Many leaders have DEIA and community connection aspirations.
I’m here to help you get from good intentions and big ideas to real impact.
Rates: in order to practice equity, I use a sliding scale, with lower rates charged for community organizations and very small, ethically-aligned businesses, and higher rates for larger, well-funded organizations and businesses. Contact me and share a bit about your work to discuss rates.
Research
I regularly contribute to the growing body of research around diversity, equity, and inclusion, and often work with clients to conduct primary and secondary research. As a social scientist trained in intersectionality, I’ve conducted research in startup, action sports, management consulting, environmental, politics, and nonprofit worlds.
I also work with like-minded small businesses and nonprofits to conduct specialized research and help their business thrive.
Some examples include:
Primary research: Catalyze Seattle, the first study on gender in Seattle startups
Primary research: FirstGenTalent, a study on first generation professionals
Primary research: Community outreach to a nonprofit’s volunteer and donor base to gather their creative and candid feedback and ideas
Materials collection: Behind-the-scenes support for a local small business to better understand their potential customers, help identify their niche, and differentiate themselves from competition
Literature review: Multicultural outreach techniques to encourage environmental behavior
Literature review: Inclusive management consulting
DEIA committee creation
Brand new to DEI? We’ll work with you to form your first DEI steering committee, and set you up for success by guiding you through your first meetings.
Custom DEIA audits
The most common hurdle when an organization wants to improve DEI is not knowing where to start. After all, you can’t solve a problem if you can’t see it.
Our research-backed DEI data collection and analysis helps you launch over this hurdle, by unveiling where your organizations’ DEI strengths are, and where there is room to grow. We use a mixed-methods approach that combines surveys, interviews, and proprietary intersectional analysis.
Once we’ve identified strengths and improvement areas, we’ll work together to create a realistic operational plan that aligns with your organization’s objectives. Our approach is collaborative, merging our knowledge of DEIA, with your expertise about your organization to co-create a DEIA strategy. We use inclusive facilitation techniques to ensure that each voice is heard throughout the process
Strategic and Operational DEI planning
Confidential demographic data collection and analysis
We’ll work with you to track your current employee demographic data in a safe and confidential way. Using a consent-oriented process that protects employee anonymity, our approach ensures employees are safe, even when collecting sensitive information. We also go beyond traditional demographic categories, for a more in-depth understanding of organizational diversity.
Anonymous former employee surveys and interviews
It’s challenging for an organization to safely collect candid feedback from former employees. We can work with you to gather this valuable information, both keeping individuals anonymous and allowing folks a chance to share candidly. This is especially critical for companies that have had a high turnover.