EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP LEADERS
You Build the Community.
We’ll Provide
the Support.
You’re expected to build community, influence leadership, and create meaningful experiences often without the resources or organizational support to match. Out & Equal equips ERG leaders with the tools, community, and confidence to lead with greater impact and influence.
THE MOMENT YOU’RE IN
The work you’re doing matters more than ever.
Your community is looking to you for connection. Your organization is looking to you for leadership. The expecations have increased, but oftentimes, the resources haven’t. Out & Equal exists to give you exactly what you need to succeed in a challenging landscape.
What You’re Navigating Right Now
01
Building community when visibility feels risky
Some of your members are less visible than they were, and for good reason. Managing the tension between creating courageous community space and protecting members who feel exposed is one of the hardest parts of ERG leadership in this moment.
02
Leading without budget or authority
You’re expected to deliver results, including community, engagement, and measurable impact, often without the budget, authority, or organizational infrastructure to match what the moment demands.
03
Proving your impact to leadership
Your ERG does meaningful work. But only 27% of senior leaders leverage ERGs to their full potential, a gap that is yours to close. In addition, your Executive Champion may feel ill-equipped to advocate for you. Bridging both gaps, with limited formal authority, falls largely on you.
04
Sustaining momentum when the moment feels heavy
Community energy is hard to maintain when the external environment is working against it. You need connection, shared experience, and proof that the work still lands and still matters.
HOW OUT & EQUAL HELPS
Build an ERG that leadership values and employees trust.
The most impactful ERGs succeed because they have the infrastructure, organizational visibility, and a community of leaders they can learn from. Your work deserves the same foundation.
Out & Equal gives ERG leaders a global community doing this same work, business-ready tools to advocate upward, and visibility that extends beyond their own organization.
Build & Grow Alongside Your Peers
Workplace Summit brings 4,000+ leaders and practitioners together each year and always includes a dedicated ERG track. Belonging Groups keep your internal community connected to fellow LGBTQ+ and ally professionals year-round.
Turn ERG Impact into Executive Buy-in
Access business case language, executive-ready presentations, and proven frameworks that help you advocate upward, secure sponsorship, and demonstrate your ERG’s value.
Benchmark & Learn from Global ERGs
Connect with fellow ERG leaders at Leadership Forum and through the Global ERG Registry to learn from those who have successfully expanded executive support, increased engagement, and scaled their programs, so you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Amplify Your Impact
Showcase your work, celebrate your team’s achievements, and gain visibility among peers and senior leaders who recognize the value of belonging.
WHAT SUCCESS CAN LOOK LIKE
When your ERG has the backing it has earned.
Here’s what success looks like when ERG leaders and Out & Equal are aligned.
Your leadership recognizes your value.
You’re presenting with data and language that lands. Your ERG has a budget, executive sponsorship, and a voice in the workforce conversations that matter.
Your members become advocates.
Members aren’t just showing up; they’re contributing, recruiting others, and telling their networks that this is a place where they belong.
Your work becomes the model for others.
Your work has visibility through Workplace Summit, Momentum Awards recognition, and a global Out & Equal community of ERG leaders who know your name.
Our Partnership with Out & Equal makes all of us as employees better. It gives us the tools to meet our colleagues where they are, learn from the best across all industries, and bring those best practices back to what we’re doing every single day.
Ashley Siegel (she/they)
Head of Talent, Diversity, and Inclusion – Technology
Morgan Stanley
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