Community: External Outreach

Foundational Stage 

Attend disability conferences and events 

• Metric – # events; # employees in attendance at each event

Partner with disability focused Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) such as Disability:IN 

Connect with other (best practice) recognized disability ERGs 

Disability:IN Corporate/Inclusion Works Partners are invited to join the E/BRG Leadership Committee

Employees/ERG members volunteer to support NGOs 

• Metric – # employees/# hours/year over year improvement)

Offer paid volunteer hours for employees to support NGOs 

• Metric - # paid volunteer hours

Formalized Stage 

Attend to represent the company at disability conferences and events 

• Metric – # events; # employees in attendance at each event

Engage in co-branding activities with NGOs 

Offer in-kind donations or pro-bono services to NGOs 

Sponsor fundraising events benefiting NGOs 

Support disability-specific NGOs; participating in events 

• Metric – # events attended/# employees in attendance/year over year

Partner/co-sponsor events with ERGs from other companies 

Partner or participate with mentorship programs involving schools and higher education

Operational Stage 

Participate on panels at conferences and other events to discuss disability inclusion 

• Metric – # panels/events 
• Metric – employee level participating 

Integrated Stage 

Set targets and document success with in-kind donations or pro-bono services to NGOs/ensure disability is part of Corporate Giving Campaign.

• Metric – # donations/services 
• Metric – amount of funding; year over year 

Engage in sponsorship of disability inclusion events/conferences 

Show public support for disability rights by the company 

Board participation for disability-focused NGO. 

Develop mentorship programs for individual with disabilities outside the organization  

• This can include students in school, non-profits or other local organizations outside of your own organization.

Dynamic Stage 

Utilize and seek guidance from NGO to assist in integrating the needs of individuals with disabilities into product/service development 

Maximizing media exposure of disability inclusion by company 

Participating in standards bodies and government forums to further the inclusion of people with disabilities