As the largest regional chamber of commerce in WNY, we bring approximately 4,500 people together each year via an unprecedented number of events, meetings, and workshops. Designed to facilitate networking opportunities, encourage business development, support professional development, and drive business advocacy, there is a BNP event for every member of your organization.Â
2023 DEI Virtual Learning Series: Is Inclusion Belonging?
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (8:30 AM - 10:00 AM) (EDT)
Description
Is Inclusion Belonging?
Join us as Kelly Dumas, COO at BestSelf Behavioral Health explores the relationship between Diversity and Inclusion and Belonging in the workplace. Kelly will examine the various aspects of belonging and how your diversity & inclusion efforts can either enhance or decrease an employee’s sense of belonging.
This session will look at performative vs. transformational measures and share how organizations can go deeper to foster a true sense of belonging. In addition, participants will view the differences between initiatives that are well-intended but not intuitive as well as the practice of being right vs. getting it right.
Sign up for the series to maximize your learning and take advantage of series pricing.
View Series Descriptions (Series Includes, 4/18/23 & 4/28/23 events)
*NEW - Purchase any ticket type for the DEI Virtual Learning series and receive a complimentary ticket to the DEI Symposium on June 1st! Tickets must be purchased by April 28th to qualify for the complimentary ticket.
Event recordings for all BNP events will now be exclusively available on the Member Portal. Please contact our Member Services Team for assistance - memberservices@thepartnership.org.
For SHRM HR professionals, this series is valid for a total of 3 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. 1.5 credit per event
Buffalo Niagara Partnership is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
Individual Tickets:
BNP Member: $50
Non-Members: $125
Series Individual Tickets:
Member: 2 Event Series: $80
Member Corporate Pass: $399 – Unlimited registrants. Email domain must be one company.
Non-Members:
2 Event Series: $220
Corporate Pass: $599 – Unlimited registrants. Email domain must be one company. 
Signature Events:
SHRM Credits
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership has officially been named an authorized Recertification Provider by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). With this certification, participants in our qualified educational trainings and other HR-related programming will now have the opportunity to receive Professional Development Credits (PDCs).
Learn more here
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