All Teams Meeting Programs & Initiatives

Center for New Cincinnatians The top recommendation from the Mayor’s Task Force on Immigration is the creation of a Center for New Cincinnatians to serve as a key point of entry into the region for immigrants, refugees, international students and talent. The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, at the request of the Mayor’s Office, is leading the process to create a plan for a Center and formed a Working Group consisting of volunteers across multiple sectors to establish priorities and build partnerships with existing organizations towards implementation of a plan for the Center’s long-term sustainability.

CONNECT: A Regional Network of Employee Resource Groups The CONNECT strategy focuses on strengthening a culture of inclusion in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region by connecting employee resources groups from area companies, small businesses, and civic organizations. CONNECT accomplishes this mission through three core objectives to Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate.

CinciGlobal Our objective is to make Greater Cincinnati Area a more attractive employment place for the 7,600 International students. Our deliverables include an annual dedicated CinciGlobal Students Career Event, specifically for International Students; stronger inclusion on with regional universities’ International students, and our online year round hub, CinciGlobal.org, that virtually connects University Admission Officers, Employers and International Students around a calendar of events, volunteer and mentorship opportunities, and other resources.

Cultural Competence Program Mission: To create a community-wide learning program focused on building cultural competence. Vision: A transformed region embracing difference as key to sustaining an inclusive community and a growing economy.

Insights in Inclusion A series of periodic “deep dives” on specific topics about inclusion including unconscious bias and integration of people with disabilities in the workplace and the community. Future topics may include a focus on specific populations such as immigrants and veterans.

Table of Eight An opportunity for African American and LGBT business professionals who are new—or returning—to the Cincinnati region to connect, network and share insights and resources with one another. The program is part of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s Diverse by Design initiative for attracting and retaining top talent in our community. Table of Eight is a fun way to network and make Cincinnati feel like home.

Military Consortium Over 200,000 young men and women leave the armed forces every year, many with families in tow, seeking opportunities to start the rest of their lives. This Military Hiring Initiative is one which will seek to attract, network and employ a renewable and diverse population of transitioning military service members. (over) Inclusion of People with Disabilities into Small Businesses We connect workplaces of all sizes to the vast network of resources that help them ready their workplace and employees as well as our community to welcome people with disabilities and reap the benefits of providing employment opportunities and community accessibility for people with disabilities. We connect disability employment programs to businesses to provide a diverse pool of talent among organizations looking to diversify their workforce.

MBEs and Entrepreneurship A new initiative to support the sustainability of African American and other minority-owned businesses in our community is being explored. Determining when support is most critical for these businesses (at what size and stage) and how to leverage strategic partnerships will be identified.

Fifth Third Bank Diverse by Design™ Leadership Symposium This year marks a special milestone with the 5th anniversary of this powerful collaboration that we are all so very proud that connects so much important work for our region. We’re targeting dates between late fall/early winter and have a number of ideas to infuse innovation into an event we count on to inform, engage and inspire us in our work to be diverse by design and inclusive by intention.

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