Portland Means Progress

Just started our 5-week series with Executives for Strategic DEI Implementation! With nearly 40 leaders from local companies participating and learning with us, we're excited about the collective learning taking place. Today, we kick off our Internal Champions 5-week Course!

We are excited to release our Impact Report for 2019-2022. This Impact Report provides transparency and accountability as we seek to build an initiative that is data-informed and focused on impact. Dig into the content and learn more here: portlandmeansprogress.com/about-us

Our dream is that the leaders of our communities reflect the people who live there. Tonight, we hosted 200+ company partners and rising leaders to announce that our Emerging Leaders and SINE initiatives are merging to create a big honkin scalable initiative we are calling The Script. We’re going to invest $1 million over the next year to take the world class internship program we’ve built and add Junior, Mid-level, and Senior-level job matching services for underrepresented students. I’ll post some news stories this week, but the real news is this: there is not a shortage of diverse talent in our community. We are writing a new story… …and what’s needed is a competitor to other job connecting services to guarantee that companies are interviewing diverse talent for jobs at $65,000 and above. We are going to compete like hell to force the issue. This next wave of investment from The Contingent is The Script. thescript.org

@sineoregon empowers local graduates of color to grow their network and gain access to wealth-building resources. They are recruiting mentors for their network - learn more and sign up! sineup.org/sine-mentoring/

@Bizar_Gomez 's mural centers around the theme of farm-to-cup coffee w/ Latino farm workers harvesting cherries & a woman in a Guatemalan coffee house. The mural integrates @NossaCoffee's direct coffee trade model, deeply rooted in relationships w/ coffee growers around the world

Spend intentionally, this month & every month! Check out the Black-owned business guide from @mercatuspdx

"My mural is inspired by patterns of a Chinese Imperial Dragon robe of the 1700s.  At this stage in my life, I am trying to reclaim my Chinese heritage, and this mural gave me the opportunity to study the artwork of it." - Alex Chiu artbyalexchiu.com

Portland Means Progress conducted mural projects through employee volunteering with Portland Means Progress businesses. The projects featured local BIPOC artists and included DEI training with @SXSNDLS. We're also grateful to the biz & our partners at pdxstreetart.org!

Black Americans comprise about 14.2% of the U.S. population, yet Black-owned businesses represent 12.7% of all sole proprietorships and only 2.4% of employer businesses, @ManannanAD, @andreperryedu & Hannah Stephens find in new research. brookings.edu/articles/to-in…

Celebrate LGBTQ+ pride with these 9 events and 3 parades in Portland: bit.ly/46zfmSy #ThisIsPortland #PDX #PDXpride

"From 2017 to 2020, the number of Black-owned businesses across the country increased by 13.64%—larger than all businesses in general, which increased by 0.53% over the same period." Dig into the data more here: www-brookings-edu.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.brooki…

How can you build an environment where policies are empowering? We'll dig into this and more during our Inclusive Policy Lab - Half Day Summit for Portland Means Progress businesses! This Thursday, May 4 from 1:00-4:00pm. Learn more at portlandmeansprogress.com/events

@mypeoplesmarket is back for its 12th market! Shopping, live music, good food and community. What more could you ask for! Mark your calendar 📅 for June 3 + 4 from 12-6 pm at @reddonsalmon and get your 🎟️ today: bit.ly/3omZQYv #ProsperPortland #MyPeoplesMarketSzn

Join us TODAY for our final Teach In from noon-1pm! Hear from Portland Means Progress business @CLEAResult on supplier diversity! This event is virtual and open to the public. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/portland-mea…

Join us on Tues, Apr 18 at noon for our final Teach In! Hear from @CLEAResult on their supplier diversity initiative. Ramp up your own intentional purchasing actions. This session is open to the public! Register now: portlandmeansprogress.com/calendar/teach…

Greet & Grow is back! Connect w/ local vendors to reach your 2023 biz goals at Greet & Grow on 4/11, 2-6p, a happy hour to connect small biz owners. Free tix: greetandgrowpdx.com #GreetandGrow 2023 is powered by @mercatuspdx + @pdxAO + @prosperportland #pdxsmallbiz

How do we lift up Transparency, Empowerment, Safety, and Accountability in workplace policies? Join us on May 4 at the Inclusive Policy Lab to learn more! portlandmeansprogress.com/events

This event is on Wed, Mar 22 at noon and is open to the public! Register here: …In2023IntuitiveDigital.eventbrite.com/?aff=Twitter

So excited for our upcoming Teach In with @In2itiveDigital! This session will be all about retention & recruitment - hear about the ways they reduced harm & bias, incorporated DEI in onboarding, and are creating continued goals to make the company ready for BIPOC inclusion.