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The Winters Group announces Live Inclusively Actualized, Grant Opportunity to Fund Programs that Foster Equity & Inclusion

The Winters Group is seeking to partner with organizations that are on a mission to break down barriers to equity and inclusion.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Winters Group, Inc., a leading global diversity and inclusion consulting firm, is pleased to announce Live Inclusively Actualized (LIA), the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm. As part of the launch, The Winters Group will be accepting grant applications to fund programs that are aligned with the Live Inclusively Actualized mission.

Live Inclusively Actualized is our intentional effort to create a world where barriers no longer exist, where humanity and difference is accepted and celebrated, and where we truly experience, and all do our part to actualize equity & inclusion, ” said Mary-Frances Winters, President and Founder of The Winters Group.

Formally branded as Live Inclusively Actualized, The Winters Group’s CSR strategy will focus on three areas of giving: grantmaking, volunteerism, and pro-bono and discounted services. The Winters Group will partner with 501c3 organizations that serve historically marginalized communities and deliver programs that promote inclusion, equity, and justice. Some of the firms’ most recent projects include The Cam Newton Foundation’s Un1tedAs1 Program and Greater Twin Cities United Way’s Leaders United Program.

As part of its inaugural 2018 Grant Opportunity, The Winters Group is specifically requesting proposals from nonprofit organizations that serve women and youth. “This is our way to give back to the world,” Winters said, “and support those organizations that are doing the much-needed work on the ground, everyday in our communities. Giving back is just one way we can all live inclusively.”

For more information on Live Inclusively Actualized and the 2018 Grant Opportunity, click here.

To learn more about how you can Commit to #LiveInclusively in your home, workplace, and community, take the pledge, here.

About The Winters Group, Inc.: 

The Winters Group, Inc. is a global diversity and inclusion consulting firm specializing in creating transformative, and sustainable solutions for organizations in support of their efforts to create more equitable and inclusive environments. For three decades, The Winters Group has helped organizations, large and small, assess organizational climate, build and implement innovative strategies, design educational interventions, coach and motivate leaders and individual contributors. The Winters Group was founded by diversity & inclusion thought leader, strategist, and author, Mary-Frances Winters.

SOURCE The Winters Group, Inc.

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