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3 Action steps to bake DEI into your organization’s culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A lack of diversity is a cultural problem rather than a tactical one. Championing change on a cultural level requires addressing the root of the issue. If you’re ready to do the work, here are three steps to building a scalable and diverse culture by design. Set more meaningful goals.

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Creating agents of change in El Salvador with sustainable wearable art

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Inspired by her inclusive mission, the YLAI Network team asked her a few questions about how she advocates for and empowers members of her community and how she recommends you become an agent of change. I gained a solid business background to support my creative side. How would you advise people to support marginalized communities? .

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Key Insights from the 2023 Cultural Leadership Summit

Andreessen Horowitz

In true CLF fashion, we brought together leaders across entertainment, sports, music, and business and tech at our annual Cultural Leadership Summit to celebrate the undeniable influence and impact of culture, and foster real connections to build the future together. That pressure allows me to do my job and do it well.

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How a Fashion Brand in Honduras Is Preserving the Country’s Traditional Culture

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rafael, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and an entrepreneur in Honduras, saw years later a need for his skills in the country’s cultural heritage sector. “My The Malengu name, an amalgamation of Maya, Lenca and Garífuna, harkens back to some of the country’s largest indigenous communities. We are a mix of Spanish, Indian, black and Mayan culture.”.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

So many of our favorite community anchors have shuttered in the wake of the pandemic. Music venues, movie theaters, art galleries, restaurants, performance spaces, maker spaces, conferences, festivals, and bookshops are the places we hang out in, enjoy each other, and and connect to art and culture.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. It was a culture shock,” she states. By Jewelle Saunders. She was just focused on doing the work. government.

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The Four Tenets of Conscious Capitalism

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While profits are essential to build a sustainable business, conscious capitalism focuses on purpose beyond the profit. In turn, strong and engaged stakeholders lead to a healthy, sustainable, resilient business, creating a win-win-win proposition for all. Caring culture. Higher purpose.

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