Advancing Diversity in the Workplace

Publication Dates: March 25th & 26th, 2021 Taking a Stand on Systemic Change

“Amid calls for an end to systemic inequalities, marketing organizations are prioritizing internal efforts to promote inclusion and combat discrimination. This past spring, the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery reignited a national conversation around racial injustice and systemic inequalities, culminating in more than a month of protests around the globe calling for change. In the aftermath of their deaths, brands are coming to terms with the reality that, for consumers, actions speak louder than words.”

“With consumers increasingly expecting brands to take a stand against racial injustice, keeping silent was not an option for many companies. “Diversity” and “inclusion” have become industry buzzwords in the past few years as brands looked to resonate with multicultural audiences and attract diverse talent. Despite this focus, many efforts have fallen short of their goals.” By Urey Onuoha

Women entrepreneurs are key economic actors in New York City — building businesses that support families, uplift communities, and generate jobs. The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) helps unlock economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building thriving neighborhoods across the five boroughs.

The City’s certification programs feature the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program, the Emerging Business Enterprise (EBE) Program and the Locally based Business Enterprise (LBE) Program. We certify, promote, and foster the growth of the City’s M/WBEs and eligible small construction and construction-related businesses.

The City spends up to $17 billion per year on goods and services. Getting certified will help you compete for these opportunities and access exclusive programs to help your small business grow.

More than 10,000 businesses currently benefit from New York City Certification, and the City is committed to:

Award $25 billion in City contracts to M/WBEs by the end of Fiscal Year 2025 Award 30 percent of the value of City contracts to M/WBEs by the end of Fiscal Year 2021 NEW YORK CITY’S COMMITMENT TO IMMIGRANTS The City of New York helps immigrant New Yorkers build more stable, secure, and successful lives in our city. The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) provides services and resources targeted to immigrant entrepreneurs. This guide is one such resource. Learn more about all SBS’s immigrant entrepreneur services at nyc.gov/immigrant businesses.

Launching and growing a business requires significant time and work. But the success of so many immigrant entrepreneurs in New York City makes clear its promise and possibility. In our city, immigrants make up half of all business owners and are finding success in every sector, from retail to technology. For these entrepreneurs, the opportunities of owning a business were greater than the risks

For the past two decades, Gay City News has been committed to bringing LGBTQ New Yorkers the highest quality and most comprehensive reporting on the community’s strides in achieving full equality, ensuring equal opportunity in the workplace as well as in housing and public accommodations, and in combatting violence and bias against community members in their neighborhoods, across the city, and in society generally. The newspaper also spotlights LGBTQ achievement in the political world, in the arts and entertainment field, and in both private and public sector workplaces as well as in business enterprises that they create.

nyc.gov/wenyc Schneps Media in conjunction with NYC Small Business Services of the Office of the Mayor of New York City is producing and publishing two timely special supplements. The purpose of these two supplements, Advancing Black Entrepreneurship in New York City (BE NYC) and Advancing Diversity in the Workplace, is to focus on certain corporate initiatives that target these two current hot button issues.

Advancing Black Entrepreneurship in New York City (BE NYC) will be published on March 5 and appear in Caribbean Life News and amNY Metro. Advancing Diversity in the Workplace will be published on March 25 & 26, 2021 and appear in amNY Metro, Caribbean Life News, El Correo and Noticia, and Gay City News.

Schneps Media through the publication of these two special supplements intends to highlight the many corporate initiatives being offered today, and how each initiative is impacting the business community in New York City, while informing our readers how they can participate.

1) Title “Presenting Sponsor” – $17,500 a. Your Company Name presents – Advancing Diversity in the Workplace b. All press releases and articles will refer to this section as “Your Company’s Name Special Supplement” c. Full Page 4-Colar Ad (Inside Front-Page Supplement Cover) d. Full Page Editorial (Across from Ad) e. Your company name included on the Banner Ad on Front Pag of participating newspapers; amNY Metro, Caribbean Life, El Correo, Noticia, and Gay City News f. 2-weeks Digital Ad on participating websites

2) Sponsor – $12,500 a. Logo included on the Front Page of the Special Supplement b. Full Page Color Ad c. Full Page Editorial d. 2-weeks Digital Ad on participating websites

Advancing Diversity in the Workplace Advertising Rates: 1. Full Page $8,000 2. Half Page $4,800 3. Quarter Page $2,800 4. Back Cover $8,500

Please make all inquiries to: John A. Daye 770.881.7085 (Ph) [email protected] dayeandcompany.com

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