Workplace Diversity Training

We provide organizations—including companies, hospitals, schools, and government agencies—with a flexible range of workshops, training programs, and seminars designed to foster understanding, cooperation, and positive relationships among people from diverse backgrounds.

Our offerings encourage both employers and employees to move beyond mere accommodation and cultivate workplaces, teams, and staff that actively engage with, and celebrate diversity and inclusion, they include:

Religious Diversity Panel Discussions
Key Themes
Interactive Case Studies
Coaching & Consultation
Training Workshops

Religious Diversity Panel Discussions

Our Religious Diversity Panel Discussions provide a powerful training opportunity for departments or entire organizations. Tailored to meet your specific goals, these sessions offer valuable insights into a variety of religious traditions through a panel of experts. Past panels have featured representatives from the Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Baha’i, Sikh, Buddhist, Catholic, Mormon, and Protestant communities. After a moderated panel discussion and an open Q&A session, we explore critical issues through case studies relevant to your organization’s context.

Key Themes

Moving Beyond Religious Accommodation
Celebrating and Respecting Life Cycle Events
Religious Competency for Health Professionals
Cultural Sensitivity and Literacy for Emergency Management Workers
Best Practices for Engaging Employees from Diverse Faith Backgrounds
Building an Inclusive Workplace

Interactive Case Studies

Our Interactive Case Studies offer a deep dive into workplace scenarios tailored to your organization’s specific needs. Led by Interfaith Philadelphia staff, participants break into small groups to analyze various industry-relevant case studies. This engaging program is ideal for those who have experience working in religiously diverse environments and wish to explore diversity issues more comprehensively.

Coaching & Consultation

Interfaith Philadelphia offers confidential coaching and consultation for managers, human resources professionals, and diversity personnel who need guidance on navigating employees’ diverse faith traditions, practices, and needs. Our team is available to work with employers on specific situations, answer general faith-related questions, and provide advice on accommodating religious observances in ways that align with organizational values and help prevent conflicts. Consultations are available both in-person and by phone.

Training Workshops

We provide training workshops that can complement our panel discussions, consultations, and case study sessions or be offered as stand-alone programs. These workshops are designed for managers who lead religiously diverse teams or those looking to build a more inclusive workplace culture. Available as one- to two-hour sessions, half-day, or full-day workshops, they can be integrated into broader diversity training programs or delivered separately.

Religion and spirituality, for many employees, are no longer a part of their lives that they leave at home. For many employees, it is a way of life—their religion and spirituality define who they are.
Society of Human Resource Management
This training helped our staff to improve response, recovery, and preparedness capabilities so that we are truly addressing the needs of the whole community, particularly those with specific faith-related needs during a disaster.
FEMA Administrator