In This Together Pledges
Anger. Fear. Grief. Exasperation.
Like you, our organization is grappling with the emotional distress of seeing yet more lives lost and broken due to racial injustice and social inequity in our country. While many of us joined protests to peacefully demand justice, we also watched with you as civil unrest erupted into violence and vandalism in many cities. These events – coupled with the already damaging economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – are dealing devastating blows to the minority business community.
I’ll be direct. The time for simply talking about these problems has passed. Change must come and come quickly. More than any other time in history, we are now called upon as business leaders to not only lend a hand to our MBEs, but to take definitive action and stand up against the systemic racial barriers plaguing our society.
Your Action Matters – Make a Difference Towards MBE Economic Inclusion and Parity
NMSDC promises to amplify our advocacy for supplier diversity and economic inclusion domestically and globally. We will leverage our forums to listen to MBEs about the obstacles they face and provide access to services and resources which address their challenges. Our efforts will be intentional and positioned to generate parity and economic inclusion within the all-too-often underserved minority business community.
In response to Corporate Partners and MBEs asking how to best address these issues, NMSDC invites you to support our 2020 MBE Recovery & Revitalization Campaign, featuring these financial, investment, and support resources:
Fortify Your Commitment to Minority Business Inclusion
Corporate Members are invited to recommit to the utilization and growth of minority businesses; we welcome individual commitments as well.
Start today by having your organization make a pledge to support one or all of our current programs and show your company’s intention to support NMSDC’s MBE economic inclusion and parity initiatives.
For individual commitments, please make your pledge here.
In This Together: 2020 Initiatives
Rebuilding Fund
Newly launched to invest in minority businesses struggling to recover from the economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 and those sustaining damage and vandalism during violent protests.
If you need more insight on how your contribution will assist MBEs in need during this unprecedented time, contact Pauline Gebon at Pauline.Gebon@NMSDC.org.
Minority Business
Advocacy Initiative
NMSDC has convened a cross-organization coalition focused on eradicating the racial wealth gap and startup capital gap to build and scale minority businesses.
To advance this work, contact Henry Childs at Henry.Childs@NMSDC.org.
NMSDC Business
Consortium Fund
Our BCF is the only U.S. non-profit organization focused exclusively on financing the growth and development of certified MBEs operating in corporate and government supply chains nationally.
To help us raise capital for low interest loans to MBEs in need, please visit www.BCFCapital.com.
NMSDC Academy
Our Academy program provides a range of immersive professional development, learning and training opportunities for MBEs and our Corporate Partners including: Emerging Young Entrepreneurs; Minority Business Leadership Academy; Centers of Excellence Certificate Program; and Women of Color initiatives.
Please contact Maria Prince at
Maria.Prince@NMSDC.org for more information on this program.
This is the beginning of the dialogue. We will convene our Industry Group Leaders and the Supplier Diversity Advisory Committee to develop long term strategies to address systemic racial barriers impacting economic inclusion. We have a shared responsibility to uphold our obligations to the MBEs we have vowed to support and sustain. I encourage you to join NMSDC’s efforts in addressing the urgent needs of today as well as stand together with us as advocates for creating meaningful and lasting changes in our country’s culture, policy, and social standards.
Please let me know if you have questions.
Thank you.
Sending You the Best,
On behalf of the NMSDC Network
NMSDC Network
Jose Turkienicz
Chairman of the Board of Directors
NMSDC
www.nmsdc.org
Sharon Pinder
President/CEO
www.crmsdc.org
Dominique Simpson Milton
President/CEO
www.cvmsdc.org
Vincent Williams
President/CEO
www.ChicagoMSDC.org
Margo Posey
President/CEO
www.dfwmsdc.com
Valerie Cofield
CEO
www.emsdc.org
Beatrice Louissaint
President/CEO
www.FSMSDC.org
Stacey Key
President/CEO
www.gmsdc.org
Peter F. Hurst, Jr.
President/CEO
www.gnemsdc.org
Ingrid M. Robinson
President/CEO
www.hmsdc.org
Michelle Sourie Robinson
President/CEO
www.minoritysupplier.org
Carolyn Mosby
President/CEO
www.MidStatesMSDC.org
Stan Sena
President/CEO
www.mpmsdc.org
Terrence Clark
President/CEO
www.nynjmsdc.org
Heather Olson
President/CEO
www.northcentralmsdc.net
Fernando Martinez
President/CEO
www.nwmmsdc.org
Jacqueline D. Neal
President/CEO
www.OhioMSDC.org
Patricia Crenshaw
Board Representative
www.PSWMSDC.org
Mr. Francisco S. Cabrera
Acting President
www.prmsdc.org
Ms. Virginia Gomez
President/CEO
www.scmsdc.org
Mr. Alvin-o Williams
President/CEO
www.srmsdc.org
Ms. Karen Box
President/CEO
www.smsdc.org
Ms. Cheri Henderson
President/CEO
www.tsmsdc.net
Mr. Cecil Plummer
President/CEO
www.wrmsdc.org