Moving Beyond Statements
Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
Moving Beyond Statements
Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
Recent research has shown that nothing impacts an organization's diversity, inclusion and culture more than hiring a leader of color.
If you wish to improve your organization's performance around equity, diversity and inclusion, but don’t know where to start, look to Wahl and Associates, LLC.
Could a more diverse leadership benefit your organization?
Could a more diverse leadership benefit your organization?
When [mission-led] organizations cannot attract and retain people of color, especially those whose experiences help them relate to the target population of the nonprofit, attainment of the mission becomes that much more difficult.
Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working.
Companies in the top-quartile for ethnic/ cultural diversity on executive teams were 33% more likely to have industry-leading profitability.
A team with a member who shares a client’s ethnicity is 152% likelier than another team to understand that client.
Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations will need to adjust to this new reality of increas[ing] age, racial and ethnic diversity in terms of changing assets and challenges in the communities served...
Who We Are
Who We Are
Wahl & Associates is a boutique consulting firm with an equity focus, offering services to assist organizations with executive selection, board development, and other meaningful change efforts furthering equity, diversity & inclusion.
We are committed to helping organizations involved in social justice and positive community change in Oregon & Southwest Washington and across the U.S.
Our Founder
Our Founder
Joseph Wahl, our founder and CEO, has more than 30 years of experience in leading executive selection, human resources, organization development, equity, diversity and inclusion efforts for both public and private sector organizations. He is a featured and requested speaker, presenter, skilled facilitator, and trusted leadership consultant.
Our Clients
Our Clients
We are thrilled to work with these inspiring organizations, and we honor
their continued positive impact on our communities.
"We appreciated [their] thoughtful approach to understanding our needs and help to focus and streamline our recruiting process. We were very pleased with the outcome..."
Trever Cartwright, All Hands Raised CEO Search Committee Chair
Trever Cartwright, All Hands Raised CEO Search Committee Chair