Colorful Connections @ColorfulConnex
We help companies attract, retain and grow inclusive teams that represent the diversity of their target audience colorfulconnections.com Joined November 2018-
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Important twitter communications update! We've recently been pulling away from twitter so we can take a look at how the platform is being used and if it makes sense as a space for us. If you haven't already, join our mailing list & follow us on Instagram and Facebook. <3
A 2021 survey by Voya Financial showed that 35% of employees do not fully understand the employee benefits they enrolled in. For millennials, the number is 54%. #worldaidsday #diversityequityinclusion #deistrategy #dei #healthcarebenefits #deiworkshops #accessability #prep #pep
Join our Pay Equity discussion on October 19 at 1pm ET/12pm CT. How to take action for equal pay as an employee and how to create equitable practices, that are profitable for your business. Joined by Thomas Carnahan, Ph.D., Manager, Compensation Services. Use code NEWCONNECTION
Have you seen the TikTok and LinkedIn career gurus giving advice for how to negotiate a new salary? We have a very simple strategy: Go out and get job offers. Read why we think this should be your go to strategy too! colorfulconnections.com/post/the-best-…
July is disability pride month and we want to highlight some of our favorite disability advocates: @Imani_Barbarin, @HabenGirma, @powerfullyisa and @DisVisibility! Amazing leaders and we are so grateful to learn from their work.
Today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and set us back 50 years. Here are some of our founder’s initial thoughts and a call on leaders to listen and care for their employees, their people, as we navigate this unfortunate new normal: linkedin.com/pulse/so-what-…
“As a company, what you do and say in the broader community matters. Your investors care, your boards care, your employees care.” @roy_weathers of @CEOAction in a @MMAC_Chamber fireside chat with @emdwntwn_Baird at #rocsummit
“Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging work should not be regulated to a few folks.” —@roy_weathers keynote to kick off the morning at @MMAC_Chamber’s DEI Summit. #rocsummit
This Wed., June 15 at 12 CT, we have a Brave Lil' Convo with our founder & CEO to talk realistic expectations, timelines and goals in order to do DEI work in a meaningful way and with intention. Click here to register: eventbrite.com/e/brave-lil-co…
This Friday, our Founder/CEO Morgan Phelps as well as Dina Abercrombie and Eve M. Hall, Ph.D. will discuss how companies, brands and teams can celebrate Juneteenth in meaningful ways. Thanks @TEMPOMilwaukee for hosting this important conversation! tempomilwaukee.org/index.php?opti…
In honor of Pride Month, we will not be changing our logo to include rainbow colors but we will give you some tips on how to be a better ally this month and all year long! colorfulconnections.com/post/getting-p…
We know that so many people are hurting right now and frankly, we are too. Storyteller & Content Creator, @imkatieavila, wrote a short reflection on the importance of compassion at work. To read, visit: colorfulconnections.com/post/thepowero…
Tomorrow we'll be in discussion with LGBTQ Health Equity Advocate & Educator, Elle Halo, who will help us think through the DOs & DONTs of celebrating Pride Month. Don't forget to register: eventbrite.com/e/brave-lil-co…
Are you looking for a job? We are currently sourcing candidates for SIX different roles for our clients. And if you aren't looking... you can refer a friend (and get paid if they get hired!). Check out our client job board: colorfulconnections.com/clientjobboard
Outside of her work as Storyteller & Content Developer here at Colorful Connections, @imkatieavila is the co-founder of Latinas Unidas en las Artes. We're so happy @milwaukeemag has recognized her for the leader we already knew she was and is! Congrats, Katie!
Today we're celebrating the winners of our #UnityAwards 🎉 Meet @imkatieavila she's nurturing connection through art. milwaukeemag.com/meet-the-winne…
4. Carter G. Woodson: Father of African-American History by Robert F. Durden 5. Four Hundred Souls Died by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain 6. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
1. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson 2. The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones 3. Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive history of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
We were so excited to see so many faces at our last Brave Lil' Convo in Jan: Getting Black History Right. For those who missed out, we're sharing these important book recommendation from our guest speaker, Tammy Belton-Davi, Principal & Founder of Athena Communications.
As you honor my father today, please remember and honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded two months after Daddy was assassinated. Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no #MLKDay. #MLK
We are kicking off the new year and our Brave Lil' Convo Winter Session on Wednesday, January 26 at 12pm CST with a really important conversation on How to Get Black History Month Right -- reserve your spot today! eventbrite.com/e/brave-lil-co…
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