Morning Christina Peschong!

I think there are 5 or 6 key elements to a good D&I page or space. I've seen quite a few D&I pages and they all seem to contain these:

1. Commitment and Leadership - Everything comes from the top so this is a vital piece as employees will want to see and hear their leadership speaking to future actions and beliefs.
2. Company definition of diversity and why - The mutually agreed upon definitions of D&I. This is a great opportunity for a microblog wall or an interactive element that people can contribute to the overall definitions. 
3. Corporate Transparency - A self-assessment of the company - I've seen a few companies do surveys to capture the thoughts of their employees and have it consolidated in this space.
4. Standards, Policies, Initiatives - An overview of what policies and actions the company has/are taking to contribute to be inclusive and maintaining a diverse group
5. External Groups or Activities - Newsfeeds or links that point towards organizations that are local and currently active in this space. Something people can contribute to.

Our Social Zone Solution would be a great frame if you are struggling with placement and what items to include. 

I've seen some really neat engagement ideas spring from this type of page and they typically center around the inclusive action sets - posting/voting/contributing/building together. With a major focus on leadership joining in and not just talking from above. 

Tom Ryan Christina Peschong - there are some great ideas here for sure! Certainly the point about leadership is well taken. This has to be an all-level conversation to generate buy in. For my part, I've seen a lot of collaborative things as Tom suggests, but also looking at some external links and thought pieces that are surfaced within your Digital Workplace - blogs/TED talks, advocacy groups and key news can all be great conversation pieces. Also love Sorena's take on informative, social and hybridized spaces.

Adding Chelsey Louzeiro to the conversation, as we were just talking about this! Also wondering if Mindy Montgomery and Cherlyn Bryans have anything to add? 

I love that Tom Ryan and also love what your organization has done so far Christina Peschong!

I've seen a couple of different examples of Diversity and Inclusion pages but they historically follow one of three formats:

• Informative - This is a place where employees go to get information about D&I policies and processes, company initiatives and resources. The intent is employees go to this area purely to absorb information and access people resources who can provide additional clarity and insight. As Tom mentioned, it could include messages from leaders which further drive the focus of such an important topic to your organization.
  
  
• Social - A destination for employees to share their stories and talk about the inclusive culture of an organization. There are some high level pieces (e.g. company mission and values as it relates to D&I) but ultimately the content is driven by your people. In order for this to be successful, you are going to make sure it aligns with the company culture. There is nothing worse that a social zone that does not get used because people do not feel comfortable sharing. On the other hand, if it's done right it, can be a beacon for your people and can further drive their engagement and dedication to the organization.
  
  
• Hybrid - This tends to be the most popular approach and combines the best of both worlds. This destination incorporates critical D&I information and allows employees to collaborate while the company controls the narrative (i.e. comments on an article). You can also include an "employee story" channel where you may have champions within the organizations who you ask to write about their experience. This gives all employees the opportunity to participate in their stories and feel connected.

There are a lot of factors here including the content that you have, the type of information your are seeking to share, your strategy for your specific D&I program but the good news is there are a lot of options! 

Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes!

At Heifer International, we have a page set up under our Human Resources Space for a 2-year Diversity, Equity and Inclusion global initiative. We received funding from the Walmart Foundation to work in partnership with ICRW Advisors. 

When users land on the page, a Call to Action banner highlights the event currently happening in the DEI work. Then, they see an Overview with a video of the executive sponsor talking about why this DEI initiative, why now and what to expect. Under that video are the initiative goals and who we are partnering with, ICRW Advisors.

In the left-hand column, the employee steering committee is listed in a member widget, with the executive sponsor named in the description.

The page uses three horizontal tabs: 1) Overview: content noted above; 2) Workplan: A timeline with milestones through the 2-year initiative with a progress bar noting where we are now; and 3) Resources: A wiki where the employee steering committee shares helpful articles, videos, and other external content.

Below the fold of the page, I used equal-columns to place a 1) Forum: where all global employees can add topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion; and 2) Blog: where major announcements and updates are provided to the global workforce. 

Within this work, we are also inviting U.S. staff to participate in anti-racism awareness and empathy training. The training will take place using a Playback Theater setting via Zoom.

The employee steering committee uses MS Teams to quickly communicate and share files, etc.