Creating an Inclusive Workforce: LGBTQIA+ Identities
Corporate Workshop
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Goals
- Book the Chamber’s new corporate workshop for employee training on LGBTQIA+ identities
- Learn to create a welcoming company culture internally and externally
- Go deeper than basic DEI training to achieve higher productivity, satisfaction, and revenue growth
Details
- In-Person or Virtual
Learn best practices for inclusion in the workplace
In our commitment to fostering an inclusive, equitable business community that supports the diversity of Boston’s workforce, the Chamber is thrilled to offer a new corporate workshop available exclusively for Chamber members.
Strengthen your team’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion for staff and clients with this comprehensive workshop, ideal for companies of all sizes and industries. This workshop is led by Boston’s Future Leaders alum Ali Kane, Principal of ALK Consulting, who brings over ten years of experience advocating for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and championing community-centric fundraising at several prominent New England cultural institutions.
Grounded in leading research and lived experience, Ali will guide your staff through the fundamentals of gender identity and sexual orientation, and best practices for inclusion in the workplace. The workshop builds upon the foundations of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for companies who are committed to the LGBTQIA+ community. Attendees will be empowered to foster safe, affirming environments to support both staff and client satisfaction and retention.
Strengthen your team’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion for staff and clients with this comprehensive workshop, ideal for companies of all sizes and industries. This workshop is led by Boston’s Future Leaders alum Ali Kane, Principal of ALK Consulting, who brings over ten years of experience advocating for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and championing community-centric fundraising at several prominent New England cultural institutions.
Grounded in leading research and lived experience, Ali will guide your staff through the fundamentals of gender identity and sexual orientation, and best practices for inclusion in the workplace. The workshop builds upon the foundations of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for companies who are committed to the LGBTQIA+ community. Attendees will be empowered to foster safe, affirming environments to support both staff and client satisfaction and retention.
Questions? Contact us.
Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis
Director, Learning & Development
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Consultant
Ali Kane
Organizational Inclusion Consultant, ALK Consulting
Ali Kane (she/they) is a Queer nonprofit leader and lifelong learner working to assert the value of the unique role that cultural nonprofits play in the world of...Read more
Ali Kane (she/they) is a Queer nonprofit leader and lifelong learner working to assert the value of the unique role that cultural nonprofits play in the world of social justice. Through ALK Consulting, they further this work by offering LGBTQ+ inclusion workshops to cultural organizations to create more affirming spaces for staff, visitors, and the community at large.
In addition to ALK Consulting, Ali advocates for health equity as Grants Management Specialist at Family Health Center of Worcester. Previously, at New England Botanic Garden, she served as Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations and founded the Garden’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee. They were also appointed to the American Public Garden Association’s IDEA Committee, considering how gardens throughout the nation can be welcoming to all.
In 2020, upon discovering there was no public LGBTQ+ resource and support network for LGBTQ+ professionals in the museum field, she founded the LGBTQ+ Museum Staff & Students with Sam Dinnie, which is hosted by the New England Museum Association, building queer community across the globe.
Currently, they are Treasurer of Love Your Labels, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQIA+ youth explore gender through art, design, and fashion. Previously, she has served as a member of the Worcester Pride Coordinating Committee and Vice President of the No Evil Project. They hold a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, a Diversity & Inclusion Champion Certificate from the Bentley University Center for Women & Business, and are a graduate of the Boston's Future Leaders program at Harvard Business School.
Aside from educating and community-building, they enjoy playing board games, supporting local drag artists, and sampling local eats with their partner and cats in Worcester, MA.
Check out Ali's website!
Instagram: @alk.consulting
In addition to ALK Consulting, Ali advocates for health equity as Grants Management Specialist at Family Health Center of Worcester. Previously, at New England Botanic Garden, she served as Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations and founded the Garden’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee. They were also appointed to the American Public Garden Association’s IDEA Committee, considering how gardens throughout the nation can be welcoming to all.
In 2020, upon discovering there was no public LGBTQ+ resource and support network for LGBTQ+ professionals in the museum field, she founded the LGBTQ+ Museum Staff & Students with Sam Dinnie, which is hosted by the New England Museum Association, building queer community across the globe.
Currently, they are Treasurer of Love Your Labels, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQIA+ youth explore gender through art, design, and fashion. Previously, she has served as a member of the Worcester Pride Coordinating Committee and Vice President of the No Evil Project. They hold a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, a Diversity & Inclusion Champion Certificate from the Bentley University Center for Women & Business, and are a graduate of the Boston's Future Leaders program at Harvard Business School.
Aside from educating and community-building, they enjoy playing board games, supporting local drag artists, and sampling local eats with their partner and cats in Worcester, MA.
Check out Ali's website!
Instagram: @alk.consulting
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