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DiversityFIRST™ Award Nomination

DiversityFIRST™ Award Nomination

Overview

Nominations should reflect efforts and achievements in the field of diversity and inclusion by individuals, businesses, corporations, community groups or non-profit organizations. The efforts and achievements must have been demonstrated through specific work with other individuals or groups, or through a specific product, initiative, innovative program or activity that has a visible, tangible, or measurable impact on the perception of, attitude toward, and respect for a truly inclusive environment, where individuals are valued for their talent and able to reach their full potential.

Individual DiversityFIRST™ Leadership Award

The Arizona Diversity Council’s DiversityFIRST™ Leadership Award is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in the promotion and advancement of diversity through inclusion and strong leadership. Leadership qualities should include the following.

A track record of balanced decision-making and an appreciation for multiple perspectives.
A breadth of perspectives, a range of experiences that reflect flexibility, and the ability to transcend narrow experiences and issues.
A demonstrated ability to value and respect diverse points of view and varied ways to approach issues and topics.

Earning this award is evidence of the individual’s level of commitment to effectively valuing and managing diversity to achieve excellence, and make a positive difference in their organizations and communities.

Award Criteria

The nominee should be at a leadership level in the organization of a decision-maker who has responsibility for profit and loss and influences other business results. Each nomination should represent and describe the diversity-related activities accomplished in the following areas of focus.

Workforce Diversity
Supplier Diversity
Multicultural Outreach
Community Involvement

Corporate DiversityFIRST™ Leadership Award

This prestigious award will be presented to a business, corporation, or organization that has:

Developed and implemented an effective equal opportunity program or initiative as demonstrated by a diversified work force in which all persons are afforded opportunities for employment and upward mobility, regardless of race, ethnic origin, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other prohibited basis of discrimination.
Exhibited visionary and insightful leadership to confront and resolve inequities through strategic decision-making, allocation of resources, and establishment of priorities.
Enhanced the quality of life of the community for the improvement of equal opportunity and for the provision of greater access to government and government services by multiracial and multicultural populations and increased citizen participation in government or community activities by all segments of the community.
Demonstrated a consistent pattern of an organizational commitment to the recruitment and retention of individuals of underrepresented populations.
Cultivated and promoted or promotes diversity initiatives that establish and foster a more inclusive and equitable work and learning environment.
Demonstrated continued corporate responsibility by devoting resources for the improvement of the community-at-large.

Notification and Official Announcement of the Winners

The DiversityFIRST™ Leadership Awards for 2019 will be presented during the annual DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon on October 10, 2019. The winners will be notified no later than three weeks prior to the event date so that arrangements can be made for their participation, along with family, friends, and colleagues. Communications regarding the award winners will be publicized through various media sources.

Recognition

There is something to be said of those who achieve excellence despite the odds. The Arizona Diversity Council as part of the National Diversity Council, seeks not only to uphold and promote the principles of diversity and leadership, but also to recognize those individuals who personify those principles. As such, we have several annual awards, with which recognize and honor those individuals who have not only achieved personal success, but have made it possible for others to easily follow in their footsteps.