Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Education
The resources below were created to help educate and guide employers on their journey to building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Our membership reflects our commitment to a culture that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, backgrounds and needs. We foster and value an inclusive environment that brings each sector we serve together in a collaborative way to grow and develop the knowledge of our members and enrich their lives and careers in the employee benefits field. The International Foundation values the differences in its membership and headquarters staff and recognizes that this diversity adds value to the organization, its mission and the quality of its programs and services. The International Foundation embraces diversity as a strategy to advance its effectiveness and recommends that volunteers identify and encourage diversity on the International Foundation Board and Committees and other volunteer activities.
Articles
- Proxy Discrimination and Its Influence on Employee Benefit Plans (Plans & Trusts, September/October 2024)
- Culturally Responsive Benefits in the Workplace: Fostering Health and Productivity (Plans & Trusts, July/August 2024)
- Hyper-Personalized Rewards (Benefits Quarterly, Second Quarter, 2024)
- Working Toward Neurodiversity Inclusion (Plans & Trusts, September/October 2023)
- Make DEI Part of Your Employee Benefits DNA (Benefits Quarterly, First Quarter, 2023)
- Conversation with Kelly Lendsay on DEI and Indigenous peoples (Plans & Trusts, September/October 2022)
- Supporting Mental Health: Diverse Employees, Diverse Needs (Benefits Magazine, May/June 2022 and Plans & Trusts, May/June 2022)
- Conversation with Donna Rey, Ed.D. on her role as a woman of color leading a large multi employer fund (Benefits Magazine, May/June 2022)
- Communicating DEI: Five Critical Questions (Plans & Trusts, March/April 2022)
- Is DEI Part of Your Benefits and Retirement Programs? (Plans & Trusts, March/April 2022)
- Conversation with Uche Enemchukwu on barriers organizations face in promoting DEI (Benefits Magazine, March/April 2022)
Podcasts
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