Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Joule Growth Partners (JGP) is a startup consulting firm that aims to help clients put more of their resources into service more effectively. Our diverse clients are working to more equitably share opportunities and resources with people who have been disproportionately disadvantaged by the systems in place in our country.

We believe we can help advance these efforts, and we believe this is important. We seek to be a trustworthy, honest, and vulnerable partner in this work.

Institutional racism is both ubiquitous and pernicious, so being able and willing to identify and work to oppose it matters. We also know that, particularly as a private firm, the way we distribute our resources matters; it communicates our values.

We are proud to make the following commitments:

• On a monthly basis, we will donate 1% of company revenue to Believe in Students (BIS), a national nonprofit focused on helping low-income, first-generation, and other marginalized students meet their basic needs, so they can earn their degrees.

  Via this partnership, JGP funds will help college students in the Seattle and Chicago areas overcome urgent financial hurdles on their pathways to a degree because we know degree attainment is critical. Learn more about our BIS partnership or join us in a donation or commitment on our partnerships page.

• We will donate at least 1% of our staff’s time annually. If you have a project you'd like us to consider, please fill out our short pro-bono project form.

• 50% (or more) of our subcontractor and/or partnership work will be with Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses.

We are going to learn and grow. This statement is a starting place, and you should expect to see it evolve as we do.

On behalf of our team, thank you.

Bill Kiolbasa