Change Catalyst Announces Rebrand to Empovia—with Focus on Empowered Learning and Development Solutions For Immediate Release — San Francisco, CA, USA Change Catalyst, an innovative learning partner in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space, has announced its transition to Empovia, with a renewed focus on empowered learning and development solutions. Empovia is not a new company, but a new brand identity surrounding a renewed mission to build a more equitable and sustainable world. With the new brand also comes the launch of an eLearning platform with courses available on demand or l ..read more

By Dr. Vivienne Ming, Founder & CEO of Socos Labs, 2021 The following article is reposted with permission from the team at Socos Labs. Dr. Vivienne Ming spoke at our Change Catalyst live event about “Psychological Safety & The Neuroscience Of Trust” on March 1, 2022. The recording has been released as an episode of our Leading With Empathy & Allyship Podcast and can be found at ally.cc/VivienneMing. Diversity-Innovation Paradox I’ve already noted the large experimental research literature on the role of diversity in creative problem solving and collective intelligence. In fac ..read more

Study Shows Employees Who Have at Least One Ally at Work Are Nearly Twice as Likely to Be Satisfied with Their Jobs Image description: Black woman with long curly black hair smiling high-fives White woman with long wavy brown hair, both sitting in an office with white desks, computers, and other office materials. Large windows looking out at office building in background. SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, 2021 — In a time marked by staggering inequity, economic uncertainty, and employment volatility, allyship for historically marginalized people is the key to workplace inclusion, according to a ..read more

Blend’s commitment to building an equitable ecosystem, Pt. 2 Crystal Sumner, Head of Legal at Blend By Crystal Sumner, Head of Legal at Blend At Blend, our commitment to removing the barriers to lending and democratizing access to capital for all Americans isn’t just a well-intentioned goal. It’s at the heart of everything we do each day and a value deeply embedded in our DNA. Nima Ghamsari, Blend’s CEO and co-founder, launched the company in the aftermath of the 2008–2009 financial crisis. Blend’s mission, then and now, is to bring simplicity and transparency to consumer b ..read more

How Blend is Fostering a More Equitable and Accessible Consumer Banking Ecosystem Blend’s commitment to building an equitable ecosystem, Pt. 2 Crystal Sumner, Head of Legal at Blend By Crystal Sumner, Head of Legal at Blend At Blend, our commitment to removing the barriers to lending and democratizing access to capital for all Americans isn’t just a well-intentioned goal. It’s at the heart of everything we do each day and a value deeply embedded in our DNA. Nima Ghamsari, Blend’s CEO and co-founder, launched the company in the aftermath of the 2008–2009 financial crisis. Bl ..read more

Interested in growing your commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) by making a positive impact in the tech industry? Would you like to further your career, build your network of influential professionals, and implement creative, new ideas that fuel the DEI movement in a meaningful way? Here’s your chance to be at the forefront of generating transformative conversations and change! Change Catalyst builds inclusive innovation ecosystems around the globe through strategic advising, coaching and education, startup programs and resources, and engaging events including our weekly ..read more

Gender Diversity in Design Leadership: There are more female than male UX designers in the world. Is this true in design leadership? By Claire Kwon, Director of Product Design at Blackline The following is a repost of an article Claire Kwon wrote for Medium.com in January 2020. Claire will be speaking at the Tech Inclusion 2020 Career Fair on Thursday, October 15th from 2:00–3:00PM PT. The session will focus on female leadership in UX and how Claire built a diverse design team and will be followed by Q&A with Claire and BlackLine recruiter, Taylor Daeley. “Iwent to a dinner event last ..read more

Blend’s commitment to building an equitable ecosystem, Pt. 1 By Ulysses Smith, Head of Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging at Blend Ulysses and Nima Ghamsari, Blend CEO & Co-founder, at Tech Inclusion 2019 At the Tech Inclusion Global Summit earlier this year, we never could have imagined that the state of the country would change so dramatically in just a month. Leaders and decision makers were already trying to figure out how to adapt our strategies, policies, and practices amidst the pandemic. But the traumatic events of police brutality targeting the Black community that fo ..read more

Read on for the top picks They don’t tell you this in school or when you’re learning on the job, but being an awesome candidate is a skill. No one is born knowing how to write job applications that get noticed, or answer interview questions that make a shining impression. On the bright side, we can all get better at specific skills if we receive specific guidance about what works. The best source of information is the person sitting on the other side of the table: the recruiters and interviewers and hiring managers who end up making these life-changing decisions. Below are my top picks of ..read more

How to improve your odds of hiring Black Professionals, PART II: Recruitment This research memo looks at lesser known issues and solutions to increase chances of hiring more Black professionals. Recruitment: how to improve communication with Black Professionals? When it comes to recruitment, there are a lot of best practices that can be found, so we’d like to highlight research that can be tested fairly easily, and resonate with black professionals. And it has to do with the job description and key language that is important to Black (and minority) professionals. TO EEO or not to EEO, that is ..read more