Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), with support from Accenture, launches the Move to Include Network to provide companies actionable ways and resources to use sports and wellness as part of their diversity, equity and inclusion strategies.
The membership-based network offers CAF athletes to speak at events, lead sports activities and use their stories of perseverance to engage with corporate audiences, their employees, clients and customers. Access to a toolkit, including CAF’s Accessibility Playbook and shared best practices, comes with each membership, a media release from CAF explains.
“We believe the power of accessible physical activities transcends into the workplace, makes better employees and creates a culture of inclusion. The challenging societal climate in 2020 spurred the need for companies to create new ways to motivate and stay connected with employees. CAF athlete stories of overcoming challenges and powering through the tough times provided that. We found such positive response and wanted a way to share this more broadly to like-minded companies.”
— Jason Karavidas, Associate Director of Business Development, CAF
Toolkit Contents
To help build an inclusive workplace, the Move to Include Network annual membership includes a toolkit for companies to promote wellness, lead athletic activities and sporting events for employees with physical disabilities. Membership benefits include:
- Athlete engagements such as: keynote speakers, 5K walks/runs, mindfulness sessions;
- Access to a variety of in-person and digital fitness applications;
- Toolkit with Accessibility Playbook, resources for employees with disabilities to get involved in CAF programming and more;
- Network of like-minded companies to share best practices;
- CAF’s Heroes of Sport interview series: opportunity to pair a company executive with CAF athlete.
With its commitment to accelerating equality for all, Accenture has been a longtime supporter of CAF, the release continues. Over the years, the global professional services company has provided funds, in-kind services and volunteers to help the nonprofit promote inclusion and diversity through sports.
“Whether it’s in the field or a workplace, we want to enable change for our people with visible and invisible disabilities to perform at their full potential. The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s new offering gives organizations active and inclusive ways to engage their people to be their best.”
— Karen Pavlin, Accenture’s North America inclusion and diversity lead
For more information and to join the Move to Include Network, visit Challenged Athletes Foundation.
[Source(s): Challenged Athletes Foundation, GlobeNewswire]
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