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SANKORE CONSULTING’s Mission : Innovation for Inclusion and Impact.
We are an organization that provides robust solutions for corporate, educational, and organizational leaders struggling with the challenges of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as well as strategic planning.
Sankore Consulting is committed, through intensive research-based best practices, to deliver innovative ideas for inclusion and impact.
Our focus is on organizational planning with an emphasis on diversity, inclusion, racial equity, and social justice.
Sankore is an ancient college within the University of Timbuktu in West Africa. The University of Sankore was known for being a highly organic and rigorous space for intellectual as well and practical thinking. We chose this name to pay homage and continue the legacy. Our logo includes the Adinkra Symbol which means “Aim High” or “Thinks Ahead”. This symbol reminds us to set goals. Adinkra Symbols originate from Ghana West Africa and are used to convey messages of uplift and heritage.
Our Story
We started Sankore Consulting in 2017 to help organizational leaders center diversity equity and inclusion in their policies, practices and procedures.
As an educator, I saw first hand the impact inequity had on the lives of my students and their families and I wanted to do something about it.
We have seen throughout history and in recent events how necessary DEI work is every facet of our society
At Sankore Consulting, we believe that you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results. That is why we use innovative strategies to help organizational leaders understand how to make courageous equity decisions and implement inclusive strategies. Because our work is Innovation + Inclusion = Impact
Sankore Consulting is looking to expand and work with teams who are interested in learning how to operationalize their DEI goals and learn more about Sankore Solutions.
Industry Certifications
We hold the following industry certifications:
The Central Certification (CERT) Program is a small business certification program recognized by Hennepin County, Ramsey County, the City of Minneapolis and the City of Saint Paul
To be certified as a Targeted Group small business, the business must be at least 51% owned by a woman, racial minority, or person with a substantial physical disability. In addition, the business must be operated and controlled on a day-to-day as well as long-term basis by the qualifying owner. Ownership is not enough; operational control is also required.
WBENC Certification is the most widely recognized and respected national certification for women-owned businesses in the U.S. This confirms that we have gone through a gone through a rigorous national process of evaluation to be awarded this credential
We are a member of the MN Black Chamber of Commerce The Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) is here to serve as a resource for businesses by providing access and opportunity, business advocacy, referrals, and development support
We are an IFundWomen ServiceX provider. This is part of the IFund Women’s organization that has introduced SERVICESX IFundWomen’s business services marketplace connecting vetted, independent experts to the people that want to hire them. Sankore Consulting was vetted and selected to be listed among the curated professionals.
Micro-credentials
We are focused on Continuous Improvement, view our recent micro- credentials:
Recent Awards
Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs Magazine and Educations 2.0 Outstanding Leadership and featured in the Fearless Commerce publication.
Case Studies
Sankore does work mostly internal to organizations working with leaders and teams. However, sometimes we have the opportunity to work on projects that are ‘outward facing’ . Here are a couple of examples of projects we worked on to create empowerment tools for the community.
The MN Educational Equity Partnership (MNEEP) Justice in Education Toolkit
Sankore Consulting worked with a team to research, hold focus groups, design and present this toolkit to be used by various groups as a vehicle for education and disruption of the school to prison pipeline
We worked with MN Comeback now know as Great MN Schools to design the How to Pick a School Guide
Sankore Consulting led community focus groups to understand the needs and wishes of parents in determining the best school for their child.
OUR MISSION:
We provide innovative, responsive and solutions
Providing innovative, responsive solutions for inclusivity, equity, and social justice to effect impactful results in organizational planning.
OUR VISION:
We develop a cadre of independent leaders
Developing a cadre of independent leaders from all walks of life who are dedicated to service and armed with the tools of strategic thinking and creativity for optimum inclusivity.
About Sankore Consulting
We started Sankore Consulting in 2017 to help organizational leaders center diversity equity and inclusion in their policies, practices and procedures.
As an educator, I saw first hand the impact inequity had on the lives of my students and their families and I wanted to do something about it.
We have seen throughout history and in recent events how necessary DEI work is every facet of our society
At Sankore Consulting, we believe that you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results. That is why we use innovative strategies to help organizational leaders understand how to make courageous equity decisions and implement inclusive strategies. Because our work is Innovation + Inclusion = Impact
Sankore Consulting is looking to expand and work with teams who are interested in learning how to operationalize their DEI goals and learn more about Sankore Solutions.
What We Have
We Aim to Give Our Customer Best Service
A Dedicated Team of Responsive Professionals
Lanise Block, Ed.D (critical pedagogy), our consultant for innovation, equity, and strategic planning, possesses the consultation background and prowess your organization needs to navigate the often choppy waters of DEI, helping you to leverage capability outcomes with ease and seamlessly recalibrate service delivery and solutions. Our carefully curated team of affiliate consultants has an impressive aggregate background as academicians and practitioners.
Sankore: Our Inspiration and Impetus
SANKORE CONSULTING derives its primary inspiration from one of the oldest continuously operating institutions of higher learning on the continent of Africa, the famed Sankore University of Timbuktu—an interactive, responsive model which fosters organic, rigorous intellectual growth and advancement.
Our Focus: Cultural Intelligence in Strategic Planning
Cultural intelligence is the watchword at SANKORE; our consultants have cultivated a multicultural and collaborative space in which active dialogue and reciprocity of ideas are paramount. This strategic problem-solving approach has made all the difference for our clients, whose organizations have benefited greatly from our interventions. Whether you are an educational administrator executive director or CEO, SANKORE CONSULTING uses our strengths to burnish yours with our unique strategies.
Sankore: A Lodestone for Educators
SANKORE CONSULTING also offers an array of tools specifically geared towards teachers. Our consultants are certified Cultural Competency trainers (required for all Minnesota teachers); our training is available in both online asynchronous and lives synchronous webinar formats. These services are available to school districts as well as to individual teachers. Forthcoming products include a Culturally Responsive Teaching series and a Developing an Equity Leadership Identity workshop; stay tuned here.
Schedule Your Free 30 Minutes Consultation
Contact SANKORE CONSULTING for a results-based, experience-driven consulting experience today. Let us help you make sense of some of the more confounding, unfamiliar aspects of strategic planning and DEI— delivering Innovative Ideas for Inclusion and Impact.
Social Enterprise Digital Empowerment Academy
One of the goals and mission focus of Sankore Consulting is community engagement and youth development. We use EdTech as a way to empower and engage the community.
The community outreach arm of our work is the Digital Empowerment Academy.
The Digital Empowerment Academy is digital literacy, a civic technology initiative that works to enable youth impacted by the digital divide to become savvy creators of digital content.
Youth in the DEA learn to use digital devices, applications, and coding as a tool for community advocacy using a ‘Digital Kinship’ framework.
The Digital Empowerment Academy also serves as an advocacy agency around issues of community empowerment.
OUR PRIMARY GOALS ARE TO:
- Educate
- Innovate
- Activate
Social Enterprise Digital Empowerment Academy
One of the goals and mission focus of Sankore Consulting is community engagement and youth development. We use EdTech as a way to empower and engage the community.
The community outreach arm of our work is the Digital Empowerment Academy.
The Digital Empowerment Academy is digital literacy, a civic technology initiative that works to enable youth impacted by the digital divide to become savvy creators of digital content.
Youth in the DEA learn to use digital devices, applications, and coding as a tool for community advocacy using a ‘Digital Kinship’ framework.
The Digital Empowerment Academy also serves as an advocacy agency around issues of community empowerment.
Our Primary Goals are to:
- Educate
- Innovate
- Activate
