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COLLABORATION DELIVERS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES Special to 919 Magazine
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he modern workplace is changing, from where employees do their work to how they think, feel, and engage with complex societal issues. In response, the collaboration between The Diversity Movement and RTP DEI Collective was created as a powerful partnership for Research Triangle Park companies and their employees to help illuminate the true nature of the Research Triangle as a welcoming and diverse community. With the new partnership, The Diversity Movement becomes a Preferred Diversity Resource Partner for the RTP DEI Collective and enables the organization to champion Park companies who will benefit from additional resources, events, educational opportunities, and collaborations designed to highlight the significance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. “Our collaboration with the RTP DEI Collective amplifies its efforts to better serve the 55,000 employees that work in RTP,” said Donald Thompson, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at The Diversity Movement. “We’ve helped more than 100 companies transform workplace culture through innovative technologies, world-class content, and superior client services that deliver real world results. This partnership extends and broadens our work across RTP, one of the most thriving innovation centers on the planet.”
Partnering with The Diversity Movement supports the mission of the Collective to amplify the DEI work already being done around the park and support and serve companies that are working to begin or scale their DEI efforts, said Tamara Terry, the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Domestic Outreach Chair at RTI International, and Chair of the RTP DEI Collective. “By strengthening companies with top-tier DEI training and resources, we are taking intentional steps to positively transform and embed DEI behaviors into the DNA of Research Triangle Park and the Triangle region.” The Diversity Movement offers an Employee Experience application suite that personalizes DEI for an organization and delivers real-world business outcomes. Our productized DEI journey is built on digital learning tools and content, conversational AI, and analytics. A key offering is the MicroVideo library, a learning platform created to scale DEI learning across the organization. “We power scalable and sustainable workplace excellence via a data-driven approach focused on business results,” Terry added. For more information contact Bob Batchelor (The Diversity Movement) at bob@thediversitymovement.com, or Sarah Chick (RTP DEI Collective) at chick@rtp.org.
Our collaboration with the RTP DEI Collective amplifies its efforts to better serve the 55,000 employees that work in RTP. We’ve helped more than 100 companies transform workplace culture. DONALD THOMPSON Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer The Diversity Movement
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FREE NETWORKING BOXYARD RTP HOSTING WOMEN’S DAY EVENT
Boxyard RTP is hosting a free in-person networking event on Tuesday, March 8, that brings together women in leadership roles in Research Triangle Park and entrepreneurs from throughout the Triangle region for a fireside chat on International Women’s Day. Attendees can connect with and hear from the voices of women leaders who are interested in shaping the future of RTP. The panel includes: n Earlene Gibbons – Executive Director, Operational Technology, United Therapeutics Corp. n Valerie Jordan – Owner, Hunter J. Group n Daisy Magnus-Aryitey – CoExecutive Director, Code the Dream n Kelly Pfrommer – CEO, Cloud Giants & Co-Founder RevdUp.io The event schedule includes complimentary coffee and pastries, plus networking (9-9:30 a.m.), followed by a welcome and introductions by Sarah Chick, Moderator and Manager of Strategic Engagement, Research Triangle Foundation. The panelists will respond to the moderator’s questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., and will take questions from the audience from 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Boxyard RTP is located at 900 Park Offices Dr. in Research Triangle Park. Register by visiting boxyard.rtp.org or by searching eventbrite.com, or facebook.com/ events.
Spring 2022
