Anemochory Consulting

Supportive Workshops

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Staff that learn together, grow together. We offer Lecture and Discussion-Style Workshops on building equitable organizational cultures and supporting equity-denied staff and volunteers. But staff need opportunities to express and create together too! That’s why we offer Arts-Based Workshops on topics such as eco-anxiety, exploring colonial histories, and more.

Lecture and Discussion-Style Workshops are offered virtually across so-called Canada and in-person in the Greater Toronto Area. Workshops are offered in three forms:

  • Intro Workshops are 1 hour long plus 15 minutes for discussion. Suitable for all staff levels, these workshops help the entire organization get on the same page and sets the stage for future leadership discussions.
  • Advanced Workshops are 2 hours long, including lecture and discussion. Suitable for leadership, HR, People & Culture staff, and Volunteer Managers, these workshops focus on providing time and space to consider how to operationalize and implement Intro workshop learnings.
  • Practical Workshops are 2 hours long. Suitable for leadership, HR, and People & Culture staff, these workshops take a deep dive into participant-submitted scenarios to unearth broad root cause factors, identify specific barriers, and explore how to apply Advanced workshop learnings to real-life organizational challenges. 

Building Equitable Organizational Cultures

These workshops address issues that impact staff of all identities, with special considerations for staff with equity-denied identities. 

  • Power, Privilege, and Positionality
  • Equity, Equality, and Fairness
  • Why Psychological Safety is the Foundation of Organizational Culture
  • Interrupting the Cycle of Guilt and Fragility
  • Leveraging Allyship, Mentorship, and Sponsorship
  • Unearthing Who Your Organizational Culture is Built For
  • Exploring the Undercurrent of Moral Injury
  • Confronting the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
  • Supporting Whole Staff Health
  • Designing Meetings that Matter
  • Creating and Maintaining Brave Organizational Spaces
  • The Power of Organizational Rituals 
  • The Dangers of Poor Onboarding 
  • Daylighting Carewashing
  • Improving Intergenerational Relations

Supporting Equity-Denied Staff and Volunteers

If you’re looking for checkbox lists of inclusion strategies for each community, these are not the workshops for you. If you want to explore the lived experiences of equity-denied people, assess whether your organization is ready to engage with equity-denied groups, and explore how to make your organizational culture truly welcoming and affirming, please join us!

  • Black and Racialized Inclusion
  • Neuroinclusion
  • 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusion
  • Episodic Disabilities Inclusion
  • Caregiver Inclusion
  • Inclusion of people with lived experiences of low-income status or poverty 
  • Embedding Intersectionality 
  • Equitable Volunteer Support Strategies

Arts-Based Workshops

Expressing ourselves through the arts helps us access, process, and share deep truths. Teams that engage in hands-on, creative activities together can encounter each other in new ways, go beyond transactional relationships, and open the door to more meaningful and authentic interactions. 

Arts-based workshops are offered in-person in the Greater Toronto Area to small to medium-sized teams of staff, Board, volunteers, or to segments of your organizational audience (such as donors or supporters). 

If you partner closely with other organizations, these workshops are a great way to come together in a low-stress environment to build trust and have some fun!

Workshop fees include a per person supply fee. We bring all the supplies and do the set-up, so you can relax and enjoy the workshop. Our workshop mediums include poetry, letter writing, colouring, sketching, and musical exploration. Look out for more mediums to come! 

  • Letters to our Ancestors
  • Letters to our Past and Future Selves
  • Eco-Grief Haikus
  • Intergenerational Haikus
  • Colouring for Anxiety Support
  • Sketching our Plant Allies
  • Ragas for Whole Health Support


We love doing custom Lecture/Discussion and Arts-Based workshops! Get in touch and tell us what other topics you have in mind. 

Our Impact
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“Anna-Liza’s talent is truly impressive.  She effortlessly weaves together complex topics, making them accessible and engaging for audiences. During the workshop, Anna-Liza created a supportive environment, fostering meaningful connections among the participants. Her warm and friendly demeanor made her not just a facilitator but also a great friend.  She has a genuine care for others, and it shines through in every interaction. Her personal touch, combined with her exceptional skills, makes her an outstanding professional in the field.”

— Paloma Yrigoyen, HR Senior Lead, Environmental Non-Profit Organization

“Anna-Liza had amazing thoughts and perspectives. It was helpful to better understand how psychological safety or lack thereof prevents growth in diversity.”

— Workshop Participant