DEI IN ACTION PLEDGE COMMITMENT FORM

Maryland Tech Council DEI In Action Pledge
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THE DEI IN ACTION PLEDGE
As a sign of our commitment to DEI, we pledge to take these three strategic actions that will promote DEI over the next year in our workplace and/or community:
Please select three actions or select “Other Action” and indicate your own DEI action/actions.

Discuss DEI topics regularly in leadership meetingsIncrease diversity in our leadership by ___%Routinely assess compensation, comparing employee salaries to industry, community, and organizational benchmarks. Disaggregate this data by race, gender and other diverse identitiesCreate a budget/commit financial resources to DEI efforts within our organization and/or the community.Financially support MTC’s TI2 efforts to help further its missionHave a rep of our organization serve as a DEI mentor/consultant for MTC’s TI2 effortsResearch, discuss and implement a landing/acknowledgement page on our website and include the acknowledgement in opening remarks for events at our organizationReview our job descriptions and hiring processes to ensure we’re creating equal access to the job opportunities in our company and ensuring lack of biasIncrease diversity of our team by ____ %Identify and implement at least one technology tool that can be used to increase DEI within my organizationEnsure that all employees are given equitable access to professional development opportunities.Use DEI software and/or a consultant to help integrate DEI across our business operationsOffer DEI training to staff, leadership, Board members, key volunteers, and key partners, at least once per year.Support team members’ attendance at DEI trainings, workshops or programs.Volunteer with MTC’s TI2 to help further its mission and help our organization enhance its own DEI journeyEnable diverse career paths across rolesEmbed DEI throughout the employee experience to improve inclusion, growth and trust. For example, offer internal gigs and flexible work arrangements.We will create and share strategic inclusion and diversity plans with our stakeholders (if applicable with BoD, Advisory Boards, etc.).We commit to publish/share (internally) our strategic inclusion and diversity plans and progress annually to hold ourselves accountable for progress.Survey key organizational stakeholders about diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization (e.g. staff, suppliers, board, customers)Develop a 1 year DEI planGenerate and incorporate a DEI statement within our organization’s policies, team member handbook, etc. and assess whether we reflect that statement on an annual basisHost at least one DEI related program within our organization for team membersCreate trusting and comfortable places, spaces, methods and platforms for team members to have complex, and sometimes difficult, conversations about DEI within our companySend a member/members of our team to MTC’s Big Ideas Summit in April 2022 to learn, share and networkTo attend an annual MTC T12 Summit to share the progress made by our organization and the challenges in accomplishing the three commitments in this pledge, and learn about the progress and challenges of other MTC T12 membersOffer employee well-being with programs that support human connectivity and purpose in societyWe will implement and expand unconscious bias education.Have my [leadership team, company] learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and systemic injustices over the next year by having a facilitated workshop series.Affirm that DEI is a strategic priority in all our company communicationsRequire all senior leadership to establish at least one measurable goal improve DEI within our organizationSelect a member of our team as a designated DEI champion for our company and/or to represent us within the community on DEI efforts and provide appropriate support so their efforts can be successful and everyone else on the team understands it’s a priorityGet a baseline assessment of DEI in our company and establish measurable goals to improve over the next yearAdd DEI goals to performance plans and reviewsCreate a DEI ERG, committee, working group, etc. to help implement initiatives. Ensure the group has power to effect real change in our companyImplement a sponsorship and mentoring program for diverse, high performing employeesCreate structures of accountability for DEI initiatives, for example, appoint multiple Chief Diversity Officers throughout the companyOther Action
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Maryland Tech Council DEI In Action Pledge

THE DEI IN ACTION PLEDGE