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Organization: Diversity Council

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: Educate people to embrace diversity as a foundation for building a healthy, prosperous and inclusive community.

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Related PlanScape Status on: Best Practice, Business Process, Children & Youth, Consultancy, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Immigration, Leadership, Pandemic, Welcoming, Workforce Development

Key reports on: Diversity Council


Supporting Student Success Means Supporting Diversity Education (January 06, 2022)

In late December 2021, Diversity Council and other local organizations drafted and released a statement of support for Rochester Public Schools’ work on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Diversity Council Annual Campaign for Change (December 17, 2021)

 "The importance of acknowledging inequities and advocating for change has never been more critical. And Diversity Council is a nonprofit leading this exact work in Rochester and throughout Southeastern Minnesota".

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CHAP Covid Survey (February 20, 2021)

 Olmsted County Community Health Assessment & Planning (CHAP) Covid Impact Survey

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Diversity Council Newsletters with COVID-19 Info (November 20, 2020)

Inlight of all that is going on throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Diversity Council wants to remain a connector and convener for all those in need throughout our community. If you are aware of valuable information and resources, please email [email protected] and we will do our best to increase awareness.

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Creating a Path from Hope to Change (November 17, 2020)

Thrivent Financial Matching Diversity Council Year-end Fundraiser

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Diversity Council coordinating Conservation Corp teams (November 16, 2020)

Diversity Council is coordinating an ask to the City of Rochester for Conservation Funds.  

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Help Needed - Diversity Council of Rochester (August 26, 2020)

Diversity Council is looking for members to join its team: (1) Facilitators (2) Curriculum Development & Delivery Manager

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Diversity Council Recipient of 2019 Anti-Racism Initiative Category (July 08, 2019)

Diversity Council selected as recipient of the 2019 Nonprofit Mission Award in the category of Anti-Racism Initiative  

 

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    Diversity Council newsmaker (November 12, 2018)

    A sample of Diversity Council community engagement activities.

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    Diversity Council extending Compass Points Data to direct Rapid Consensus conversations (April 28, 2017)

    On April 26, 2017 Diversity Council utilizing data from Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points data combining with other community data analyses successfully developed and convened a Rapid Consensus conversation program as part of the 2017 Mayo Community Luncheon celebrating and inspiring an inclusive community. 

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    Diversity Council Releases A Summary of Kim Norton's Oasis of Peace Conversations (December 24, 2016)

    From Kim Norton's Nov 22, 2016 Oasis for Peace meeting, Diversity Council has released a summary of salient points brought up in the meeting.

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    April 02, 2024: Free FAFSA Support for Community Based Organizations
    Cradle 2 Career (C2C), Rochester Public Schools (RPS), and Arch to Philanthropy are launching a College Coordinator Pilot to provide College Based Organizations (CBOs) resources for College Readiness.

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    April 01, 2024: EBE Presentation to City Council Study Session
    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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    March 27, 2024: Full-Time Career Navigator: Built Environment Wanted

    Application Due April 5, 2024: Workforce Development, Inc. is seeking a friendly and professional Career Navigator to join our team.  

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    March 26, 2024: Community Asset Building and Early Literacy Grants
    Grant Opportunities: 

    Due April 17, 2024 Community Asset Building and Health and Wellness Priorities Grants

    Due March 5, 2024 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Early Literacy Grants

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

    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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    March 20, 2024: NIH Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource

    We invite community organizations and partners who expressed interest in the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) initiative to participate at no cost in several opportunities hosted by CEACR.

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    March 19, 2024: Action Request March 18, 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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    March 13, 2024: DEED Funding Opportunities and Workforce Training Available for Minnesota Employers
    Funding Opportunities: DEI for Small Employers, Targeted Populations Capacity Building

    Employer subsidies: 1. The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce.; .2. New Minnesota Fund Reimburses Employers for Costs of Reasonable Accommodations

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    March 12, 2024: University of Minnesota Rochester at DMC Board November
    DMCC Board November 17, 2023 Meeting UMR Update

    Presentation Slides

    Video Recording

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    March 04, 2024: City Council: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Updates; Housing; International Relations

    DEI Presentation Topics: Language Access and Accessibility; Equity in the Built Environment; 2024 Initiatives

    Economic Development Incentives for Housing

    Mayor Updates: Black History Month, Luther College: Mutable City; International Relations Committee

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    March 04, 2024: Olmsted County Human Rights and Human Services Reorg
    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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    March 01, 2024: 2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

    1Q 2024:

    Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report

    Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report

    Special callouts 

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    February 07, 2024: DMC's BioRoch effort to Collaborate with MN MedTech 3.0

    DMCC Board Updates:

    1. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC

    2. Nov. 2023 Video Clip of Discussion at DMCC Board Meeting about MN MedTech 3.0 Description and Webinar

    References: US DEA Tech Hub Awardees 

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    Impacts

    The work of this organization may have impacts on the following areas:

    PlanScape

    Lvl 1: Best Practice ; Business Process ; Children & Youth ; Consultancy ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Education ; Immigration ; Leadership ; Pandemic ; Welcoming ; Workforce Development

    Lvl 2: African American ; Asian American and Pacific Islander ; Disable ; Diversity Training ; Education ; Native American ; Latino ; LGBT ; Women ; Veteran ; Society ; Adult Education ; Human Resource ; Immigration ; Best Practice ; Business Process ; Children & Youth ; Consultancy ; Diversity and Inclusion ; Leadership ; Legal Compliance ; Networking ; Workforce Development

    DMC Impact:

    Community Health Impact area: Comprehensive ; Financial Stress/Homelessness

     



     

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    Organization Life Cycle Assessment (Pause, Startup, Steady, Isolated Impact, Collective Impact  Unknown)

    Pause ; Collective Impact

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    Project Phase Definitions
    The following defines the various project phases:
    1. Available - a product, program or service is in production
    2. Develop - program or application is being developed
    3. Plan - idea is solid, stakeholders are identified, and there is strong commitment to go forward from all parties.
    4. Concept Phase - idea scoped out with enough details to give an early sizing and/or to build a proof of concept
      demonstration
    5. Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.
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