Foster safer communities and inclusive workplaces with belonging

With belonging, you’ll create more:

→ Safety

→ Civility

→ Collaboration

→ Productivity

→ Progress

Our programs empower your people to foster safety, civility, and collaboration.

Empower Initiative is a leadership development organization working to empower institutions and individuals' capacity to foster cultural and structural belonging.

With a strong focus on increasing the skills needed to manage disagreements with empathy, Empower Initiative draws on a decade of experience in shifting hearts and minds towards belonging while also supporting marginalized communities to build collective power to change public systems and practices.

By investing in skill development and culture building, you not only support the well-being of your people, but also ensure the resilience of your organization.

Why does belonging matter to you?

Leveraging your people’s differences creates lasting progress.

In times of deep divisions, fostering belonging within organizations and communities is crucial for three key reasons.

Safety

When people experience belonging, they feel safe to engage more deeply, contribute more value, and express their authentic selves without fear of harm.

Civility

People that come from different backgrounds are equipped with skills to bridge across their differences by managing disagreements with empathy and civility.

Collaboration

People that practice belonging harness their different perspectives to co-create solutions that increase productivity and progress.

In a diverse community, differences in background, perspective, and skills are inevitable. Belonging is about leveraging these differences in a positive way to create progress that lasts.