Capacity Building
“We are here to speak for ourselves, to decide our own strategies, and to plan our own futures. We are not here as members of minority groups or as adjuncts to male organizations but as Native women determined to link our peoples in a common cause for self-determination.”
-Haunani-Kay Trask
programs
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Pacific Organizing Institute
The Pacific Organizing Institute is a multi-week training series guiding participants in the foundation of OPIC’s community organizing approach.
The curriculum breaks down the history and impact of colonization in the Pacific and develops basic skills on relationship building.
Registration: Coming Soon
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Ocean Speaks Learning Sessions
Ocean Speaks is a narrative change campaign to reclaim our stories and bring truth to light. The Learning Sessions are important primers for those wanting to investigate the origins of the status quo practices in data, policy, and philanthropy that perpetuate Pacific Islander erasure.
Registration: Closed
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Shared Waters Technical Assistance Hub
Shared Waters merges cultural identity with non profit best practices to develop leaders and organizations that resonate with our values as indigenous peoples.
Members Only
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Cultivating Self
This is a week long shared learning experience for OPIC Members to return home to Oceania. The program facilitates connection to land and cultural tradition to guide how we show up in our work in Oregon.
Members Only
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Emerging Leaders Coaching Circle
This leadership development program builds a long-term network of support for leaders new to OPIC. Participants engage in facilitated group coaching conversations with expert coaches to build a sustainable and culturally informed practice. Topics include:
Personal Journey Mapping
Energy Management as Cultural Leaders
Embracing the 7 Types of Rest
Navigating Collaborative Ways of Leading
Roles in Social Change
Members Only
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Executive Director Support Circle
This program supports Executives Directors in the journey of cultural responsibility and organizational development.
The circle includes peer exchanges and sessions facilitated by professional coaches.
Together Executive Directors nurture this circle of support for PI women leaders that anchors the collective work we do.
Members Only