Welcome to our Racial Equity Best Practice Library for Communicators
Our resource page empowers Public Relations leaders, teams, and organizations to surpass workplace diversity goals.
Here, you'll discover a wealth of best practices, innovative strategies for enhancing workplace culture, and the latest racial equity and inclusion advancements.
As part of our commitment to fostering inclusive workplaces, we offer exclusive benefits to our Signatory Members. Signatory Members, Partners, and Sponsors gain access to additional resources within our Solutions Finder Library, providing tailored solutions to address specific diversity challenges.
Additionally, signatory members receive access to our Antiracist Digital Toolkit, equipped with practical tools and resources for combating racism and promoting equity in your organization.
Explore our library and empower your organization to drive meaningful change toward a more inclusive and equitable future.
How To Truly Diversify A Professional Network (And Why It’s Important)
As many research studies have shown over the years, however, having a diverse network of professional connections can help you boost your career or build your business. 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best advice on how to branch out further and truly diversify your professional network, along with reasons why this is such an important thing to do.
Are You Offering the Mental Health Benefits Your BIPOC Employees Need?
Many companies have pledged to better support their BIPOC employees, particularly when it comes to mental health. To do this well, they must offer services that meet the unique mental health needs of those employees and a one-size-fits-all mental health program doesn’t work, especially since people of color are less likely to seek treatment or get culturally appropriate care.
Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial Equity
Employees of color have openly called out racism in their own institutions. On this critical issue, neither consumers nor employees are looking for vague platitudes about change; they want to see companies committing to action within their own walls.
How to build an actively anti-racist company
In the days of protest following George Floyd’s killing, brands have been showing up on social media proclaiming that Black Lives Matter and pledging their corporate support—financial and otherwise—to push for racial equality.
How Corporations and Brands Can Be Allies For The Black Community
Corporations tend to be afraid of offending their customers and associating their brands with sensitive subjects such as race. Yet, 71% of Americans want business leaders to address racial inequality in the U.S. according to data intelligence company Morning Consult.
A Data-Driven Approach to Hiring More Diverse Talent
Within 25 years, people of color are projected to be a majority in the United States. As this key demographic rapidly expands, businesses of all sizes across America are realizing the need to hire diverse talent in order to develop products, services, and experiences for a changing population.
Black Professionals Say Bias Limits Advancement
Nearly one in five black professionals feel that someone of their race/ethnicity would never achieve a top job at their companies, according to a study conducted by the Center for Talent Innovation.
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Most of us are unaware of our biases. To truly become diverse and embrace everyone equally, we must identify our biases and make a conscious effort to change our behavior.
How to Get Serious About Diversity And Inclusion In the Workplace
In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan for creating workplaces where people feel safe and expected to be their unassimilated, authentic selves.
Diversity in PR & Communications: The Role of Implicit Bias
The PR and communications industry is focused on increasing diversity. But as Neil Foote, President of the National Black Public Relations Society, shared in a September 12th CommunicationsMatch/CommPRO Webinar – Finding Agencies in a Diverse & Digital World – it has a long way to go.
Exploring Racial & Gender Differences and Collegiate Development to Improve Recruitment & Retention of Diverse Practitioners
Finding, developing and retaining top talent is a key issue for public relations executives. BPRI—a research-led consultancy, focusing on business-to-business research—also found that 90 percent of senior communication managers felt that the industry needs improvement in minority representation at all levels.
Diversity Best Practices
Seramount is a strategic professional services firm dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and Diversity Best Practices (DBP) is our all-in-one membership solution.
Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc.
Since 1968, Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc., has led the way in diversity recruitment with a portfolio of seven national career magazines, a diversity website, online job board, and Career Expos for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.
D&I initiatives improve the reputation and revenue of a company
The online survey of 500 senior-level D&I professionals including 168 Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) at major companies (with annual revenues of at least 500 million,) sought to evaluate the current D&I landscape in the United States. Responses were collected March 4 – 27, 2019.
Meet America’s Best Employers For Diversity
Statista surveyed 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. All the surveys were anonymous, allowing participants to openly share their opinions. Respondents were first asked to rate their organizations on criteria such as age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation equality, as well as that of general diversity.
An Anti-Racism Guide: What to Read, Listen to, Watch, Follow and Do
Recent events remind us that as racism and intolerance continue to plague our world, it is incumbent upon all of us to condemn acts of hatred and violence toward marginalized communities.
DE&I and Anti-Racism Resources for Every Size Business
Maya Angelou said, “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” As we learn more, embrace more, accept more and engage more authentically, we can do more, and do better.
The Public Relations Industry Is Too White
Despite the expectation that the United States will become a minority White country in the next two to three decades, progress on hiring more people of color in PR has been slow.
Inclusion and Diversity Trainings
Inclusion and diversity training is one tactical component of a D & I strategy … Inclusion and diversity training must be flexible to meet the demands and schedules of today's active working environments.