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Beam Up DEI Actions for Area CBO's

Many area Community Based Organizations(CBO) to their credit are embarking on DEI projects and seek friendly guidance how to get going. OpenBeam to help identify actions that area organizations may pursue to make impacts on area's DEI needs. OpenBeam to provide assistance in two ways : (1) OpenBeam's founder, Al Lun, will serve as Diversity Council ambassador to be a conduit of information sharing between the CBO's and Diversity Council. If requested, a DC staff person may also join in the effort. (2) OpenBeam's dmcbeam.org community assets database is made available to enable community resources connectivity in general.

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Project Impact(s): Best Practice, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement

This project is in Concept Phase

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: OpenBeam.net

Contact: Al Lun ; Email: [email protected] ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: Diversity Council ; OpenBeam ; Rochester Area Foundation ; Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium

Potential Collaborators: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; County of Olmsted, MN ; History Center of Olmsted County ; Olmsted County Community Services ; Olmsted County HRA ; Olmsted County Human Rights Commission ; Rochester Area Family Y ; Rochester Area Foundation ; Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium ; United Way of Southeast Minnesota


Related Projects

Allies & Advocates ; America's City for Health ; Building Out Community Mobilization Resources Coalition ; Bystander to Upstander ; Collider Inclusion Open Entrepreneur Ecosystem Navigator ; Digital Equity IT ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Diversity Council Civic Equity Focus Area ; Intercultural Center, Rochester (Creating a 21st Century Community Space) ; Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) ; OpenBeam Activating Technologies Project ; Page Amendment ; Pathways to Equity ; Police Assisted Recovery (PAR Program) ; RPD Accountability Dashboard ; Racial Equity Resource Directory ; Rochester A City of Compassion (RocCoC) ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index


Impacts 

Major Impact:  Best Practice

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Best Practice, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement

Level 2: Diversity Training, Education, Education

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Tooling, Special  

 

 

Detailed Description

Many area Community Based Organizations(CBO) to their credit are embarking on DEI projects and seek friendly guidance how to get going. OpenBeam to help identify actions that area organizations may pursue to make impacts on area's DEI needs. 

OpenBeam to provide assistance in three ways :

(1) OpenBeam's founder, Al Lun, will serve as Diversity Council ambassador to be a conduit of information sharing between the CBO's and Diversity Council. If requested, a DC staff person may also join in the effort.

(2) OpenBeam's dmcbeam.org community assets database is made available to enable community resources connectivity in general.

(3) Updating OpenBeam's DEI notebook to reinforce Listen, Learn, Act framework. 

 

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Pinned Reports on: Beam Up DEI Actions for Area CBO's


Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook (January 21, 2025)

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Publication: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook: "Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a proven method for activating our collective dreams for our children. It enables communities to look at the root cause of the issues children and families face, namely racism; to begin healing from trauma and the embedded belief system that upholds racism; and to envision and build a more equitable future."

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How to approach a DEI improvement project (July 07, 2021)

 Use the Listen, Learn and Act model to support new DEI leaders in our community -- a living document to jot down OpenBeam's thoughts how organizations may contribute to our area's DEI progress.  

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Reports on: Beam Up DEI Actions for Area CBO's


Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook (January 21, 2025)

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Publication: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook: "Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a proven method for activating our collective dreams for our children. It enables communities to look at the root cause of the issues children and families face, namely racism; to begin healing from trauma and the embedded belief system that upholds racism; and to envision and build a more equitable future."

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How to approach a DEI improvement project (July 07, 2021)

 Use the Listen, Learn and Act model to support new DEI leaders in our community -- a living document to jot down OpenBeam's thoughts how organizations may contribute to our area's DEI progress.  

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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:

Best Practice, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement
February 14, 2025: Minnesota Selected for National Cohort Around Dual Enrollment Policy
Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota is one of seven states selected to join The Next Phase of Dual Enrollment Policy Cohort, a new initiative from the College in High School Alliance (CHSA) that seeks to advance dual enrollment policies across the nation. The cohort also includes New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.

