Take at least one of the following actions:
Emerging Leaders
Work Experience
Create work experiences for local youth, removing barriers for candidates that have faced barriers to employment.
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Create work experiences for local youth, removing barriers for candidates that have faced barriers to employment
Pay for internships and provide structure for the intern
Complete Portland Means Progress annual reporting every January on work experience efforts at your company
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Access to workshops with tangible takeaways, on how to offer meaningful work experiences, onboard interns, and build inclusive internship practices
Introductions to partners who can provide connections to a diverse network of local candidates for open internship positions
Engagement with a community of like-minded organizations
Greet & Grow Event (Photo by Joshua Huff)
Intentional Purchasing
Support local small businesses in Portland by purchasing goods and services, taking action to remove barriers for disadvantaged businesses.
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Support local, small businesses in Portland by purchasing goods and services, taking action to remove barriers for disadvantaged businesses.
Complete Portland Means Progress annual reporting every January on intentional purchasing efforts at your company
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Direct access to a diverse network of 1,000+ local businesses in the Portland Metro Area.
Added support to your team through a procurement liaison to assist with direct introductions to local vendors that help you reach your intentional purchasing goals based on your specific purchasing needs
Vendor fairs and events to build relationships with new vendors
Procurement and industry-specific events
Tools to document intentional purchasing impacts, including B-Corp and ESG company efforts
Culture Change Roadmap Event (Photo by Kim Nguyen)
Culture Change
Create culture change in your organization through anti-discrimination efforts.
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Create culture change in your organization through anti-discrimination efforts
Complete Portland Means Progress annual reporting every January on culture change efforts at your company
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Access to knowledge and strategies through events and industry-specific cohorts to support your internal workplace needs
New tools to track and manage commitments, with alignment from national movements (B-Corp and ESG)
Dashboarding features to observe and analyze culture change practices year-over-year
Portland Means Progress businesses, along with their 30,000+ employees, are transforming our region to create a more equitable business community.
Companies range in size from sole proprietors to thousands of employees. Collectively, we’ve worked together to change policies, remove barriers for disadvantaged businesses in purchasing, launch new internships for a diverse network of brilliant local students, and are creating new cultures to make workplaces more inclusive.
