Building a healthy and sustainable DEI culture entails much more than setting hiring goals and making public statements, as evidenced in Taft Communications’ recent webinar, “DEI in the...
Learn more about Sheila Cort, Taft's lead for our DEI work, through a quick Q&A. She helps clients push through discomfort to have the tough conversations that will make stronger and more...
In 2021, Taft, like many organizations, expanded and formalized our own DEI efforts to practice what we preach. We created a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (or JEDI) action plan and a...
Designing for the LGBTQ+ community doesn't mean only focusing on their needs. It means taking the extra steps necessary to assess when and how to involve certain inclusive elements for all into...
The challenge is to sustain the DEI work started last year at our organizations. These tips will help you continually monitor progress and be transparent about the results and your continued efforts.
Why is it so hard to have a conversation about racism in America and its impact on the racial disparities faced by our society today? This is the question the founders of A Long Talk About The...
This year we find ourselves marking many “one year since” milestones from 2020. In many ways the most jarring week of 2020 was when the world witnessed, mourned, and responded to the murder...
On a recent installment of “NJBIZ Conversations,” Taft CEO Ted Deutsch discussed how companies are getting more serious about determining — and widely articulating — a purpose beyond the...
Adding diversity cannot be the sole goal for any company. It must be accompanied by true inclusion and equity — and that takes work. It takes intention and commitment. It also means using our...
