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Program Sample Agenda
Using the How to Be an Ally Toolkit
The sample agendas serve as guides for developing your own program using the tools
offered by the Ally Toolkit. The agendas are intended to be a starting point rather than a
prescription for how LGBT Ally training might run.
Suggested Personalization:
Act out the scenarios in the proposed agendas.
Restructure the format by including a live panel or a consultant to reflect on
what people have learned from LGBT Ally training. For a list of potential
speakers, see the Ally Toolkit Speaker’s Bureau available on ambar.org/ally.
Explore different methods of learning. For example, you might encourage your
small groups to write down some of their key takeaways from their group
discussion on large pieces of paper and post around the room. This way, visual
learners can absorb more about what other groups discuss.
Encourage participants to take the implicit bias and LGBT terminology tests
at the beginning of the event or before the event to save time. Note, the Ally
PowerPoint is meant to facilitate the entire training/program.
Sample Agenda
Presentation and Discussion of Two Scenarios
(Running Time = 3:00 hours)
1. Presentation on Ally Training and Icebreaker
a. Including:
• Discussion on LGBT terminology
• Review of Do’s and Don’ts
2. Discussion of Implicit Bias
a. Take the Implicit Bias test on Sexual Orientation The test is online and
requires an internet connection so training organizers will need to account
for this.
• https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html
b. View LGBT Implicit Bias Webinar, or
c. Produce a live presentation on LGBT implicit Bias
• Speaker Suggestions can be found at ambar.org/ally