Allyship Trainings

Q: What is the Allyship Training?

SNS's virtual Allyship training is an intensive, two-day, fast-paced webinar series designed to explore how to understand and utilize individual and collective areas of social privilege to advance racial justice through an intersectional lens. Using SNS’ CLAIM framework (Care, Learn, Act, Influence, Maintain), this training will explore what it means to adopt an Allyship lifestyle. This workshop will equip participants with tools to be an active ally for racial justice through methods of naming privilege, centering Black, Indigenous, and people of color, navigating intersectionality across identities, influencing others, and continuing their own self-work journey. Participants will leave this workshop committed to the Allyship lifestyle, and prepared to facilitate change in all areas of life.

Q: What makes this Allyship training unique?

What distinguishes the SNS Allyship Training from other trainings is that we provide actionable tools and techniques to promote justice and drive change in people’s everyday lives. In addition to the knowledge gained through education provided, participants will leave the training feeling equipped and empowered to start or continue Allyship work as a lifestyle. Whether you are just beginning this work or seeking continued growth, this training is useful for wherever you are in your Allyship journey.

Q: What is the maximum number of participants per training?

To ensure the best experience, the ideal total number of attendees is a maximum of 50. We do accept organizations with up to 75 participants, with the additional $100 per participant charge over the total of 50. We will consider organizations with over 75 participants on a case by case basis - please submit an inquiry using our inquiry form.

Q: Do you offer any discounts?

We do not currently offer any discounts. The cost of the training has been very intentionally set to compensate the organization equitably for our labor and content. For organizations with limited budgets, please contact us directly to explore condensed and snapshot versions of the content. Additionally, SNS hosts free quarterly open registration Allyship trainings for individuals.

Q: Is this training for both white people and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color)?

This training is designed for both white and BIPOC participants to learn the responsibilities and tools for Allyship in their individual areas of privilege.

Q: Can we record the training?

No. We do not allow recordings of our trainings due to the proprietary nature of the content and to prevent misuse.

Q: How do we sign up?

To inquire about date availability and to book a training please submit an inquiry . One of our staff members will be in touch with you with further information and logistics.

Q: Do you offer allyship trainings in formats other than the standard session?

Yes! Looking for a customized allyship training, such as a keynote or snapshot session? We’d love to hear from you—reach out through our Contact Us Form .

Q: What other trainings for organizations do you offer?

We also offer our Race Equity series as a deeper dive, and our Black-Led Project training to supplement our research.

Interested to learn ways to center BIPOC individuals, influence others, and drive your own self-work?

Curious about how to bring Allyship in your workplace?

Join us at one of our trainings to gain the tools you need to be an active Ally!

SNS defines Allyship as an active way of life in one’s respective areas of privilege that centers bridge-building to pursue social justice for everyone. This is accomplished by centering BIPOC and other marginalized people, working on the self, and influencing others. Using a racial justice lens, our Allyship trainings teach foundational knowledge about white supremacy and equip individuals in real time to address discrimination and promote social justice in everyday life.

Whether you are an individual, group, team, or entire organization wanting to deepen your commitment to Allyship, we offer multiple training opportunities to support wherever you are on your Allyship journey.

Allyship for Individuals

Our virtual signature Allyship training is a total of 8 hours, presented in two 4 hour sessions on consecutive days. SNS offers free opportunities for individuals to participate in the Allyship training, because we believe this knowledge should be accessible to all. If you are able, we welcome donations of any amount to help sustain our work and honor the time and care our team invests in making these trainings possible.

Click the following button to sign up for an upcoming free quarterly community training.

For more information, see the FAQs below. Not seeing a training that works for your schedule? Sign up at the bottom of this page for our mailing list to receive updates when more training dates are released.

Individual Testimonials

"I have gone through several DEI 'training sessions' over the past few years that provided a good understanding of how we arrived in our state of racial inequality, but they stopped short of presenting actionable steps that can be taken to make change. The framework of Allyship as a lifestyle helps me understand that this is something that needs to be a part of my day, every day, and not just when I witness fair and unjust acts. The speaking points are incredibly valuable, and I plan to review and revisit and understand that the work is never done."

Allyship Training Participant

"Thank you for opening up my eyes to a new framework and inspiring me to take action! This session made me uncomfortable and because of that it inspired me to create change - first within myself."

Allyship Training Participant

"Thank you for taking the time to share with us your experiences.... This training was one of the most influential things in which I have participated in my life. I am so grateful to have all these tools in my toolbelt and am excited to share them with the people around me."

