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Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Diversity & Inclusion Executive Exchange:

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.

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Diversity & Inclusion Academy:

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.

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Diversity & Inclusion Symposium:

Western New York’s first ever Diversity & Inclusion Symposium was presented by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. National experts on D&I shared their knowledge on subjects such implicit bias, building an inclusive culture, and the best practices for D&I initiative implementation.

Register Today for the
2nd Annual Diversity & Inclusion Symposium

June 8, 2021 | Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
REGISTER HERE
Diversity & Inclusion Survey:

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.

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Thank You to Our Executive Council Sponsors

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Thank You to our Symposium and Virtual Learning Series Sponsors

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SUPPORTING SPONSORS

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HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP

From The Blog

Strengthening Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

The Partnership December 11, 2019

If you are a member of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, you get it. Providing a diverse and inclusive workplace continues to grow in importance for every type of employer. Managers increasingly realize that diversity and inclusion are essential in recruiting employees as well as retaining them once they are hired.

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Four ways to improve small group dynamics

Moyla Halimy April 30, 2019

“Generating a diverse set of possible solutions is not enough. The group must be able to distinguish good solutions from the bad.” That’s how Marc Burt of Inspired Global Resources, the Expert in Residence for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s Diversity and Inclusion Council, began the Council’s most recent meeting. The

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Goals and Strategies in Diversity & Inclusion

The Partnership November 9, 2018

It was the last meeting of the year for the Partnership’s Diversity & Inclusion Council, but this was no wrap-up session. Instead, the focus was on what’s next for the Council in 2019. A lively group participation exercise lead by Marc Burt – Team Leader at Inspired Global Resources and

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