Diversity Awareness Partnership's 2013 Annual Report

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a message from the executive director

Diversity Awareness Partnership had an incredible year full of new events, friends, partners, programs, and an increase in organizational capacity.

The St. Louis community is helping us have a greater impact on key diversity and inclusion issues. I am confident that in the next decade, St. Louis will experience important transformations in the ways that we think about, assess, and act on diversity and inclusion strategies. Here are a few reasons I know we are on the right track: Companies such as Edward Jones, PwC, Ameren, Boeing, Centene, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the St. Louis Zoo, believe in exposing our young people of color to their industries and in developing their future pipelines through our youth programs 500 people attended our Diversity Summit at Webster University, during which they listened to PwC’s Maria Moats “Purple Suit” story and learned why CEO buy-in is critical to diversity success 1900 people received training and consulting around diversity awareness and inclusion strategies In the past 7 years, I have seen major changes and look forward to how our community will continue to embrace diversity even more in the future. With your continued support and our impassioned staff, Tiffany Wang, Program Manager, Claire Droste, Training & Education Manager, and Antionette Carroll, Marketing & Events Manager, our region will become a beacon for diversity.

Reena Hajat Carroll, MSW Executive Director, Diversity Awareness Partnership

a message from the board chair

The challenges of adding staff, increasing programming, expanding training and hosting high quality events, were met with outstanding board commitment, highly engaged staff and tremendous community support.

It was an honor to serve as chairman of the board of Diversity Awareness Partnership in 2013. DAP continued its solid financial performance. The challenges of adding staff, increasing programming, expanding training and hosting high quality events, were met with outstanding board commitment, highly engaged staff and tremendous community support. I am encouraged that we will continue to increase the number of businesses and organizations we serve. This gives our excellent staff the opportunity to develop and deliver best-in-class inclusion programs. Additionally, it indicates an improvement in our community’s diversity awareness – with DAP as a primary catalyst. We continue to grow our membership, providing an avenue for our entire community to contribute to the achievement of our mission and vision.

I am excited about DAP in 2014 as our board adds new talent. Our executive director and her staff will expand the reach of our services even farther than in 2013. Our community support promises to be quite favorable and new outreach opportunities will be evaluated. I am grateful for an excellent board and am honored to work with such an incredible staff. With their support, I am confident that 2014 will be a year of even greater success.

steve parks Board Chair, Diversity Awareness Partnership

financial profile

trainings

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Kelly Pollock, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COCA

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COCA has always been a place that has valued diversity and inclusion, but our work with Diversity Awareness Partnership has deepened our understanding of issues, reaffirmed our commitment to the value of diversity in its many forms, and helped us begin an organizational effort to intentionally shape our culture, policies and programs to reflect our values.

I don’t see it as a one-time training effort, rather an on-going journey.

Having an open conversation and building awareness are essential first steps, and I am grateful for DAP’s work with COCA to help give shape to our practice.

training overview

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companies trained in 2013 Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Beyond Housing Boy Scouts of Greater St. Louis Brown & Crouppen COCA Commerce Bank Coro Fellows (Focus St. Louis) De La Salle Middle School Edward Jones Graybar Holocaust Museum & Learning Center KDHX Mercer Missouri Department of Transportation Our Lady’s Inn The Repertory Theatre St. Louis ArtWorks St. Louis Association of Realtors St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis College of Pharmacy Thompson Coburn Washington University in St. Louis Washington University Medical School Webster University Wells Fargo Advisors

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number of individuals trained

youth programs

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GRgR PROGRAM PARTICIPANT

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The Give Respect, Get Respect Program made me realize that some of my actions that I always thought were right were offensive to others.

youth programs overview

schools served through youth programs Alton High Barnwell Middle Belleville Central Junior High Blades Elementary Brentwood High Brentwood Middle Brittany Woods Middle Cardinal Ritter College Carr Lane Middle Collinsville High Community School Confluence Prep Academy Conway Elementary Coolidge Middle De La Salle Middle Dewey International School East Elementary School Fox High Fox Middle Francis Howell High Francis Howell North High Gateway High School STEM Hazelwood Central High Hazelwood West High Hazelwood West Middle Henry Raab Elementary Iveland Elementary

