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The ERG founding guide we wish we had when we started.
Forty pages of practical, practitioner reviewed guidance for launching an Employee Resource Group that actually has a charter, a sponsor, a budget, and a ninety day plan.
- Charter template you can adapt in an afternoon
- Executive sponsor pitch outline and example deck
- Founding member outreach scripts
- First ninety days operating rhythm
- Budget worksheet with realistic ranges
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
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What is inside
Six sections, written for the person doing the work
Why ERGs work
What the research and the lived experience actually say, and where the hype falls apart.
The founding charter
A working charter template, with annotations explaining every section and the trade offs in each choice.
Finding an executive sponsor
Who to ask, what to ask for, and how to brief them in less than fifteen minutes.
Recruiting founding members
Outreach scripts, kickoff meeting agenda, and norms for the first three meetings.
Ninety day operating plan
Week by week plan from charter to first public event, with checkpoints and decision prompts.
Budget and reporting
A realistic budget worksheet and a simple quarterly report your sponsor can take upward.
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