In honor of Trans Awareness week, Marley writes about how workplaces can be welcoming workspaces for their Trans employees.

We’re doing a series of blog posts focused on FAQs. First up: What kind of organizations do we work with? Learn more about what ties our clients together and the focus of our work together.

Pride has passed, so what comes next once those Pride flags have come down? Marley answers that question by providing tips on how companies can show their allyship for the LGBTQ+ community year round.

Moving beyond performative allyship requires understanding what Diversity, Equity, Justice, & Inclusion look like in the workplace. In this post, Marley introduces those concepts to lay the groundwork for what allyship looks in practice.

Two years ago the world seemingly committed itself to antiracism and to undo White supremacy. However, that commitment has fallen to the wayside. Ratha gives tips on how to recommit yourself to the important work of antiracism.

Writing, in general, is an act of being deliberate and careful with one's words. We make choices with every single sentence we write. And this also comes down to the styles that publications use. Everything down to capitalization is part of the choice we make. This is why we are making the choice to capitalize “White” when writing about race.

For media consumers, it seems like we are awash in socially conscious social media marketing campaigns. Black History Month, Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day, Earth Day, Asian Pacific Heritage Month, LGBTQ+ Pride Month. But when not backed up with action through true advocacy and support, this performative campaigns fall flat. Here’s why and how companies can and should lean into true social responsibility in their marketing and beyond.

When we witness acts of racism, we should be using the language of what it is. By using toned down language, we also soften the meaning of the act which should be called out as it is.

So often we hear about the sad news surrounding the LGBTQ+ issues. While important to hear, these negative stories shouldn’t eclipse the positive stories within the queer community. Blog contributor Marley Cont writes about why and tips how you can focus on positive queer stories in your life and writing.

The Doerr&Co blog’s focus is expanding in the best way possible. We’re excited to be welcoming three new contributors who bring important and unique perspectives to the blog post. Meet them here!

Over the past couple years, my identity as a traveler has transformed. It may not always look like I’m traveling when I’m in my own city, but I’m starting to bring that adventure of travel with me no matter where I go.

The war in Ukraine is, undoubtedly, horrifying and scary. While we can show our support for Ukrainians, we also must investigate how our narratives around who is affected by war also affects our sympathy and support to those impacted by said war.

On January 13, 2022, Doerr&Co. LLC turned one year old! Hurray! The day itself actually passed without much fanfare. But we can’t leave the milestone behind without reflecting on it.

As winter break looms (way to soon if you ask me), all of the to-do list items haunt my brain constantly. Mine is the typical plight of a working mom (albeit a very privileged one) and I feel compelled to do a little blog-rant about it. Also, naturally, I relate this to what’s going on more broadly in America.

This year on the Thanksgiving holiday, I’m leaning into the idea of developing a habit for deep gratitude.

Over these last pandemic years, the idea of “place” has evolved quite a bit. I used to think of it mostly as describing a far off place through travel, but now I think of place as much closer to home. One place I’ve become more emotionally closer to in the last year is a mere 20 min from my home: The Columbia River Gorge

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day this week, I reflect on the unlearning/learning I have done over the last couple of years to reframe the narrative in my own mind around Indigenous people and settler colonialism.

Over the years of my coffee obsession, it’s come down to more than just the daily caffeination. What fuels my love is the story within each cup.

The deluge of reflections and remembrances throughout the last week+, I couldn’t help but feel drawn into the reflections. For better or worse. What stood out to me was who was reflecting and what their experiences were relating it to the importance of point of view and storytelling.

In writing, food and our relationship to it can propel a story, can give context about the writer or the subject, can connect you to the place, and can encompass a story in and of itself. Read more about food and storytelling and join us for a craft session on that very topic!