John Burroughs Kennard CJA Ladue Middle Lift for Life Academy Loyola Academy Maplewood Richmond Heights Marian Middle Old Bonhomme Parkway Northeast Middle Pathways High Pattonville High Ritenour High Riverview Gardens Rockwood Summit High Roosevelt Elementary Signal Hill Middle Soldan International Studies St. Ambrose Catholic School St. Frances Cabrini Academy St. Louis Immersion School St. Louis University Trinity Catholic High University City High Webster Groves High West Jr. High Whitfield High

about the youth programs The Give Respect, Get Respect Youth Program is a collaboration between Diversity Awareness Partnership and local corporations who bring together students and teachers from the St. Louis metro area and company associates to explore race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Diversity Awareness Partnership is investing in St. Louis high school students through an externship program called the EXPLORE Career Immersion Program. Together, DAP and local businesses have developed this program to expose, empower, and encourage students of color to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and other careers.

diversity awareness partnership hosts annual “diverse city” art competition The Diversity Art Competition, themed “Diverse City: Embracing Differences in Your City,” invites students from the St. Louis metro area to submit independent artwork to help them develop personal awareness and understanding of diversity in their schools and communities. The Diversity Art Competition, formerly a Multicultural Task Force Program, was adopted

by Diversity Awareness Partnership in December 2012. The Multicultural Task force held the program annually since 1996 before retiring the organization in 2013.

youth programs

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explore accounting PROGRAM PARTICIPANT

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…being a Mexican-American woman living in the United States gives me the motivation to prove to all individuals with negative or stereotypical views regarding Hispanics that we too can have successful lives and careers; we are able to accomplish the same things as Caucasian-Americans.

dap connect program

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kira hudson banks, saint louis university

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The DAP Connect program is a great way to diversify and expand your network. It’s worthwhile and has been facilitative in connecting with likeminded people, who are committed to a better region.

dap connect program overview

be a friend program rebranded to dap connect The DAP Connect Program has one purpose - to help you diversify your social and professional networks. Too often we build personal and working relationships with others “like us�. DAP Connect helps you leave your comfort zone to meet individuals who are different from you, whether by race or ethnicity, age, religion, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity. Through DAP Connect, you will build relationships with leaders throughout the St. Louis region and gain a stronger appreciation for diversity.

the be a friend program has been rebranded!

Exclusive Member-only Events

All Benefits Listed at $25-Level, Plus:

Quarterly E-Newsletter

Complimentary Admission to Annual Happy Hour

Listing in Annual Report

All Benefits Listed at $50-Level, Plus: Complimentary Admission to Diversity Summit Members-only DAP Gift

dap connect program

james b. wallace, irs office of appeals

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The DAP Connect program has allowed me to network with other diversity and inclusion professionals in the St. Louis region and has provided me an opportunity to obtain best practices that I can implement as a Diversity Change Agent within my own company.

awareness campaigns & publications overview

Diversity Awareness Partnership, Maryville University and St. Louis Cardinals Launch Diversity Double Play Awareness Campaign Featuring No. 19 Jon Jay and No. 50 Adam Wainwright, the “Diversity Double Play” campaign was developed to encourage acceptance of individual differences while “using teamwork to shut out discrimination.” When discussing the intentions of the campaign, Reena Hajat Carroll, Executive Director of Diversity Awareness Partnership, said, “The campaign is a great way to demonstrate collaboration and engage our entire community in a conversation about the need for diversity and inclusion.”

