{"id":149893,"date":"2018-07-03T15:02:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prideatwork.ca\/?p=149893"},"modified":"2023-10-11T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:47:43","slug":"3-ways-pride-at-work-canada-can-fuel-your-lgbtq2-diversity-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.prideatwork.ca\/fr\/3-ways-pride-at-work-canada-can-fuel-your-lgbtq2-diversity-work\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Pride at Work Canada Can Fuel Your LGBTQ2+ Diversity Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Jason Reilly<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In June of 2017, as we danced down the middle of Yonge Street in our fourth consecutive Toronto Pride Parade, I couldn\u2019t help but reflect back on how it all started.<\/p>\n<p>From humble beginnings to a major public celebration of our diversity, we couldn\u2019t have done it alone. It took a village (people!).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149895 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/prideatwork.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jason_June_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"419\" \/>Our organization joined Pride at Work Canada as a National Partner in 2009, just one year after the organization was formed. It was a strong signal to our Associates that diversity and inclusion matter and that they were going to be a major focus for us. The first order of business was to set up our Employee Resource Group (ERG). Then develop a mandate. Then build and grow.\u00a0 But honestly, in those early days we just didn\u2019t know where to start.<\/p>\n<p>Pride at Work Canada was there with solutions that helped us to move quickly and get to that first pride march we had been dreaming of by 2014. Here are three ways Pride at Work Canada helped us, and can help you kickstart your diversity efforts as well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><strong>Charging up your Employee Resource Group (ERG)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A highly functional ERG is critical. It took us a few years to find the right mix of employees and agree on a mandate. Pride at Work Canada is a rich resource in this area. They do work with many organizations at various stages of ERG maturity. Connect with one partner who is at your stage of development and two others who are further along. You\u2019ll instantly have a peer buddy to grow with and a few vets to help you anticipate and overcome some of the growing pains you don\u2019t see coming yet. Check out some of Pride at Work Canada\u2019s great <a href=\"http:\/\/prideatwork.ca\/our-network\/national-regional-partners\/\">National and Regional Partners<\/a> and ask for an intro!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><strong>Supporting Your Growth.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After five years of work, we felt ready to run a float in the Toronto Pride Parade. And that meant a different kind of work. Pride participation can be expensive and, if you\u2019re in a position where you\u2019ll need to ask your company leaders for money, you\u2019d better be able to demonstrate that you\u2019re going fill the 100 marching spaces. In our case we also reviewed the branding potential of participating and built out a full business case. Pride at Work Canada was there to help connect us with resources at Pride Toronto, who had market research for us to draw from. This model worked so well that we were able to quickly adapt it for other communities where we ended up marching. Whatever your next level growth looks like, check in with Pride at Work Canada and see where they have resources that can help.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><strong>Connecting Our Community.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This one\u2019s super easy! Pride at Work Canada runs a bunch of social and learning events through the year that help connect our community. When you walk into a Pride at Work Canada event you\u2019re walking into a room full of allies and advocates.\u00a0 Take advantage of these opportunities. Sign up, attend, and actively make a new connection or two (or twelve!) while you\u2019re there. Have a look at some of Pride at Work Canada upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/prideatwork.ca\/events\/\">events<\/a> and put a hold in your calendar today. See? 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