Workforce inclusion solutions

Tangible tools to help your business build and welcome your workforce

The Minnesota Chamber Foundation understands that inclusive workplaces are essential to build and welcome our future workforce. The Minnesota business community plays an important role in advancing workforce inclusion statewide, and our goal is to connect you with resources and support you in doing so. If you would like one-on-one assistance to help with your business’s workforce inclusion strategy, please contact Whitney Harvey, our Senior Director of Workforce Solutions at wharvey@mnchamber.com.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce: A Business Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

McKinsey & Company: Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters

Forbes: 15 Key Benefits Of Workforce inclusion To Communicate With Team Members

Harvard Business Review: Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case

Berkley Edu: Business Case for Investing in Diversity

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3 Steps to Sustainable workforce inclusion Strategies
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Seven Tips For Building An Effective Workforce Inclusion Strategy
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Employer Guide to Developing an inclusive Workplace
An overview for employers seeking to attract, develop and retain a racially and ethnically diverse workforce

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3 steps to sustainable diversity and inclusion strategies
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Hiring people with disabilities DEED Workers with disabilities bring skills and add a valuable dimension to most any company. CLICK HERE	Hiring foreign workers DEED Foreign labor certification and employer responsibilities when hiring foreign workers. CLICK HERE	Hiring people with a difficult job history DEED Fidelity Bonding offers some assurance to employers who would like to take the risk out of hiring. It is no-cost employee insurance that protects employers against employee theft of money or property. CLICK HERE

How to hire a veteran DEED How to hire a veteran CLICK HERE	5 steps to improve diversity recruiting SHRM 5 steps to improve diversity recruiting CLICK HERE	Hidden biases in the workplace: recruiting and hiring CareerForce Hidden biases in the workplace: recruiting and hiring CLICK HERE

7 practical ways to reduce bias in your hiring process SHRM Reducing Bias in the hiring process CLICK HERE	Onramps guide Second Chance Business Coalition Starting points and pathways to build second chance employment into your hiring talent strategy CLICK HERE	12 ways to improve your diversity recruiting strategy Recruitee blog 12 ways to improve your diversity recruiting strategy CLICK HERE

13 ways to seek out more diverse candidates for critical positions Forbes 13 ways to seek out more diverse candidates for critical positions CLICK HERE	4 visa programs that can help employers solve their workforce needs U.S. Chamber of Commerce 4 visa programs that can help employers solve their workforce needs CLICK HERE	Here's what hiring manager should be analyzing on every job candidate's application (and why) Forbes Here's what hiring manager should be analyzing on every job candidate's application (and why) CLICK HERE

Refugee and Immigrant Worker Employment Services International Institute of Minnesota Free employment services for employers to connect with refugee and immigrant workers. CLICK HERE	Build a diverse and inclusive workplace CareerForce An overview for employers seeking to attract, develop and retain a racially and ethnically diverse workforce CLICK HERE	Veterans resources CareerForce CareerForce can help you recruit and hire our nation’s veterans, a highly skilled talent pool who will bring values, leadership and teamwork to the workplace. CLICK HERE

Disability resources CareerForce Learn why hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense. Find out how you can create a diverse and welcoming workplace. See what fellow employers have to say about workers with disabilities. CLICK HERE	Hiring migrant and seasonal farmworkers CareerForce The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development offers help for employers seeking to hire migrant and seasonal farm workers through its Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker program. Migrant Labor Representatives provide services to employers across the state. CLICK HERE	Youth resources CareerForce While employers may appreciate the flexibility, enthusiasm and willingness to learn that young people bring to the workplace, there are other factors employers need to take into consideration with younger employees, especially teens. CLICK HERE

How to Launch a Diversity and Inclusion council Lever How to Launch a Diversity and Inclusion council CLICK HERE	What is a diversity council and how do you make it a success? Forbes What is a diversity council and how do you make it a success? CLICK HERE	Beyond Diversity University of Connecticut A roadmap to building an inclusive organization CLICK HERE

Diversity and inclusion employer action guide City of Duluth and CareerForce A toolkit to help employers increase diversity and strengthen inclusiveness in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention. CLICK HERE	Leadership Toolkit Minnesota Compass Wilder Research conducted a literature review to better understand which workforce inclusion policies and practices in the workplace have been found to make an impact. CLICK HERE	Increasing access to public meetings and events for people with disabilities Institute for Local Government Tips for increasing access CLICK HERE

Helping military members and veterans living with trauma 23rd Veteran A toolkit to help employers increase diversity and strengthen inclusiveness in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention. CLICK HERE

Disability Equality Index Disability In Cost: $600 Comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality. Each company receives a score, on a scale of zero (0) to 100, with those earning 80 and above recognized as “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion CLICK HERE	Corporate Equality Index Human Rights Campaign Cost: Free National benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees. CLICK HERE	Beyond the Yellow Ribbon designation Minnesota Department of Military Affairs Cost: Free A Yellow Ribbon Company is a broad, organizationally structured company with national, regional and statewide influence. In addition, a Yellow Ribbon Company needs to contain essential areas including a HR Recruiting and HR Policy and Procedure Department, Training and Development and Community and Employee Outreach and Support Departments. CLICK HERE

Racial Equity Dividends Index Center for Economic Inclusion Cost: $1,000 Comprehensive tool to help businesses measure their progress towards building racially equitable and inclusive workplaces in Minnesota. CLICK HERE	Intercultural Competence Assessment Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Cost: $30/per survey organizational $2,000 for IDI Qualifying Seminar Tuition IDI Individual Profile Report provides valuable information about your own mindset/skillset toward cultural difference and commonality. The Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) is a valid and reliable assessment of intercultural competence. It has been developed and tested using rigorous cross-culturally validated psychometric protocols with over 220,000 respondents from a wide range of cultural groups and countries. In addition, the IDI has been translated into multiple languages using rigorous back translation protocols. CLICK HERE	CEO Action pledge PwC Cost: Free CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ aims to rally the business community to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. The CEO pledge outlines a specific set of actions the signatory CEOs will take to cultivate a trusting environment where all ideas are welcomed, and employees feel comfortable and empowered to have discussions about diversity and inclusion. Site contains a series of resources, training tools, and best practice guides CLICK HERE

Inclusive Workforce Employer (I-WE) Designation DEED Cost: Free A designation to recognize and promote inclusive employers CLICK HERE

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