IDEA to Action Committee

Chair: Rayne Scheufler

Supporting Board Liaison: Arichica Prescott
Members: Janaika Legard & Neha Bansal
Sponsorship Liaison: Gavin Bray Email
Marketing Liaison: Ryder Kimmes

At LWHRA the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee provide members with tools, knowledge, and the ability to help their organizations promote the values and practices of a diverse and inclusive workplace. We have come together to introduce the Business Case Contest where businesses must commit to making Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) to Action a part of their strategic plans. IDEA should treat equity as a 'need to have', not a 'nice to have', recognizing the social and economic benefits that flow from workplace parity–something that is a part of every decision a company makes.

You Should Apply If:

  1. Your business is in Washington  

  2. You’re doing something interesting in the DEI space 

  3. You want to win recognition and support for your work in the DEI space.  

Why You Should Apply: 

  1. $1000 to each category winner! 

  2. Recognition at the LWHRA Symposium (that’s exposure to over 5500 HR professionals all at once)  

  3. Participate in a panel discussion sharing best practices and inspire others to improve their workplace. 

Your Submission Categories: 

  1. Company size under 100 employees 

  2. Company size 101- 500 employees 

  3. Company size 501+ 

What you’ll need to apply: 

  1. A quick, 300 words or less essay (details below) 

  1. A 1 min max video (nothing fancy - grab your cell phone, show, and tell)  

Easiest Essay You’ve Ever Written: 

  1. Summary: Tell us about your business.  Also, what are you doing to affect DEI and how does it align to your existing workplace initiatives? 

  2. Inspiration: What inspired you and what’s your strategy?  

  3. Progress: What have you done so far and what’s coming next? 

  4. Challenges: What challenges have you encountered and how did you overcome them?  

  5. Results: What have you achieved already? How will you know when you’ve achieved success? Why should you win?  

Important points for the video and essay:

The essay can be a maximum of 3 pages, as a suggestion–limit your answer to 300 words or less per question (highlighting the keywords and/or points in bullets).

  • Please note the video does not need to be full production quality. A mobile video snippet is perfectly acceptable and encouraged.

  • Black, Indigenous and People of Color, IDEA Consultants

  • Minority and/or Women-Owned Business

  • Less than 100 employees

  • 101–500 Employees

  • 500+ Employees

  • Recruitment and Retention

  • Training and Development

  • Social Change in the Workplace

  • Action and Accountability

  • Racial, Gender and Ability Inequities

  • Affinity Groups

  • Unconscious Bias

  • Workplace Bias

  • Systems Analysis

  • Performance Management

  • Career Plans

  • Evaluation and Promotion

How You Can Help

  • Offer exciting professional development programs that will benefit the majority of our membership

  • Continuously develop an on-going Speaker pool and maintain communication to keep them engaged

  • Incorporate membership feedback on potential Speakers and topics for monthly meetings and workshops

  • Present at an LWHRA Chapter Meeting

If you are interested in planning, communicating with and coordinating speakers for future luncheon and workshop programs, please join the Ideas to Action Committee!

 

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