A Transformative Experience to Elevate Your ERG
Is your Employee Resource Group (ERG) ready to go deeper than visibility and celebration? Your ERG champions visibility and inclusion, but what if it could also foster personal growth and professional development? What if you could offer something more substantive - something that sparks transformation and supports your team beyond themed months and surface-level recognition?
Thoughtful, Impactful Programming from ERGs for LGBTQ+ Colleagues Matters
ERGs that are active make a difference…
Companies with active ERGs experience a 72% higher employee retention rate, underscoring the role of ERGs in fostering a sense of belonging and reducing turnover.
…and highly effective ERGs make even more of a difference.
McKinsey reports that employees who consider their ERGs effective report higher positive inclusion scores (83%) compared to those who view their ERGs as ineffective (59%).
How do effective ERGs for LGBTQ+ colleagues make a difference?
- Psychological Safety & Belonging Lead to Higher Performance. LGBTQ+ employees who feel seen, valued, and supported at work are more engaged, creative, and productive.
- Addressing Workplace Challenges. More than a third (37.7%) of LGBTQ+ employees report experiencing harassment at some point in their careers, and two-thirds (67.5%) have heard negative comments or jokes about LGBTQ+ people at work. An ERG can help shift workplace culture toward greater inclusivity, especially through sponsoring programs that strengthen straight allyship.
- Retention & Talent Development. LGBTQ+ employees are twice as likely to leave a job where they don’t feel supported. ERGs that offer mentorship, networking, and professional development increase retention and help companies attract top talent.
QUEER FLOURISHING: A Guide to Personal Growth and Greater Aliveness for LGBTQ+ Adults
“Queer Flourishing” is a field guide for personal growth that extends far beyond “coming out,” offering a resource for readers who yearn to realize their full potential and truly flourish in every aspect of life. Traditional self-help resources often overlook queer lives, assuming a heteronormative perspective that fails to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ readers. This pioneering book delivers personalized guidance that empowers contemporary LGBTQ+ people to live more fully and lead with greater effectiveness.
Introducing Queer Flourishing for ERGs To bring Queer Flourishing to life in organizations, we’ve crafted three distinct offerings perfect for ERGs' programming:
Introducing Queer Flourishing for Pride To bring Queer Flourishing to life in organizations, we’ve crafted three distinct offerings perfect for ERGs' Pride programming:
Pride is more than parties and parades.
Let’s remember its roots. A few months after the Stonewall riots of June 27-28, 1969, activists in NYC began planning an annual demonstration to rally strength for their struggle for fundamental human rights. Christopher Street Liberation Day—now known as Pride—exists to claim space, power, and freedom for LGBTQ+ people.
For ERGs focused on LGBTQ+ colleagues, the month of June typically marks an annual high point in the group’s visibility within an organization. CEOs often take part in one or more Pride activities put on by the ERG. Allies see this as their prime time to engage and learn.
So, how will your ERG make the most of this opportunity in 2025?
When we go beyond the parties and parades, we find something deeper: a chance to build real connection, spark meaningful conversations, and support each other in ways that last far beyond June. Let’s make this Pride a moment of flourishing – one that fuels real change in your workplace and beyond.
We’ve crafted three distinct offerings so organizations can choose the experience that best fits their needs and budget:
Queer Flourishing Now
Includes:
Guidance for having reading circles and discussion groups before and after Dominic's event with you — creating a substantive program series for your ERG
Special pricing for event in conjunction with bulk discounts on book
Keynote: Queer Superpowers for Flourishing
Includes:
Time for Q&A and large-group conversation
Special pricing for event in conjunction with bulk discounts on book
Nourishing Gays
Workshop
Includes:
Scalable for smaller or larger groups, whether 10 or 100+ activities
You provide the venue and catering
Special pricing for event in conjunction with bulk discounts on book
Introducing: Queer Superpower for Leaders
Pride might mark the highpoint of visibility for your ERG, but it doesn’t need to be the end of your substantive programming for the year. Especially in our current political and cultural environment, ERG offerings need more than ever to directly contribute to organizational mission.
However your organization measures bottom-line results, leadership development offerings that build ERG members’ capacities for handling complexity, building meaningful relationships, and realizing more of their full human potential will contribute to those results.
Make your ERG an engine of success for its members and for your organization overall. Enlist your executive leadership as well as HR, Learning & Development, and Diversity Procurement functions to partner with your ERG for leadership development offerings specifically designed for your members, including Allies.
Queer Superpowers for Leaders focuses on the lived experience of LGBTQ+ adults to uncover insights and resources that hold value for all leaders’ learning and growth. In-person or online, with multiple plenary and small-group sessions, Queer Superpowers for Leaders brings to life the content of our book, Queer Flourishing, to make it practically useful and immediately applicable for participants.