Our DEI Approach: Cultural transformation

Inspire behavior change at critical moments of truth and embed winning behaviors in your operating model and talent management

• Inspiring leadership
• Reinvigorate employees through effective role modeling and consistent reinforcement of your culture
   
• Successful integration
• In merger situations, build a new organization, retain talent and integrate cultures
   
• Talent optimization
• Enhance your talent strategy and align it with your operating model to reinforce your new high-performance culture

1. Management Consulting

All services begins with us better understanding your organizational needs through an initial management consultation. 

Once we understand where you are in your process, we are then able to help you get started on your DEI journey

• Management Consultation
• Executive Advisory & Coaching Support
• DEI Subject Matter Expertise & Thought Partnership
• Strategic Planning and Development
• Program Management and Oversight
• Technical Assistance

2. Organizational Assessment

The National Urban League and its team of experts will provide DEI organizational assessments to help you where to start on your DEI journey. The process of assessing, recognizing and disrupting is about “calling employers in, not calling employers out.” It provides clarity and support that
enables any committed employer, regardless of where they are on the journey toward equity, to have confidence they can make meaningful progress. Once we’ve determined where you are, we can then work with you to develop a roadmap that will help guide your implementation strategy.

3. Attracting, Hiring, and Recruiting

First and foremost, we continue to harness the power of our network and programs such our Career Fair, Networking Events, and Job Network to support organizations in their efforts towards attracting, hiring and recruiting diverse talent. This is achieved through our hosted online job boards, career fairs, and sponsored workforce development programs that connect corporate partners to diverse talent. These programs also provide tools and resources for diverse professionals no matter where they are in their career. 

4. DEI Strategy

We help you create the case for change, the value proposition for DEI,  align your leadership team and identify the key areas to focus on. Our extensive global expertise and experience can help you create a high-performing culture that is truly representative. An initial diagnostic will reveal your strengths and assets, as well as your gaps and challenges. From there we work closely with you to develop a roadmap for reaching your near- and medium-term priorities, while keeping your long-term definition of success firmly in view.

5. DEI Talent and Culture

Embrace an end-to-end approach to making DEI a core component of your organization. We work with you at every step, from developing a repeatable model for successful recruitment to the role-modeling and behavior change so critical to achieving your desired culture. We'll help you develop a repeatable playbook for converting target talent pools into successful hires, and create a culture cascade program to evolve the broader culture and provide the necessary reinforcing support. 

6. Memoranda of Understanding

Most recently, the National Urban League has pioneered the adoption of written memorandums of understanding with several communication companies, setting forth comprehensive strategic plans with goals, timetables, and metrics to measure progress toward DEI. Areas addressed include: Governance, includes the company’s board; Personnel,  includes the company’s C-suite; Procurement, includes the company’s spending on goods and services, and in Philanthropy, includes community investment.

7. Leadership and Talent Development

In conjunction with Inclusion Alchemy, each leader completes the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI) assessment and receives an individual feedback session. IDI is the premier cross-cultural assessment of intercultural competence that is used by thousands of individuals and organizations globally to build the intercultural competence needed to achieve international and domestic diversity and inclusion goals and outcomes.

8.  Supplier Diversity

Unfortunately, a more efficient supply base and a commitment to supplier diversity are often competing objectives, and in a bottom-line economy, the more apparent financial benefit of efficiency wins out. Companies are still more likely to prefer larger, more established suppliers, which generally feel safer and more cost-effective. Finding the balance between straight-forward profits, diversity, and emphasizing best practices to ensure maximum cost-effectiveness, are essential to providing opportunities and still realizing a nice ROI.

The National Urban League has several assets that can support diversity recruiting for companies across the nation. These assets are a combination of digital and live events that will enable corporations to showcase their employment brand with our constituents.

- Urban League Jobs Network The Urban League Jobs Network is one-stop shop for job postings, banner ads, advertorials, and features. The Jobs Network has attractive posting packages that establish a baseline digital footprint.

- Career Fairs Our virtual career fairs offer the opportunity to reach top talent without leaving your office. In an environment that simulates a live career fair, corporations can interact with candidates across the nation. Our virtual environment offers the opportunity to post jobs, review resumes, schedule appointments in advance of the fair, as well as talk live with potential employees. These events can be customized for individual companies or organizations can engage in larger events with multiple participants.

- Virtual Resume Reviews As an added value, companies may offer Virtual Resume Reviews proceeding Virtual Career Fairs to get to know potential candidates & better position their employment brand & commitment to diversity.

- Digital Career Success Series (DCSS) The National Urban League offers career-related webinars for professional job seekers on a bimonthly basis. Corporations can simply sponsor Digital Career Success webinars and have an opportunity to feature their brand as a sponsor on event promotions or can develop and deliver content of their own.

- Digital Media Campaigns The National Urban League has the capacity to develop social media campaigns that feature job postings, offer opportunities for branding or promote other special Diversity Suite events. These campaigns can be customized for corporations to make the greatest impact and deliver instant results.

- Virtual Conversations Cafe The Urban League network is talent-rich because of its Young Professionals and others connected to our Movement. Corporations interested in intimate virtual meetings to introduce these individuals to their employment brand and source talent can hold a Virtual Conversations Cafe.

Franchise Inclusion Initiative The National Urban League is teaming up with Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) to increase awareness of franchising business opportunities across the franchising ecosystem for People of Color. Learn more

- NUL Digital Career Success Series The Digital Career Success Series (DCSS) is a professional development series that helps members of our Urban League Young Professional chapters and other diverse job seekers develop new skillsets that will enhance their careers. Through digital platforms such as webinars and Facebook Live, the DCSS provides an opportunity for remote professional development right from your computer.

- Urban League Jobs Network Everyday recruiters from the largest brands and Fortune 500 companies across the country post openings on the National Urban League's Jobs Network. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or a seasoned professional, there are opportunities on our job board tailored for you. We've also designed a series of recruiting events that bring out talent managers for networking and on the spot interviews. If you are in need to resume help or interview practice, our events also have professionals in place to help take you to the next level.