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Welcome to Diversity Beam 0.2

This portal is continually being "beamed up" as we tease out the requirements from the general concept of the Diversity in Business Resources (DIBR) being put forward by the Journey to Growth's D & I Committee. The original design of Diversity Beam (0.1) follows the BEAM design principle, which is a dashboard-centric view of enabling TARP (Transparency, Accountability, Responsiveness and Proccess-ful) attributes of a community-wide information system.  J2G's DIBR shares some of that principle but has a more business ownership emphasis and mostly likely a narrower perspective.  Based on the first set of feedback from J2G D&I members, Diversity Beam 0.2  has evolved into the following portlets (apps) that hint at the type of content that can be beamed up.  Each portlet has a purpose and potential audience. 

And to follow the 21st Century IT system build-out paradigm, there will assuredly be changes to the website to adapt to audience feedback.

Olmsted 21st Century Diversity Plan

21stCentury

Back in May 1999 Olmsted County led the formation of a 21st Century Partnership to research and propose what it would take for Olmsted County to be a leader in the 21st Century. This document attempts to brings back that information for re-use.

Useful for Community Leaders and J2G D&I members to review past efforts, to learn what works and what does not.

J2G DEI Committee

Link to J2G DEI Committee Projects and News

Diversity in Business Resources (DIBR) Development Plan

Seminar This document iteratively describes the specification and building out of J2G D&I's Diversity in Business Resources (DIBR) web project.

Useful for J2G D& I members to evolve the development of DIBR.

 

 

Diversity Map

 A roadmap that shows the positioning of key Community Based Organizations' D&I initiatives, projects and programs to encourage sharing of resources, promote common causes and facilitate collaboration.

Useful for D&I leaders/sponsors to look at the big picture and to promote what is most strategic and innovative.

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Diversity in Business Resources

D&I Beam

Diversity in Business Resources Demo (Education, Best Practices, etc)

A repository of D & I Resources

Useful for Commerce Sector users to explore D & I best practices

 We will always be looking for more best practice content. If you would like to contribute information, please contact J2G - D & I members.

 

 

Diversity & Inclusion Dashboard

What are the key indicators on D & I progress?  Useful for Community Leaders to have a view of key metrics, which organizations, projects are on track.

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Ad Hoc Query and Search

searchicon Search Diversity and Inclusion Organizations/Projects

Useful for Community Leaders, Funders, and others to do ad hoc search of the DIBR.

Beam Reports

beam Beam Reports of projects and organizations with impacts on diversity and inclusion

Useful for Community Leaders, Funders, and others to get reports on various organizations and projects in our community that are helping to promote D & I to assess how well they are doing and what can be done to help them be more effective.

Social Media
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D&I Status/News

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EBE Presentation to City Council Study Session (April 01, 2024)

1. Part of Feb 26, 2024 City Council Study Session on DEI: Presentation Slides include actions and measures to City Council Study Session and Link to City Council video 

2. Career Opportunities for Women of Color

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Requests for Action Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan (March 21, 2024)

City Council Approved Requests for City Council Approval of two DEI Contracts: 

Contract 1: 2024: Professional Development: Cultural Humility Series $41.3K; 

Contact 2 : Critical Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit ($30K); Cultural Humility Professional Development Series: Digging Deeper $13.5K ;  

Video clip of council discussions and voting and related info about GoodEnough.

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Action Request March 18, 2024 (March 19, 2024)

Comment at the 3/18/2024 City Council Meeting:

To act on September 21, 2020 council resolutions for the city staff to develop a Intercultural City action plan.  

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Olmsted County Human Rights and Human Services Reorg (March 04, 2024)

Reorganization: Olmsted County announces changes to advisory boards for human services and human rights.

“This new model positions us to better learn from our residents and address community needs.”

Open Beam Comments : Accountability of actions and results

 

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Black History Month Series of Events (January 29, 2024)

(1) 2024 Black History Month Press Release

(2) 2023 Black History Month Press Release

(3) 2022 Black History Month Press Release;

(4) 2021 Black History Month Press Release  

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Announcing two new part-time roles to ensure accessible services to all communities. (January 25, 2024)

Two parttime roles

Community Connector – Somali Speaking

Community Connector – Spanish Speaking

 

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ACT-S0 Olympics of the Mind (January 18, 2024)

Empowering Minds, Inspiring Change: Rochester Branch of the NAACP Unveils ACT-SO, Olympics of the Mind, with a Boost from $75k Mayo Clinic Commitment Against Racism 2023 Grant!

Press Release 

Admin Message

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Trade Readiness (January 10, 2024)

1. PB Reporting Empowering 11th-grade students

2. Trade Readiness: Message from program manager and program flyers; Trades Readiness Certificate program

3. Video recording at Jan 10. 2024 Equity Alliance Talk 

4. Star Tribune Feb 17, 2024 Reporting

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CMRC Letter of Support Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) (December 13, 2023)

CMRC Letter of Support; Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Request for Proposals

41 Grantees Announced to Support Small Business Success across Minnesota  

 

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Increase Access to Prenatal Care Co-Design Project (December 03, 2023)

We invite parents, family members, healthcare providers, and others to help us increase healthcare access for pregnant people. Parents 15-19-years-old, with less than a high school education, and/or who are Black/African American face the largest care gaps.

C2C Admin Message

Compensated co-designer description

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CMRC Community Health Collaboraton Portal Application to Mayo Social Impact Grant (November 10, 2023)

1. CMRC proposal was not selected for funding 2023-11-10 but it did receive strong consideration from Mayo social impact review panel. 

2. Community Health Collaboration Portal has been selected to second round and pitched to Mayo panel 2023-10-24. Pitch format to follow Mayo Clinic's Walleye Tank style. 

3. August CMRC meeting video recording

4. CMRC Coalition's submission to Mayo Social Innovation Grant: Proposal details and letters of support.

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