The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is committed to creating awareness about the competitive advantage of having a diverse and inclusive regional business climate through employer education, talent recruitment and procurement.
The benefits of a Diverse & Inclusive workforce are well known and include enhanced innovation, increased competitive advantage, higher employee engagement and improved talent attraction and retention.
However, recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce continues to be a major challenge and priority for our members. In response to our members’ needs, we have created several programs designed to advance best practices and enable employers to leverage diversity for competitive advantage and promote a workplace culture of inclusion and engagement.
Small, peer-to-peer, professionally facilitated groups for Senior Level Executives who are actively implementing D&I programs in their organization. Where leaders can comfortably meet, share experiences, and resolve D&I challenges in a confidential setting.
Designed for business leaders and their staff who understand the benefits of a D&I strategy and are interested in starting or improving a D&I initiative in their organization. This is a comprehensive 2-month, 4 class program for attendees to build a strong foundation in D&I.
The premier event for D&I in the Buffalo Niagara region. Our Symposium is presented annually to empower organizations to come together to learn to start, continue, or accelerate D&I efforts. In 2021, more than 800 people registered.
Watch for details about the 2022 event and join us!
An instructor-led, peer-supported, virtual Academy for individuals wanting to successfully implement a diversity and inclusion strategy for their organization. The Academy consists of 4 content sessions of 2 hours each.
To better inform our work in this area, the Partnership developed and deployed the WNY D&I Community Assessment. To learn more, visit our web page HERE.
This material was originally shared with attendees of BNP’s 2021 D&I Symposium. Melissa Donaldson, Chief Diversity Officer at Wintrust Community Bank, presented “Building an Inclusive Culture with Intention” on our Mainstage. Her presentation is summarized here. To watch the original presentation, visit here. It is the question we hear most often at the BNP
The BNP is pleased to welcome Felicia Beard, Senior Director of Racial Equity Initiatives at the Community Foundation as a featured presenter at our 2021 D&I Symposium: DEI at Work. We will be helping you get to know each presenter, panelist, and moderator in the weeks ahead, leading up to the 4th
The BNP is pleased to welcome Collin Gehl, Talent Acquisition & Development Manager, Child & Family Services, and Say Yes Buffalo as a featured panelist at our 2021 D&I Symposium: DEI at Work. We will be helping you get to know each presenter, panelist, and moderator in the weeks ahead, leading
