I got three ballots to vote for Board members for companies that I own stock in. Normally they would go in the trash but why not take action? I know that Linda Tarr Whalen in her book has spoken about the 30% rule of needing at least 3 out of 10 underrepresented individuals in a decision making body to make an impact. I found this sample letter that seems easy enough to produce for each company and as soon as my executive assistant gets hired, she and I will tackle this!
Joe Keefe and Jacki Zehner have written and spoken about the impact a letter can make on institutional investors and how we can use our voice to shift the dynamic of Board rooms. Feel free to read more about why this might matter according to Catalyst and others.
I remember in the early days of advocating for more sports media and a coach or athlete would write the network or paper directly. The producers and editors would show us the letters with a sense of awe – that people actually cared about the lack or quality of coverage and took action! Your voice does matter.
So I will be taking a sample letter from PAX to my good friends at Northwest Mutual and also TIAA CREF to see where and how they see the use of this. Keep speaking your truth - they will listen if we all commit to taking action.
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