 2021 | OCTOBER 26 2021 | NOVEMBER 2 2021
ALL FOUR SESSIONS WILL RUN FROM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PT) | 10:00 - 2:00 (MT) | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
FOURTH OFFERING | 2 LOOPS ENCOMPASSING INDIGENOUS & SETTLER CREATED PHILANTHROPY
FEBRUARY
JUNE 2022
FIRST OFFERING | OFFICIAL LAUNCH & CYNEFIN
with Chris Corrigan
JULY 19 - 20 2021
BOTH SESSIONS WILL RUN FROM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PT) | 10:00 - 2:00 (MT) | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
- Cynefin, is a decision-making framework that helps you to decide what to do
- This session will focus on complexity and living systems that support us to we make sense of where we are
with Kris Archie, Kelly Foxcroft Poirier, Caitlin Frost and Chris Corrigan
SEPTEMBER 20 - 22 2021
EACH SESSION WILL RUN FROM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PT) | 10:00 - 2:00 (MT) | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
- Building a foundation for the year ahead
- Adopt tools applicable to your leadership and participation in your work
- Increase your own ability to navigate times and spaces of complexity, uncertainty and change
- Be part of mobilizing change and transformation in the sector
- Dive into practice that keeps you present to self, other
THIRD OFFERING | TRANSFORMING LIMITING BELIEFS
with Caitlin Frost and Kris Archie
EVERY TUESDAY FOR 4 WEEKS
OCTOBER 12 2021 | OCTOBER 19 2021 | OCTOBER 26 2021 | NOVEMBER 2 2021
ALL FOUR SESSIONS WILL RUN FROM 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PT) | 10:00 - 2:00 (MT) | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)
- Tools and practices (based in 'The Work') for working with limiting beliefs, assumptions, bias, fears and patterns of avoidance.
- Learning to identify and shift the areas of your own thinking and beliefs that can limit your ability to show up with presence, authenticity, respect and genuine curiosity in dialogue and collaboration.
- Supporting your ability to more fully bring your gifts, voice and wise action with courage and clarity;
- Being more aware of and shifting internalized patterns of bias that can negatively impact yourself and others.
FOURTH OFFERING | 2 LOOPS ENCOMPASSING INDIGENOUS & SETTLER CREATED PHILANTHROPY
FEBRUARY
- A workshop designed to understand the system of change and transformation possible
- Introducing people to where their work exists in the living system and where they can turn to for mobilizing transformation from their position
- Learn about the legacy and the emerging loops and consider how you can be part of activating and accelerating change
- Theory of change for working with living systems and complexity
JUNE 2022
- Transformational teachings for relations between Indigenous people and the settler created philanthropic sector
MORE ABOUT THE ART OF HOSTING: art of reciprocity
The Art of Hosting Active Reciprocity builds upon the 3 day learning intensive typical of Art of Hosting and builds in extra time together being hosted in land based connection, and with meaningful opportunities to slow down, deepen relationship, and experience the culture of the local Indigenous community. You will practice a set of simple yet powerful approaches for designing and hosting (facilitating) meaningful conversations, engagement processes and meetings. It is based in the practices of the Art of Hosting, which develops personal leadership and capacity to facilitate and lead dialogue and engagement in complex situations. It is an effective way of harnessing the collective wisdom and self-organizing capacity of groups and designing collaborative projects with impact.
We believe that people give their energy and lend their resources to what matters most to them – in work as in life. These practices invite people to step in and respond to the challenges facing them in co-creative, authentic and effective ways.
We believe that people give their energy and lend their resources to what matters most to them – in work as in life. These practices invite people to step in and respond to the challenges facing them in co-creative, authentic and effective ways.
MEET THE CORE HOSTING TEAM
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Our core hosting team has decades of experience facilitating strategic conversations, learning and innovation in Indigenous communities, non-profits, community foundations, and First Nations communities across the country and around the world. They have worked extensively in the space between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on issues such as child and family services, community development, health, governance and education.
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Chris Corrigan and Caitlin Frost of Harvest Moon Consultants have been working in the field of engagement and dialogue with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities for more than 25 years. They are highly experienced process designers, collaborators, facilitators and coaches. They are both Stewards of the Art of Hosting International Community of Practice and core Faculty of the Leadership 2020 Blended and Indigenous Programs facilitating co-learning in the child and family services sector in British Columbia. Caitlin and Chris have a particular interest in Learning Labs as a way to access new learning, build relationships and capacity, and activate wise action. They have facilitated successful learning labs with community foundations and Vancouver Foundation and as well as with Step Up BC.
Kelly Foxcroft-Poirier, (Chii-ilth-uum-qua) Kelly is a principal of White Raven Consulting and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. Kelly has an in-depth understanding of First Nations’ arts and culture, having grown up on Tseshaht territory and attended Haa-huu-payak School. She learned song, dance and language studies from elders Carrie Little and Cathy Robinson. Throughout her studies, Kelly also obtained unique job skillsets. Kelly has demonstrated leadership, organization, creative problem solving, and research skills, as well as a strong communication and teamwork background having served as a marketing and publicity coordinator for several non-profit arts and cultural organizations. Kelly continues to develop her understanding of Nuu-chah-nulth and West Coast First Nations’ culture, organization and politics, which unearths further knowledge of protocol and cultural appropriateness. Kelly also understands the application of public relations and fundraising. Kelly’s vision is to bridge the gaps between disparate interest groups, and economic and cultural sectors within communities.
Kris Archie, a Secwepemc and Seme7 woman from the Ts’qescen First Nation, is passionate about heart-based community work and facilitating positive change. Kris is the CEO of The Circle. In all of her roles, Kris works to transform philanthropy and contribute to positive change by creating spaces of learning, relationship-building and activation. She teaches in the Dialogue & Circle Engagement program at Simon Fraser University and is a decades long practitioner of a variety of Art of Hosting methodologies. Kris has worked hard over the years to increase access to decolonized approaches to meaningful community engagement in policy, practice, programming and power shifting.
Kelly Foxcroft-Poirier, (Chii-ilth-uum-qua) Kelly is a principal of White Raven Consulting and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. Kelly has an in-depth understanding of First Nations’ arts and culture, having grown up on Tseshaht territory and attended Haa-huu-payak School. She learned song, dance and language studies from elders Carrie Little and Cathy Robinson. Throughout her studies, Kelly also obtained unique job skillsets. Kelly has demonstrated leadership, organization, creative problem solving, and research skills, as well as a strong communication and teamwork background having served as a marketing and publicity coordinator for several non-profit arts and cultural organizations. Kelly continues to develop her understanding of Nuu-chah-nulth and West Coast First Nations’ culture, organization and politics, which unearths further knowledge of protocol and cultural appropriateness. Kelly also understands the application of public relations and fundraising. Kelly’s vision is to bridge the gaps between disparate interest groups, and economic and cultural sectors within communities.
Kris Archie, a Secwepemc and Seme7 woman from the Ts’qescen First Nation, is passionate about heart-based community work and facilitating positive change. Kris is the CEO of The Circle. In all of her roles, Kris works to transform philanthropy and contribute to positive change by creating spaces of learning, relationship-building and activation. She teaches in the Dialogue & Circle Engagement program at Simon Fraser University and is a decades long practitioner of a variety of Art of Hosting methodologies. Kris has worked hard over the years to increase access to decolonized approaches to meaningful community engagement in policy, practice, programming and power shifting.