Events Calendar
1st Friday Pour Over
Grab your favorite mug and join us for a relaxed and informal Zoom Coffee Hour with the Executive Director and members of the Plexus community. Free & Open to All!
1st Friday Pour Over
Grab your favorite mug and join us for a relaxed and informal Zoom Coffee Hour with the Executive Director and members of the Plexus community. Free & Open to All!
2025 May Akron Network Night
Celebrate s pring at the 2025 May Akron Network Night!
2025 Plexus Annual Meeting
Join us for the 2025 Plexus Annual Meeting, taking place on Thursday, April 3rd from 5:30 - 8:00 PM at Near West Theater. Welcome new Board of Directors, celebrate the wins of 2024, and get ready for the year ahead.
CIFF49: I'm Your Venus
Kimberly Reed, CIFF alum and producer of ?The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,? returns to the drag scene in this investigative piece on Venus Xtravaganza, one of the stars of 1990?s ?Paris is Burning,? who was murdered during that legendary doc?s filming.
Cleveland LGBTQ+ Homebuyer Seminar
Join the Pride Home Loan Team for a special LGBTQ+ Homebuyer Seminar designed to empower and educate our community on the homebuying process.
Cleveland LGBTQ+ Homebuyer Seminar
Join the Pride Home Loan Team for a special LGBTQ+ Homebuyer Seminar designed to empower and educate our community on the homebuying process.
DanceWorks25
CPT’s popular multi-week showcase of some of Northeast Ohio’s most innovative dance groups is back!
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ERG Council: Strengthening Your ERG by Clarifying Your Purpose
If your ERG has decided its mission without member input, or even fails to have a mission at all, you lose the opportunity to clearly communicate why your ERG exists and what members can expect from it. You may have potential members attend a few happy hours and leave the group because it isn't doing the advocacy work they wanted to see in your organization. Conversely, you may overwhelm your members by asking them to review the employee handbook for gendered language when all they wanted to do was grab coffee together. ERGs can take a number of forms and hold multiple purposes at once. Your ERG may provide social connections, professional development opportunities, mentorship, internal/external advocacy, or all of the above. No matter what it is, your purpose and mission should be clear and articulated in a way that is easy to understand for members and your general company community. This will help your group stay focused and help guide future decisions when developing goals and metrics. Participants will be introduced to exercises that will help them form or clarify the type of ERG they are and create or refine their mission and vision statement for their ERG.
