Thriving Together:
Building a Resilient Work Culture During Contentious Times

In today’s contentious political climate, it’s more important than ever to be intentional about strengthening your workplace culture leading up to volatile or tumultuous events. To address these challenges, YW Boston is launching the Thriving Together: Building a Resilient Work Culture During Contentious Times campaign. This initiative is dedicated to helping employers build a supportive workplace culture that empowers employees to navigate and thrive despite external pressures and internal conflicts—all through a DEI lens.

With the support of our sponsors, YW Boston is able to continue to provide meaningful programming that makes our city more equitable. Sponsors of this event will be listed on all event materials, recognized on our website, social, and emails (received by thousands of individuals), receive access to the in-person event, and receive the option to be profiled or quoted in the written content for the event. See below for of our sponsorship opportunities.

Upcoming Events: 

August 15, 2024, 8:30-10:00am: Thriving Together: Building a Resilient Work Culture During Contentious Times – Action Session 

This in-person gathering for senior level HR/DEI professionals will feature a facilitated conversation and an opportunity to share resources about these issues. By invitation only. Space is limited to 40 participants.

October 2024 (exact date TBD): Live Webinar

Similar to our July webinar, this will focus on a topic related to navigating contentious times in the workplace. Topic and speakers to be announced.

Past Events: 

July 18, 2024, 9:00-10:00am: Polls, Politics, and People: Fostering Psychological Safety in Intergenerational Workforces Live Webinar

This webinar provided insightful strategies to navigate and mitigate conflicts arising from generational and ideological differences. We explored potential moments of conflict and their implications through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) lens.

Additional Resources

As part of this event series, additional materials will include: 

• Articles with practical strategies for navigating contentious times in the workplace.

• A communications guide for handling politics, elections, and traumatic events in the workplace. 

• A one page “Toolkit” of reflection questions organizations can use to guide their own efforts to strengthen psychological safety and staff interactions leading up to and following the election. 

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Equity Sponsor $25,000

• Listing on all event materials 
• Verbal recognition at all events
• Logo on event website and all event emails 
• 2 dedicated social media posts 
• 2 tickets to our August event for senior HR/DEI professionals from your company 
• The opportunity to be profiled or quoted in written content for the event 
• Priority admission for YW Boston’s additional in-person events and workshops 
• Listing in Annual Report 

Empowerment Sponsor $5,000

• Listing on all event materials 
• Logo on event website and all event emails 
• 1 dedicated social media post 
• 1 ticket to our August event for a senior HR/DEI professional from your company 
• The opportunity to be profiled or quoted in written content for the event 
• Listing in Annual Report 

Inclusion Sponsor $2,500

• Listing on all event materials 
• Logo on event website and all event emails 
• 1 ticket to our August event for a senior HR/DEI professional from your company 
• Listing in Annual Report 

Please contact advancement@ywboston.org to learn more about sponsorship opportunities for our Thriving Together campaign.