Diversity & Inclusion: Building a Grassroots Foundation

Practical strategies for building an organizational culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Created by: Jennifer Kim
Company builder / Diversity & Inclusion strategist

What Will I Learn?

• Familiarize yourself with key terms in the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) space
• Understand the business case for D&I and who is responsible for it in an organization (hint: it's not just HR!)
• Build an understanding of D&I in your organization by using the Advocate's Journey Framework – to meet people where they are and move them forward
• Get buy-in for your work by engaging the right stakeholders in your efforts
• Get inspiration for short- and long-term D&I ideas
• Create an action plan for moving starting your grassroots efforts in D&I
• Diversity & Inclusion

Requirements

• You should be curious about D&I and have the desire to improve D&I in your organization.
• You should understand the dynamics and culture of the organization you work for in order to create a plan for building a grassroots foundation in D&I.
• You do not need to be an expert in D&I or Unconscious Bias to benefit from this course.

Target audience

• Employees and leaders of small companies who do not yet have an established Diversity & Inclusion program.
• Employees and leaders of larger companies that may already have established D&I programs, but those programs do not feel relevant or connected to employees’ needs.
• This course is not for D&I leaders with existing teams and roadmaps. It’s for people just getting started in D&I.