2023 Recap: A Year of Growth, Collaboration & Success, Part One

by Kacie Koons | Dec 6, 2023 | Networking and Education

Another year is coming to a close, and as we look back, there’s so much to be proud of! This year we grew our Membership, added to our team, and celebrated wins each and every month – but we also did so much more. We would like to thank our staff, Members, partners,...

DE Talk Unplugged | Registered Apprenticeships: Building Inclusive Programs for the Future

by Kacie Koons | Nov 22, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

Earlier this month, we celebrated National Apprenticeship Week with a special bonus episode of the DE Talk podcast! In this episode, our Manager of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategies Mikey Meagher sat down with Joshua Johnson from Jobs for the Future (JFF)...

DE Talk Unplugged | From “Human Doing” to “Human Being”: Transforming to Own Your 50

by Kacie Koons | Nov 8, 2023 | Networking and Education

A few weeks ago, we celebrated World Mental Health Day – a day to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as a universal human right. In our latest episode of the DE Talk Podcast, we sat down with Amy...

DE Talk Unplugged: Helping Individuals Who Are Blind Find Their Place in the Workforce

by Kacie Koons | Oct 5, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). A time to take a closer look at the diversity and inclusion of your workforce, as well as the level of accommodation found within your workplace, as it relates to individuals with disabilities. One...

DE Member Roll Call: Recognizing NOD 2023 Leading Disability Employers

by Kacie Koons | Oct 4, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

To kick off National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), the National Organization on Disability (NOD) has announced its list of 2023 Leading Disability Employers. Comprised of 65 companies, this list recognizes employers who prioritize diversity, equity,...

DE Talk Unplugged: Uncovering the Non-Traditional Workforce

by Kacie Koons | Sep 7, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

Season Five of the DE Talk Podcast launched with a powerful conversation between our VP of Strategic Partnerships, Shannon Offord, and Mike Thibideau, President & CEO of Invest Hamilton County. In this episode, Mike details substance abuse’s substantial impact on...

Celebrating Disability Inclusion: DE Members Score High on the 2023 Disability Equality Index

by Kacie Koons | Jul 26, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

July is Disability Pride Month – a time not only for individuals with disabilities to embrace and celebrate who they are, but for allies to show their continued support. As an association, we are proud to be comprised of hundreds of employers who go the extra mile to...

DE Talk Unplugged: Moving Off the DEIB “Treadmill” & Onto Progressive Change

by Kacie Koons | Jul 12, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

In the season four closer of the DE Talk podcast, we shared a special conversation that took place at DirectEmployers 2023 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAMcon23) in Chicago, back in mid-April. Live on stage, our podcast host Candee Chambers moderated a fireside...

Bridging the Generational Gap at Work

by Kacie Koons | Jun 28, 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion, Networking and Education

In early June, DirectEmployers had the opportunity to sponsor a trueU Leadership Summit focusing on the topic of generational differences at work and in life. Taking place at the Indianapolis Colts training facility, nine DE and Recruit Rooster team members had the...

DEvelopments | Integrating DE Tools with Your Single Sign-On (SSO) Provider

by Kacie Koons | Jun 21, 2023 | Networking and Education

Thanks to an agile production cycle, our product development team is always working to make our products and tools more streamlined and easier to use. Over the last few years, we’ve begun implementing single sign-on (SSO), which integrates all DirectEmployers and...