Joni Podolsky Email & Phone Number

Milpitas, California, Us

Provides strategic direction and oversight to global inclusion & diversity initiative and team. Works closely with HR functions and senior executives to help build a culture where everyone belongs and contributes collaboratively, to their full potential, bringing their unique worldview.

Milpitas, California, Us

Responsible for KLA's global Inclusion & Diversity Program development and deployment, including Employee Resource Groups (ERG's), diversity recruiting, inclusive practices, I&D training, and more.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Developed Brocade’s overall diversity & inclusion strategy. Implemented programs that enhanced the culture of Brocade, facilitated a diverse and inclusive workplace, improved employee engagement, and made Brocade a destination employer and global leader.

Sole proprietor, consultant, and trainer serving both the corporate and nonprofit sectors to implement strategies around corporate social responsibility, including strategic planning, cross-sector partnerships, philanthropic policies and procedures, volunteer and employee giving programs, and signature programs.

Portland, Or, Us

Worked with over 100 Bay Area companies to develop corporate citizenship programs, resulting in nearly $4.5 Million in community benefit.

Wrote "Wired for Good: Strategic Technology Planning for Nonprofits," Jossey-Bass 2003.Description: Wired for Good is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for nonprofit organizations—no matter how large or small. This book leads nonprofits through a planning process that will help them align their technology use with their mission and strategic goals, determine what the appropriate technology tools are to meet those goals, and how the technology will be implemented and supported over time. This essential guide also shows how to win support for a strategic technology plan within an organization, evaluate a plan's effectiveness, and help staff and other stakeholders adapt to the changes new technology will bring about.As consultant, worked with nonprofits to help them with strategic technology planning and research.

Helped Silicon Valley nonprofits strategically plan for technology to improve their effectiveness, and secured an estimated $1.8 million of in-kind donations of hardware and software to enable them to implement those plans.

Facilitated partnerships with over 56 school districts, 350 schools, 100 companies, and thousands of volunteers to wire almost all public schools in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties for the Internet.