We Are CommunityConnective
CommunityConnective helps organizations on their racial equity journey by facilitating transformational processes rooted in integrity and care. Although we always start with race, everything we do is through an intersectional lens. Our clients are nonprofits and small businesses interested in comprehensive assessments, facilitated trainings and learning opportunities, and/or the creation of a racial equity or strategic plan.
Our Services
Racial Equity Planning
Helping organizations become more aligned with anti-racism and racial equity through the use of a comprehensive assessment and the creation of a racial equity plan
Strategic Planning Through a Racial Equity Lens
Making decisions about organizational priorities that serve as a guide for the future while centering racial equity in the final plan and throughout the planning process
Workshops & Other Learning Opportunities
We offer workshops for staff, leadership, board of directors, etc., as well as coaching, racial identity caucuses, and more
Our Clients Include
I have had the pleasure of working with Heidi, Prerna, and Rebecca for the past three years, and I cannot emphasize enough how invaluable their contributions have been to the education and progress of our organization. Their dedication and commitment to our mission have been truly remarkable.
Traci Rivera
Formerly The Night Ministry Chief of Staff
During 2020, post the murder of George Floyd, my organization was in dire need of external assistance to sort through the many emotions flowing through staff. With the help of Heidi Massey’s expertise in social justice and racial equity, her anti-racist work was just what we needed at the time we needed it most. Not only did Heidi help plan the structure and assisted with the facilitation of our racial caucuses, her work started the healing process that was essential in changing the workplace culture around race and building allies. We are more than grateful to have partnered with CommunityConnective and truly value Heidi’s expertise.
Tracy Bishop
Forest Preserves of Cook County Director of Permits, Rentals and Concessions
I’ve had the pleasure of learning from and partnering with Heidi in a variety of ways over the last 10 years – in one to one and small group sessions, workshops, panels, and more! She is a highly skilled, versatile, and conscious facilitator and thought leader in the equity, social justice, and leadership spaces. Heidi’s knowledge base and experience is deep, and she also partners well with other facilitators to ensure the voices and lived experience of diverse participant groups are present. Every learning experience I’ve had with Heidi has been transformative.
Alex Cornwell
Chicago Lights Director of Evaluation and Impact Racial Equity & Social Justice Committee Co-Chair, Chicago Women in Philanthropy
They nurtured my belief that vulnerability is an important value of a leader when changing the culture of an organization that seeks to embody diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Working with Prerna and Heidi through our coaching sessions helped to pay more attention to my inner voice, to trust my intuition, to be open to make mistakes, and to respect the pace of inclusive processes during the construction and implementation of policies and decision-making.
Rev. Carlos Reyes Rodríguez
Immigration Law & Justice Network Culture & Outreach Manager