Allyship Training Participant

"This was a powerful experience and even though I am familiar with the concepts that were covered, the dialogue and examples really shifted my comprehension to a new level. I appreciate the honesty and forthright conversations."

Allyship Training Participant

"I plan to use many of the tools we discussed, especially the privilege barriers, the questions in the complicity iceberg, and the social barometer on a regular basis to hold a mirror to myself but also be a better ally in conversation with white people who can be brought along on their journey towards active allyship."

Allyship Training Participant

"This training gave me language to name my thoughts and feelings better, and gave me the tools to put that philosophy into action."

Allyship Training Participant

Allyship for Organizations

Want to bring our Allyship to your group or organization? Our private, virtual Allyship training is a total of 8 hours, presented in two 4 hour sessions on consecutive days. Our in-person Allyship Training is combined to be the full 8-hour training in one day.

To inquire about date availability to book a training, and/or if you have further questions after reviewing the FAQs below, please submit an inquiry.

Organization Size	Virtual Pricing	In-Person Pricing
Organizations with budgets < $1 million	Virtual: $12,000	In-Person: $14,000
Organizations with budgets between $1 million - $4,999,999 million; and government	Virtual: $16,000	In-Person: $18,000
Organizations, Foundations, and For-Profit Companies with budgets/assets over $5 million	Virtual: $20,000	In-Person: $22,000

Looking for a customized allyship training, such as a keynote or snapshot session? We’d love to hear from you—reach out through our Contact Us Form.

Testimonials from Org Trainings

Our organization was admittedly early on in our journey and had not done much internal work beyond a few annual trainings. We knew because of our platform we needed to lead by example for our members and industry partners. Understanding Allyship was key. The full day training was well received by staff and very much created momentum for staff. I also think the training gave racial equity humility and an opportunity to push beyond theory and awareness into action.

Exponent Philanthropy

As Alexandria’s community foundation, the vision of a vibrant and equitable community is core to our work. ACT is so grateful for Whitney and the SNS team and their partnership in helping to transform individuals and organizations in their pursuit of a racially equitable Alexandria.

ACT for Alexandria

Organization Training FAQs

What is the Allyship Training?

SNS's virtual Allyship training is an intensive, two-day, fast-paced webinar series designed to explore how to understand and utilize individual and collective areas of social privilege to advance racial justice through an intersectional lens. Using SNS’ CLAIM framework (Care, Learn, Act, Influence, Maintain), this training will explore what it means to adopt an Allyship lifestyle. This workshop will equip participants with tools to be an active ally for racial justice through methods of naming privilege, centering Black, Indigenous, and people of color, navigating intersectionality across identities, influencing others, and continuing their own self-work journey. Participants will leave this workshop committed to the Allyship lifestyle, and prepared to facilitate change in all areas of life.

What makes this Allyship training unique?

What distinguishes the SNS Allyship Training from other trainings is that we provide actionable tools and techniques to promote justice and drive change in people’s everyday lives. In addition to the knowledge gained through education provided, participants will leave the training feeling equipped and empowered to start or continue Allyship work as a lifestyle. Whether you are just beginning this work or seeking continued growth, this training is useful for wherever you are in your Allyship journey.

What is the maximum number of participants per training?

To ensure the best experience, the ideal total number of attendees is a maximum of 50. We do accept organizations with up to 75 participants, with the additional $100 per participant charge over the total of 50. We will consider organizations with over 75 participants on a case by case basis - please submit an inquiry using our inquiry form.

Do you offer any discounts?

We do not currently offer any discounts. The cost of the training has been very intentionally set to compensate the organization equitably for our labor and content.

For organizations with limited budgets, please contact us directly to explore condensed and snapshot versions of the content.

Additionally, SNS hosts free quarterly open registration Allyship trainings for individuals.

Is this training for both white people and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color)?

This training is designed for both white and BIPOC participants to learn the responsibilities and tools for Allyship in their individual areas of privilege.

Can we record the training?

No. We do not allow recordings of our trainings due to the proprietary nature of the content and to prevent misuse.

To inquire about date availability and to book a training please submit an inquiry. One of our staff members will be in touch with you with further information and logistics.

Do you offer allyship trainings in formats other than the standard session?

Yes! Looking for a customized allyship training, such as a keynote or snapshot session? We’d love to hear from you—reach out through our Contact Us Form.

What other trainings for organizations do you offer?

We also offer our Race Equity series as a deeper dive, and our Black-Led Project training to supplement our research.