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Equity & Poverty-Informed Leadership Program

Equity & Poverty-Informed
Leadership Program™

Developed By Dr. Tekemia Dorsey

​​Leadership Isn’t About Managing Poverty.
It’s About Architecting Prosperity.

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The Equity & Poverty-Informed Leadership Program™ equips multi-sector leaders to redesign systems for measurable impact.

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MSDE Approved | CPD #25-68-13 | 5 CPD Credits | 10-Week Hybrid Executive Experience​

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🟨 The Leadership Problem

​​Most leaders were trained to manage operations.

Few were trained to redesign systems.

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Poverty shows up in:

• Fragmented service delivery
• Burnout and staff fatigue
• Reactive policy decisions
• Misaligned resources
• Stalled community outcomes

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🟨Program Structure

 

✔ 10-Week Hybrid Format
✔ Live Strategic Dialogue Sessions
✔ Applied Leadership Assignments
✔ Systems-Level Case Studies
✔ Capstone Strategy Development
✔ 5 MSDE CPD Credits


Built for working professionals. Designed for real-world application.

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🟨 Why Leaders Enroll 

Leaders Don’t Enroll for Information.
They Enroll for Alignment.

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Participants join because:

• They are responsible for outcomes.
• They are navigating complex equity conversations.
• They want structured tools — not surface-level training.
• They are preparing for advancement or renewal.
• They are ready to lead at a systems level.

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🟨 Scarcity + Urgency

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  • Enrollment Is Limited

  • Cohorts are intentionally small to preserve executive-level dialogue.

  • Next Cohort Begins: March 16, 2026

  • Application Deadline: March 9, 2026

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🟨 Final Close 

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  • The question is not whether poverty impacts your system.​​

  • The question is whether your leadership strategy is equipped to address it.​

🟨 The Solution

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This program helps leaders:

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✔ Identify structural drivers of inequity
✔ Align strategy with outcomes
✔ Strengthen systems-level thinking
✔ Move from service management to impact architecture

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🟨 Who This Is For â€‹

Designed For Leaders In:

• Education Systems
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Public Agencies
• Community Organizations
• Corporate Social Impact
• Executive Leadership Roles

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If you influence policy, funding, programming, or outcomes — this program was built for you.

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🟨 The Framework 

The From Poverty to Prosperity™ Leadership Framework

Four Pillars 

 

​✔ Access
Remove structural barriers to opportunity.

 

​✔ Outcomes
Shift from activity-based reporting to measurable impact.

 

​✔ Outreach
Strengthen cross-sector coordination and community trust.

 

​✔ Systems-Level Decision-Making
Design policies that prevent inequity instead of reacting to it.​​​​

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