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DEI Employer Certification
What is certification?
An employer can become designated as a Certified Employer Who Cares if they:
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Document, communicate and support DEI conversations and goals within their own organization
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Actively track progress towards their goals and know their key diversity metrics
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Participate in conversations and efforts at the city level and above with the intention to help others achieve their goals
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Level 1: Champion
Level 2: Stragegist
Level 3: Thought Leader
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Apply below for your certification. You will need to provide documentation of your progress.
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Submit Fees through Paypal.
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Certified Employer Who Cares
Champion
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The employer has assessed its current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion and defined key relevant metrics.
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The employer has opened up the conversation to the organization with a goal of making diversity, equity, and inclusion a familiar, humanized, and safe topic to discuss in the workplace.
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The employer is aware of a set of resources and tools that can be used to mature their DEI efforts and workplace ecosystem and can be used to reach specific goals.
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The employer has documented a plan to reach a specified set of diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
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The employer has designated a percentage of funds or a static dollar amount to address DEI issues.
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The employer has implemented some or all of their plan.
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Certified Employer Who Cares
Thought Leader
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Has met all criteria for the STRATEGIST designation and the following
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The employer has shared their efforts and outcomes to a wider audience outside of its organization, with the goal of encouraging other organizations to further their efforts and conversations.