Interaction guidelines outline shared expectations for day-to-day interpersonal interactions that reflect your organization’s values. When thoughtfully crafted and implemented, they act as a bridge between your written policies and each person’s practical decisions and behaviors, offering those who engage with your organization the tools to promote safety and mutual respect.

This 60-minute session will offer your organization ways to create these shared norms. We’ll learn about different types of guidelines, consider processes for setting and upholding them, and examine sample guidelines that may work for your organization.

Speaker Bios:

Stephanie Gray (they/them) is a Senior Consulting Services Manager at Sacred Spaces. In this role, they oversee the online Keilim Policy Toolkit, manage Keilim cohorts, organize trainings, and support policy development work with individual organizations. They have been working for over a decade in grassroots organizing and non-profit consulting, with a focus on accessibility, LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion, and liberatory spiritual practices. In the past, Stephanie has led numerous trainings and overseen policy development projects. Prior to Sacred Spaces, they founded the Faulkner County Coalition for Social Justice, co-founded Reinvest in Conway, and served as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. They are alumni of Avodah and JOIN for Justice’s Access to Power Fellowship. Stephanie received their Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Central Arkansas and their Master’s degree in Philosophy from the Global Centre for Advanced Studies, where they are also currently a Research Fellow working on their PhD in Critical Theory.

Ziva Starr Raney is the Keilim Director of Workplace and Communal Spaces and has nearly three decades of experience in the nonprofit sector, most recently running her own consulting firm that focused on helping Jewish organizations achieve strong board governance, develop strategic operational frameworks, navigate crises, and coach executive leadership. Ziva served as a senior advancement advisor at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America for 11 years, prior to which she spent 15 years as a Jewish professional in executive positions at both national and local organizations, including as serving as Executive Director of the Jewish Federations of Arkansas and Durham-Chapel Hill in North Carolina. Ziva has served on the board and as president of her synagogue in Durham, North Carolina, as well as on ethics and implementation committees nationally. Ziva has a BA from the American University, an MPA in Nonprofit Management from Baruch College, and a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource.