WPFL Diversity Challenge: Reaching Multicultural Communities in the Workplace

Shelly MorningstarAkoya

The WPFL Diversity ChallengeThe OpportunityThree Simple Actions• Engagement. A commitment to engage one or more local, state,

regional, or national diversity partners (or improve/expand your existing engagement) to implement at least one or more of the ideas, actions, or events from this presentation.

• Measurement. Track progress and results over a three month period, July 1 – September 30, 2006.

• Recognition. HHS will recognize top performers in the Diversity Challenge.

Creating Successful Workplace Partnerships

Apply the Collaborative Framework and Change Concepts to build a roadmap, leverage opportunity, and yield results & actionable donor designation

High Level Changes and First Things First:Create an AIM Statement

• Clear responsibilities and measurable action• Reflective of “real” data (# enrolled, # activities, # registered donors, # potential

donors = # actionable donor designations)

High Level Changes and First Things First

High Level Changes and First Things FirstPotential Donors Reached/Registered To Date

High Level Changes and First Things First• Organize & assemble a WPFL Team

• Identify the greatest potential

• Make bold offers & requests• Ideas for Action• Elevator speech – must be a “win-win”

• Rapidly test using the model of improvement• Plan, do, study, act• Test and implement in “real” time• Tie to relevant data (# potential donors, # registered, # consents)

• Spread the success

• Celebrate success & results!

Interactive Group Discussion• Create a possible WPFL AIM statement.

• Who makes up your WPFL team and donation champions?

• Where is the greatest potential for successful outcome?

• What are your BOLD offer and requests and Ideas for Action?

• Develop an elevator speech. “CEO…I’m with…and a member of the WPFL. I’d like to share with you…I ask for your commitment to…”

The WPFL Diversity ChallengeToday, I commit to the Diversity Challenge and agree to engage a multicultural workplace partner, implement one of more Ideas for Action, share success, and report results and outcome.

• How will you be in action with the Diversity Challenge and other WPFL initiatives when you return?

Ignite Your WPFL Collaborative Engine

Abundant Opportunity Exists

• 10,770 Workplace Partners enrolled*

• Potential to Reach 14.5+ million employees*

• 92,238 Patients Waiting in the US for a life-saving organ transplant**

• 1,062,570 Potential New Donors to Reach through the WPFL initiative*

* obtained from HRSA WPFL database as of 6/13/06

** obtained from OPTN/UNOS 6/13/06