In addition to the poster series, the Diversity Double Play message was extended to area billboards. Through August, this billboard was featured on Interstate 40 east; in September it was moved to Interstate 170.

interfaith calendars distributed in 2013

Since 2002, Diversity Awareness Partnership has distributed awareness posters to St. Louis businesses and schools to raise awareness of cultural diversity and how differences make St. Louis a more valuable city. Since inception, Diversity Awareness Partnership, through their Diversity Sports Poster series, has partnered with St. Louis’s sports teams – the Cardinals, Rams and Blues – in addition to corporate sponsors.

Previous sponsors include Wells Fargo Advisors and Microsoft. Maryville University was the primary sponsor for the 2013 campaign.

corporate partners

donors & supporters corporate partners Edward Jones Webster University PwC Ameren Microsoft Corporation Wells Fargo Advisors Enterprise Holdings The Laclede Group Commerce Bank Enterprise Bank and Trust Maryville University St. Louis College of Pharmacy Sigma-Aldrich St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Rams Washington University in St. Louis

Incarnate Word Foundation Saigh Foundation Sam's Club

interfaith calendar sponsors Central Reform Congregation Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Incarnate Word Foundation Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis Jewish Federation of St. Louis Living Insights Center Trinity Presbyterian Church United Hebrew Congregation

event sponsors

AAIM Employers Association Ameren Armstrong Teasdale LLP program collaborative partners Arts and Education Council Asian American Chamber of Commerce Ameren Association of Fundraising Professionals Andrea Purnell Association of Legal Administrators Anti-Defamation League Barnes Jewish Hospital Character Plus Behavioral Health Response Edward Jones George Warren Brown School of Social Work Beyond Housing BJC Information Services Holocaust Museum & Learning Center Black Data Processors Interfaith Committee Members Boeing Jewish Community Relations Council Bryan Cave LLP Jon Rubin Catering Company Centene Corporation Missouri Botanical Garden COCA Missouri State University College Bound NCCJSTL Commerce Bank Paraquad Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) PwC Cultural Leadership Racial Inequity Group Members Dale Carnegie St. Louis Arc Employees De La Salle Middle School St. Louis Zoo Dot Foods That Uppity Theatre Company Edward Jones The Boeing Company Enterprise Bank and Trust Enterprise Holdings granting foundations Express Scripts Blues Fourteen Fund Focus St. Louis Cardinals Care Gitana Productions Deaconess Foundation Grand Center, Inc.

Graybar Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis Hispanic Leaders Group Husch Blackwell LLC KDHX Community Media The Laclede Group Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Maryville University Microsoft Missouri Botanical Garden Monsanto National Black MBA Association National Human Resources Association NCCJSTL Nestle Purina Petcare OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates Opera Theatre of St. Louis Pulaski Bank PwC Regional Arts Commission RubinBrown LLP Saint Louis Science Center Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard Sigma-Aldrich SSM Healthcare St. Louis Cardinals, LLC St. Louis Children's Hospital St. Louis College of Health Careers St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center St. Louis Rams St. Louis Regional Chamber STAGES ST. LOUIS Starkloff Disability Institute Stinson Morrison Hecker St. Louis College of Pharamacy The Boeing Company The Brown School of Social Work The Katherine M. Buder Center The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management The Kaleidscope Group The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis The Rome Group

Thompson Coburn LLP Thomson Reuters Trinity Presbyterian Church U.S. Bank University of Missouri St. Louis UniGroup United Way Veterans United Home Loans Washington University in St. Louis Webster University Wells Fargo Advisors World Affairs Council - St. Louis YWCA

in-kind donors Bar Italia Big Muddy Dance Company Brown Shoe Build-A-Bear Chase Park Plaza The City Studio Dance Center Dance STL Forest Park Golf Hyatt Hotel LemonSpa MADDCO Magic House Microsoft Nestle Purina NewSpace The Great Frame Up & Relish Gifts & Cards Renaissance Hotel Salon 7 Sid's Eyebrow Threading St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Rams Stages St. Louis The Cupcakery The Healing Arts Center The Repertory Theater The Tenderloin Room Wildflower Restaurant

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