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February 13, 2025: Journie 2025 Activities
Journie Juneteenth Recognition: 2025 Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Recognition Application and Sponsorship Opportunities

The Juneteenth Experience Event at Mayo Civic 

 

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February 11, 2025: City SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION - BOLD Unbound
City Council Study Session:

Video Recording Link

Presentation

Collaboration Commitment

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February 11, 2025: Vision 2050 Report and Next Steps
Press Release

Results Report

City Council Study Session

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February 08, 2025: Accountability and Metrics
DMCC Feb 2025 Meeting Accountability and Metrics engagement:

Presentation, Memo and Video Recording

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February 07, 2025: DMC Equitable Economic Development
Feb 2025 DMC Board Meeting Report: Community Co-design, Equity Alliance Topics, Community Connection & Capacity Building, Pitch Event, Targeted Business Metrics, Affordable Housing

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February 01, 2025: Rochester Sports Complex Community Inputs

ISIAH:  Ask Rochester City Council to Ensure Equitable Benefit of the Regional Sports Complex: "We believe it’s important that this complex offer equitable community benefit to residents and particular families who lack accessible recreation spaces and affordable, structured programs for their children."

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January 31, 2025: 2024 – 2026 OLMSTED COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP)
A Collaborative Community Effort Led by: Olmsted County Public Health Services, Olmsted Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic

The Community Health Assessment and Planning (CHAP) Process is about improving the health and well-being of residents in Olmsted County. Every three years the community conducts a health needs assessment to determine Olmsted County’s health priorities; formulate a plan to address the needs; and publish an annual progress report. Olmsted County Public Health Services, Mayo Clinic, and Olmsted Medical Center engage with diverse partners across our community to lead this process.
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January 30, 2025: Black History Month Series of Events

(1) 2025 Blank History Month Press Release (2) 2024 Black History Month Press Release

(3) 2023 Black History Month Press Release (4) 2022 Black History Month Press Release;

(5) 2021 Black History Month Press Release  

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January 29, 2025: 2024 Action Plan Mid-Year Update
City of Rochester’s Action Plan, first implemented in 2021, serves as our roadmap for success. It outlines current initiatives aimed at advancing City Council's Strategic Priorities. 

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January 25, 2025: Rochester International Relations Committee
1. 2025 Sister City Trips: Japan, Germany

2. Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)

3. Meeting Info: Dec 2024 Meeting Minutes; Dec 2025 Mtg Agenda

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January 18, 2025: One Olmsted: Celebrating 2024 successes of diversity, equity, and inclusion
One Olmsted – Olmsted County’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative – is about envisioning and developing a workplace and community where everyone is treated equitably. Olmsted County staff continue to make progress toward this vision and some highlights of their work in 2024 are noted below.

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January 16, 2025: Immigrant RIghts and immigration services
Collection of Information regarding legal services for those who live or work in Southern Minnesota. 

Helpful resources Links

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January 13, 2025: CAAL Ignite Grant
The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) is thrilled to announce the launch of CAAL Ignite, a new grant program offering $10,000–$15,000 to individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses in Minnesota’s Asian American community.

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  • For the commercial sector, we tend to register startup activities (new companies and new commercial projects) that bring diversification and high-impact opportunities to the area.
  • For the non-profit sector, we wish to shine light on all the organizations and services that otherwise labor under relative obscurity.
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While there are a number of registries in the community, dmcbeam.org's  distinct value is to pilot a database with a data structure and categorizations that answer the questions such as: What organizations or projects/programs in our community that have purported relevance with some of the over-arching focuses put forward by initiatives such as DMC, J2G and Health Improvements?

This database could be used as one of the ways to explore the capacities of the community. If you are someone on an exploratory journey to learn about the greater Rochester community. dmcbeam.org could be an interesting first step.

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