Getting Started
An instructor-led, peer-supported, virtual Academy for individuals wanting to successfully implement a diversity and inclusion strategy for their organization.
For Academy Participants:
About the Academy
The BNP’s D&I Academy takes your D&I work from ideas to implementation.
Participants from a variety of businesses, industries, and professional services will be welcomed to engage with one another on the critical topics of diversity and inclusion.
Through four instructor-led, peer-supported sessions, participants will discover fundamental knowledge and best practice information to create actionable strategies for their workplace.
Academy graduates will:
- Receive a Certificate of completion
- Be able to develop and explore your top priorities for your diversity & inclusion strategy
- be eligible for SHRM credit
For SHRM HR professionals:
This event is valid for a total of 4 PDC for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
Buffalo Niagara Partnership is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
- Receive a copy of an instructor-recommended book: The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change by Michelle MiJung Kim
Academy Format
- The Academy consists of 4 content sessions of 2 hours each
- Virtual sessions will be held bi-weekly in Winter 2023.
- Multiple attendees from the same company/organization can participate
The cost of the program:
Members: $699/seat
Non-Members: $1400/seat
Meet the Instructors: Ragan & Amos
Yvonne Minor Ragan, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned, award-winning Educational Leader, Consultant, and co-founder of Ragan & Amos Consulting.
Antoinette M. Amos, M.A., is a Trainer, Consultant, International Speaker, Author, co-founder of Ragan & Amos Consulting, and DEI Director for Therapists in Tech.
Benefits of Attending
Each session in the D&I Academy is designed to empower you to get started and to help accelerate your D&I initiatives.
Working in a confidential setting, with a facilitator and peer support, we can help you improve your results.
- Dig deeper to accurately diagnose and eliminate sources of institutional bias
- Create accountability and measure and use data to set clear goals for making an impact
- Establish company-wide objectives to maximize participation and generate support and buy-in throughout the entire organization
- Examine the cultural practices and norms that need to change to foster better inclusion
- Look closely at your role as a leader in creating diversity and inclusion – and pinpoint opportunities for greater impact and change
Thanks to our Sponsors
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From the Blog
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2022 D&I Symposium: Meet Ekua Mends-Aidoo , Featured Speaker
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