Diverse by Design
Mission
Diverse by Design (DxD), powered by Per Scholas and ITSMF, promotes solutions-driven conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion within tech, produces meaningful content that empowers c-suite leaders to make both valuable and socially impactful business decisions, and provides access to sophisticated customized training and talent sourcing solutions to meet companies’ talent demands while transforming the diversity landscape of their organizations. Read more about our mission here.
Vision
We envision a future where the technology workforce is as diverse as the customers it serves. Our goal is to equip companies with proven tech talent sourcing solutions, tools, and resources that will transform their organizations’ diversity landscapes, and ultimately, the landscape of the technology workforce itself.
Where We’ve Been
Per Scholas first launched Diverse by Design as a conversation series in a strategic alliance with the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) in 2016. Diverse by Design created a space where leaders in tech and workforce development could come together to discuss and share best practices to attract, retain and develop skilled black and brown tech professionals. Each event gathered more than 150 attendees to hear from Fortune 500 thought leaders in tech, finance, and social impact. Through events at Google’s New York City headquarters and, Washington, D.C headquarters, plus convenings in Dallas, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Mountain View, Diverse by Design worked to spark new cross-cutting collaboration around critical issues, with a vision to ultimately foster more diverse talent pipelines and an American tech workforce that better reflects the diversity of our nation.
Where We’re Going
We want to transform words into action. At Diverse by Design, we believe that investing in diversity makes good business sense. Diversity drives innovation and increases profitability. We want to provide companies with the proven tech talent sourcing solutions, training, and resources needed to recruit, retain, and cultivate diverse talent on purpose.
How We’re Doing It
- Customized Talent Solutions
- Thought Leadership
- Alliance Building
- Strategic Planning
- Consulting
- Content Creation
Diverse by Design Podcast
Diverse by Design just released the inaugural episode of the Diverse by Design Podcast. Hosted by Director Nia Darville, this episode features the story of how EVP of Social Ventures at Per Scholas and co-founder of Diverse by Design, Damien Howard, turned his frustration into action by creating a platform designed to help C-suite leaders make both valuable and socially impactful business decisions.
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Connect With Us
Explore the links below to learn more about past Diverse by Design events.
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Young, Black & Techy: Recruiting, Retaining, and Cultivating Diverse Talent. February 2021
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Developing A Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan for New York City
There is no more important time for public institutions, private companies, and nonprofits social enterprises such as ours to work together in developing recovery solutions.
For this reason, Per Scholas President & CEO, Plinio Ayala is an Advisor to the New York City Workforce Recovery Strategy Group — a group where Abe Mendez, our NY Managing Director, serves. This group of private sector and human services organization leaders have recently produced a strategic plan for New York City’s economic recovery with the first focus area being: Education & Training Ecosystem for the Displaced Workforce & Marginalized Communities.
COVID-19 has exposed deep inequities in our cities, in particular for black and brown communities that have been the hardest hit by this pandemic.
I am hopeful that public and private institutions will recognize how essential our role is in building a stronger and more equitable economy post-pandemic.— Plinio Ayala, Per Scholas President & CEO
That is why our recommendations start with the public, non profit, and private sectors investing in career and skills development for the long-term to help businesses and New Yorkers build a more resilient, nimble and modern economy. Much of this comes down to the critical role that Per Scholas and other similar organizations will play in this economic recovery. Click the image above to see an Executive Summary of the NYC Workforce Recovery Plan.