Volunteers & Sponsors
State agency sponsors welcome
Are you a state agency that would like to sponsor the 2025 DEI Empowerment Conference? We are accepting in-kind sponsorship. The best way to support this work is to approve and encourage your staff to volunteer.
Please reach out to WAStateEmployeeDEIConference@ofm.wa.gov for more information about becoming a sponsor.
Volunteer opportunities / in-kind sponsorship opportunities
Volunteering at the DEI Empowerment Conference offers a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills, gain behind-the-scenes experience, and connect with DEI leaders across the state. Please add your name to our contact list for volunteer opportunities if you are interested in helping with planning or production. We will reach out when we are ready to pull volunteers together for the next task.
Available volunteer positions
Marketing Lead
Develop and implement an advertisement strategy for the event. This includes creating templates for agency marketing teams.
Speaker Selection Committee
(Open to Statewide DEI Council members, BRG leadership, and HR professionals)
The committee will evaluate presentation proposals and determine final presenter selection.
Clock Hours (PDUs, CEUs) Committee
Submit PDU/CEU/Clock Hour provider applications, identify presentations, and evaluate conference content to recommend for various professional society credits.
Accessibility Support
Provide ASL & CART services vendor support and accessible document coaching support.
Production Crew & Moderators
Various roles are needed to support the behind-the-scenes activities and to provide on-camera facilitation.
Brand toolkit for state agencies
We’ve made it easy to promote the DEI Empowerment Conference! Our brand kit includes logos, graphics, and templates to promote the conference within your agency.
Before using, please review our logo guidelines
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Download our brand kit [ZIP file, 11MB]
2025 in-kind sponsors
We’d like to thank the following agencies for their contributions to the 2025 DEI conference!
