Formal communication
Increasing leadership engagement
Formal communication
Critical feedback from US-based staff about the state of Diversity & Inclusion at CARE necessitated a formal communication and announcement of the creation of a staff Diversity & Inclusion Council in addition to employee resource groups.
Keeping commitments
Increasing leadership engagement
Formal communication
After the announcement, it took a full year for CARE's People and Culture team to launch D&I Council activities. During this delay, I ensured frequent executive messaging to signal the ongoing commitment.
I personally created engagement opportunities to express solidarity during attacks on immigrants in the news, such as Charlottesville a
After the announcement, it took a full year for CARE's People and Culture team to launch D&I Council activities. During this delay, I ensured frequent executive messaging to signal the ongoing commitment.
I personally created engagement opportunities to express solidarity during attacks on immigrants in the news, such as Charlottesville anniversary, MLK Day, PRIDE, International Women's Day, etc.
Increasing leadership engagement
Increasing leadership engagement
Increasing leadership engagement
I also organized executive engagement in Resource Group luncheons, etc., and coordinated informal video messages when that wasn't possible. I ensured that significant religious or cultural celebrations from across the globe were recognized.
Sexual Harassment
A peer organization's news crisis required CARE to publicly report its number of cases and its approach to prevention, investigation and resolution of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse complaints.
As part of the response, CARE formed a project team to redouble its focus on internal trainings and procedures. I was responsible for knowledge- and culture-building across various channels and levels of the organization globally, as well as web content and executive updates to employees.