Who is Call for Culture?

Call for Culture is a Black owned, woman-owned community of practice that exists to drive bold social change by raising the bar on the role of workplace culture in positively impacting people and society. We believe that if it's happening in the world, it's happening at work and it's time to challenge traditional workplace culture that separates the human from the work.

Call for Culture launched in October 2022 after Founder and CEO, Angela R. Howard, left her 15-year career leading teams in culture transformation and change to build something better. She noticed a trend that the workplace was always on the tail end of progress and change versus leading it.

Call for Culture is on a mission to change that and change the conversation about work’s role in societal change. We are on the brink of the most significant transformation since the industrial revolution, and the societal norms, paradigms, and systems that dominate our world do not vanish when employees “clock in”; instead, they are forces continually shaping the work environment.

What is the Culture Impact Lab?

The Culture Impact Lab is our annual equity-centered conference for workplace culture and change leaders. It is a beacon of empowerment, a crucible for mobilizing our collective strength to build a better world through community leadership and culture building. The 2-day annual experience is designed to unite mission-driven leaders called to reimagine the role of work in society.

How Your Funds Will Be Used:

We designed the Culture Impact Lab to be participant focused with a heavy bias towards action and outcomes - challenging the traditional conference model of creating experiences that are marketing and sponsored focused. This has made funding challenging to say the least. Although we are exploring the right mix of funding for us to keep the accessibility and integrity of the annual event possible, we hope to fund approx. 50% of the event via ticket sales, 30% via crowdsourcing (individual sponsorships), and 20% via strong, values-aligned anchor partnerships and in-kind donations. Any remaining funds will be used to power our online community and research.

Fund Continued Research: Research and application of our Call for Culture Method within organizations and communities is center to empowering our community to lead change. We bring our research to the community to benefit as they lead change in their spheres of influence.

Fund the planning and organizing of the annual Culture Impact Lab: The Culture Impact Lab is a highly curated space dedicated to supporting and nurturing individuals committed to advocating and advancing collective liberation, connection to our shared humanity, and progressing a more equitable future of all. We pay all speakers, contribute 5% of our ticket proceeds to a selected social impact cause, and support the community in which we are organizing the event through hiring local vendors, etc. Our annual budget for the event is $150,000 for 100 people and your contribution will help fund things like:

- Internal team costs
- Speaker stipends
- Advisory council stipends
- Venue space
- AV Equipment, Printing and Supplies, etc.
- Marketing activities
- Photography and Videography so we can make the experience available to our wider community
- Food and beverage
- Nourishment activities for participants (which have included mindfulness exercises, guided walks, and a live poet in the past)
- Continued community engagements

To ensure that the Lab and community remains accessible, we have funding and tuition assistance available via our Culture Impact Lab Tuition Grant Program. We hope to award discounted and full funded seats to people that identify with the following categories: Non-Profit or Community Leadership, Startups or Entrepreneurs in Accelerator Programs, B-Corps Current Students, and Professionals Lacking Organizational Support. Our Culture Impact Lab Tuition Grant Program is designed to support individuals who may not have sufficient financial backing to attend the lab. The grant aims to extend accessibility to individuals working in various sectors, particularly those engaged in Non-Profit or Community Leadership, Startups or Entrepreneurs in Accelerator Programs, B-Corps, Current Students, and Professionals Lacking Organizational Support.

Thank you for supporting our mission!

Angela R. Howard

CEO & Founder, Call for Culture

Annual Culture Impact Lab Crowdsourcing Fund by Call for Culture