The mission of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council is to significantly increase business relationships between our corporate members and our certified MBEs. We believe that minority business development is a key component of reducing poverty, unemployment, increasing wealth, and integrating American society. You are receiving this email in order to keep you abreast of developments with the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Supplier Diversity Issues and Minority Business Development. If you like what you read please share internally and externally.
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| Corporate Performance Survey - Preliminary Results | | The GNEMSDC is currently conducting a survey of local and national corporate members. If you did not receive the survey instrument via email, we would be happy to send it to you directly. The information provides the Council with valuable intelligence that will help us to better serve our corporate members. To receive a survey link, email Tatiana Paredes at, tparedes@gnemsdc.org . The survey is open until June 15. We encourage all local and national GNEMSDC corporate members to help us by taking this 15 minute survey. To see the preliminary resultsclick here. |
| NMSDC/GNEMSDC Upcoming Events, Activities and Information | | Please take a close look at the events listed below. The links will take you to detailed information about the events. We will have more information for those events that do not currently have live links, but please mark your calendars and call the office. | 
| | Governor Lincoln Chafee to Attend GNEMSDC Event Tuesday Night at RBS Citizens |
Events and Activities - The GNEMSDC RI Regional Advisory Committee is holding a corporate reception at Citizens Bank in downtown Providence on June 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The RI RAC has invited local RI companies that are not GNEMSDC members to join us for this cocktail reception to learn more about the GNEMSDC. All GNEMSDC corporate members are welcome to join us. We were very pleased to learn that Governor Lincoln Chafee will be joining us at this reception. Call Andie Kim at 617-578-8900 for more details.
- The New York New Jersey MSDC ("The Council") will be holding its Business Opportunity Expo, Thursday, June 16 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Keynote Speaker for the event is Allan Houston. For more information about the event visit www.nynjmsdc.org/expo2011.
- The St Louis MSDC will be holding its Business Opportunity Expo and Conference, June 15-16 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis. Your truly will be the Keynote Luncheon Speaker on Thursday, June 16. For registration information visit, http://www.slmbc.org.
- MBE Hospital Opportunity Expo - Connecticut Hospital Association and GNEMSDC, June 23, 2011 - Aqua Turf Club - Contact the office if you are interested in attending this important event.
- NMSDC Quarterly Meeting, Westin Copley Boston, July 18-21. (This meeting is for Regional MSDC Presidents, Regional Council Corporate Chairpersons, Regional MBEIC Chairpersons and NMSDC executive leadership. MBEs and corporate members who are not a part of the NMSDC leadership are welcome to register for luncheons and networking/cruise dinner on Boston Harbor, July 20. There are also advertising and sponsorship opportunities, call the office for details.)
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| Non-GNEMSDC Events | | Most of these activities our corporate members, MBEs and Council staff have been invited to attend. The links will take you to detailed information about the events. If you have events and activities that you want to share with our network send us a PDF file at least two weeks before the event. We reserve the right to publish or not publish events and activities. |
| Golf Alert! GNEMSDC Supplier Golf Classic - July 15 - SOLD OUT!!!! | | 
A wonderful way to participate in the largest non-profit golf event in Connecticut is to: 1. join us for lunch 2. volunteer 3. donate raffle items 4. sponsor the lunch Great Job - 2011 Supplier Golf Classic Co-Chairs: Larry Wooten and Jere Eaton Contact Volunteer Coordinator Contact Raffle Item Donation 2011 GNEMSDC Supplier Golf Classic |
| NMSDC Quarterly Meeting in Boston - July 18-21 | | The GNEMSDC will be hosting the NMSDC Quarterly Meeting in Boston at the Westin Copley from July 18 through July 21. We welcome the NMSDC executive staff and the leadership from the 36 regional councils. Some of the corporations represented in the national leadership as chairs of regional councils include the following: - Aetna
- Ahold USA
- Ameren
- AT & T
- Brown - Forman
- Centerpoint Energy
- Conoco Phillips
- Disney
- Exxonmobil
- Ford
- Honda USA
- Johnson and Johnson
- Johnson Controls
- Lilly
- Lockheed Martin
- Macy's
- Pepco Holdings
- PNC
- Sempra Energy
- Shewin Williams
- Southern Company
- Turner Construction
- Verizon Wireless
- Volkswagon
These are a few of the companies we expect to join us in July. GNEMSDC corporate members and certified MBEs are welcome to join us for the luncheons on Tuesday and Wednesday and on the Cruise of Boston Harbor on Wednesday, July 20. See the link for registration information. This should be a great event for the region as we showcase Boston, our corporate membership and our outstanding MBEs. NMSDC Quarterly Meeting Agenda |
| State of Massachusetts Reports MBE and WBE Spend - Big Spend and Big Increases Set the Path for Other States in the Region | | 
| | Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts |
The State of Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Program recently reported its performance and spending with minority and women owned enterprises. The report highlights that the State of MA spent over $757 million with certified MBEs and WBEs. The State of MA established separate benchmarks and reporting for MBEs as opposed to WBEs, unlike the State of Connecticut, the second largest state in terms of public expenditures in New England. Massachusetts spent $514.4 million with certified MBEs in fiscal year 2010, a 70 percent increase over their MBE spend in 2009. Spending with certified MBEs represented over 12.4 percent of all state spending. Spending with WBEs in 2010 were $750.8 million or 18 percent of total spending. By comparison, the State of Connecticut spent $4.1 million, less than 1.5 percent with racial/ethnic MBEs and less than 6 percent with certified WBEs. (Article in the Hartford Courant yesterday on this subject.) We congratulate the State of MA for a job well done. Specific kudos to Governor Patrick for his leadership. Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2010 Supplier Diversity Program Annual Report |
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| And Finally II & Essays on Minority Business Development | | 
Discover the keys to minority business development, learn about author, read author's blog, and more...
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Why you should buy? Minority business owners who are looking for practical advice on better managing their enterprises will find a wealth of information in the book. And anyone interested in the best practices in supplier diversity will find the book instructive and inspiring.
***All of the proceeds for the book will be donated to the GNEMSDC. So this is a great way to have your own personal record of this historic time and support the Council. And since all proceeds are going directly to the GNEMSDC your purchase is tax deductible. Our plan is to only sell the book on line. You can read it on all I-Pads, other tables, cell phones and computers. Your purchase supports the work of the Council. Thank you for your support. View Book Table of Content |
| And Finally... | | 
I was listening to a report on the BBC this weekend on corporate communication, specifically written corporate communication. The premise of story was that corporations have lost the art of effective communication by tailoring their communication so as not to offend or simply to sound like every other corporation. Take almost any corporate mission statement and it will speak to the commitments to shareholders, customers, employees, community and the environment. Well, is it all true? Do the communications of corporate America reveal the soul of the company, its leadership and its relationships with all stakeholders? Are corporate communications missing out on the ability to connect more effectively with their constituents and stakeholders? The answer given in the report is that corporations need to shed their "corporate speak" style and risk telling their stories. Corporations and their leaders need authenticity over political correctness. We hear political correctness all the time on matters of diversity in general and supplier diversity in particular. What corporate leader in today's world would dare to say that diversity is not important for their company, or their personal goals. I doubt there are any, even if by their actions diversity is barely on their radar screen. Effective communications are not a substitute for actions. Achieving goals in diversity cannot be accomplished simply with well designed sentences and $40 words. Leaders become leaders because they discover their voice. It would be ashamed if those very leaders lose their voice on matters that are important to them in order to fit a mold that fails to move the hearts and souls of the very people they need to impact. In your service, Dr. Fred |
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