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Q. How can my company fully participate in the Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Summit & Gala? A. There are many options for companies to become involved in Summit & Gala:
Q. What is the Diversity Best Practices CEO Initiative? A. Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) set the corporate agenda and drive results. CEOs recognize the business imperative of reaching diverse consumers, clients, employees, suppliers, and investors. CEOs are the key to fulfilling diversity and inclusion goals for any organization. Our high-level CEO Initiative is now more than six years old. The founding Chairman was former chairman of Shell Oil, Steve Miller. He has passed the baton to corporate heavyweights such as former Eastman Kodak Co. Chairman & CEO Dan Karp, Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, and now our incoming Chairman Antonio Perez, CEO & Chairman of Kodak. We are grateful to all the CEOs of our member companies who are dedicated to weaving diversity and inclusion into the fabric of leadership in today’s business world. Diversity Best Practices Five-Point CEO Initiative includes:
Q. What can I expect at a Diverstiy Best Practices Session? A. Diversity Best Practices (DBP) holds four one-day Best Practices Sessions each year (one per quarter). These sessions are hosted by DBP member companies and are free to all of our DBP members. Each Best Practices Session is devoted to a significant topic or issue which diversity professionals face in their important roles. At each session, attendees hear four to five presentations from DBP member leaders in an interactive setting which fosters the sharing of best practices from both speakers and attendees.
Q. What can I expect on a Diversity Best Practices Conference Call? A. Diversity Best Practices hosts conference calls throughout the year on pertinent topics related to the roles and responsibilities of diversity professionals. Held approximately every two months, these conference calls are free to DBP members and serve as an instrument for powerful information sharing. Each call features two to three experts who share their best practices with attendees. At the end of each presentation, the host opens a Q&A session and invites attendees to ask questions. These calls offer a dynamic opportunity for DBP members to engage in dialogue and serve to advance member knowledge on best practices in building an impactful diversity and inclusion corporate initiative.
Q. What are the Diversity Best Practices' signature publications? A. Every year, Diversity Best Practices provides members with cutting-edge research in the form of multiple publications. Our signature publications are as follows: CDO Insights are an acclaimed portfolio of groundbreaking research papers that provide objective data and analysis on diversity and inclusion topics especially focused on the pressing information and benchmarking needs of Chief Diversity Officers. This up-to-date research on topics and trends that are affecting change in the diversity and inclusion arena contains rich content on successful strategies that successful companies use to demonstrate best practices and achieve their diversity vision and mission strategies. These eagerly anticipated reports give targeted “insights” into state-of-the-art diversity practices implemented by industry leading companies around the globe. Diversity Primer is a premiere resource detailing the step-by-step strategies and best practices of today’s greatest companies. Touted by corporate leaders as the essential manual for diversity management and leadership, this comprehensive publication is being used by many top corporations to formulate entire strategic diversity plans and will cover all areas of diversity management from affinity groups to white male engagement to progress measurement. WOW! Facts on Women and Diversity is an annual publication reporting more than 18,000 demographic facts on women, minorities, the aging, the disabled, and GLBTs. For over seven years, this publication has served as an invaluable resource and a one-stop supply for hard hitting diversity data used by thousands of today’s business and government leaders. Directory of Diversity & Women’s Associations is a first-of-its-kind directory linking companies to thousands of organizations that support, advocate for, and represent the broad spectrum of interests related to African Americans, Women, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Immigrants, GLBTs, Seniors, and Religious organizations. Organized in an easy-to-use format, the 2008 directory contains more than 1,000 organizational profiles that will help readers to contact experts in a wide range of diversity organizations. The directory lists updated contact information (names, titles, addresses, phone/fax, and email/website), mission statements, and membership eligibility, benefits and criteria. Diversity in the News is a free weekly e-mail newsletter featuring breaking news, cutting-edge information and key resources for diversity and inclusion professionals. Diversity in the News is the main online outreach tool of Diversity Best Practices (DBP). Our popular and admired e-newsletter keeps subscribers informed about diversity and inclusion news, research and data, highlights of best practices by DBP members, and information and tools that assist diversity champions in increasing workforce and marketplace opportunity for all. With a growing circulation in the thousands, anyone interested in receiving this weekly email should contact Diversity Best Practices. In addition to these powerful resources, Diversity Best Practices also produces additional publications to supplement our core papers and books. To see our publication schedule, including topics and release dates, please visit www.diversitybestpractices.com/08/cal08.aspx.
Q. How do I access the members' website area, and what can I find there? A. To enter the member’s website area, type in your User ID and Password on the Diversity Best Practices homepage. This login provides access to secure locations for current and archived transcripts, as well as presentations from previous business sessions. Remember, your entire company is a member of the Diversity Best Practices network. We encourage you to distribute the log-in information to any staff within your company who may benefit from the members’ website. If you have any questions about the login process, please contact Meghan K. Donnelly, Sales Relationship Director, at (202) 463-3762 or donnelly@diversitybestpractices.com.
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