Beyond Pride Month: Why Inclusive Benefits are Crucial for Your Clients All Year Around

Steven Krzanowski, Senior Consultant, Nonprofit Practice, shares insights with BenefitsPRO

Pride Month may be over, but the need for year-round support for LGBTQIA+ employees remains more urgent than ever. Perhaps your clients are considering creative ways to address this need, especially during external pressures to reduce any focus or investments. While corporate investment in Pride celebrations has grown significantly over the past decade, 2025 has seen a notable drop in spending and engagement. Yet, amid a growing climate of fear and legal uncertainty for many LGBTQIA+ individuals, employers have an opportunity, and responsibility, to go beyond symbolic gestures and invest in real, inclusive change.

In a recent BenefitsPRO article, "Beyond Pride Month: Why Inclusive Benefits are Crucial for Your Clients All Year Around," Steven Krzanowski explores how identity-related stress and barriers can impact employee wellbeing, performance and belonging at work. From inclusive benefits to equitable policies, employers may have more tools than they know that can allow them to do more than just retain talent. Inclusive benefits send a powerful message about what an organization stands for, which talent of today expects. Read on to learn how you can help your clients factor in important information when making decisions about benefits that support LGBTQIA+ employees.

When employees are dealing with identity-related fear, stress, or barriers to essential services, it can affect other aspects of their life, including how they feel at work and how they perform. This is why inclusive benefits are more important than ever. They’re not just perks, they are essential to creating a work environment where people feel safe, supported, and respected.
 
— Steven Krzanowski, Senior Consultant, OneDigital Nonprofit Practice

Read the full article from BenefitsPRO here.