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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

What is it?

Our voluntary Membership Demographic Survey is being distributed to Chamber businesses to gain a deeper understanding of the demographic makeup of our membership. 

There are two main reasons we are collecting this information from our members: 

  1. Different types of businesses have been impacted differently. For us to truly understand how you and your business experience changing business climates, we are collecting this data to help us disaggregate useful information about your experiences. Allowing us to serve you better. Data collected from this survey about our membership will inform how we prioritize initiatives, set targets, and measure the impact of our work.
  2. The second phase of this project will integrate results to provide Chamber members with information on options available for supplier diversity to advance their DEI goals. Businesses can have a label associated with their Chamber profile if they are a diverse supplier*.

 

What You Should Know

  • It is completely voluntary and your privacy is ensured
    Completing the survey is voluntary and not mandatory to complete. The information you provide is confidential and will be shared with only those involved in CODE evaluation, including our researcher, Dr. Aynslie Hinds. We have a data-sharing agreement in place, which outlines how information collected as part of the CODE evaluation will be accessed, stored, secured, shared, used, and destroyed.
  • Prepare to fill out the survey
    The survey will take about 2 minutes to complete. The survey asks what percentage of your Business/Organization is owned by the following. Prepping this answer ahead of time will ensure your completion of the survey is quick and easy!

    Note: Each of our identities might consist of multiple, intersecting factors, including but not limited to, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. With that, please note that responses do not need to total 100%.
Women    %
Indigenous Peoples    %
Racialized Persons (not including Indigenous Peoples)    %
2SLGBTQ+ Persons    %
Persons with a disability    %

 

  • Tiered distribution of the survey
    Given that there are over 2000 members within our membership, we are first starting to collect information from small and medium-sized businesses. We will expand to large businesses, nonprofits, and other organizational structures in the second phase of the project in October 2024.

 

READY?

 

 

 

Find out if your organization is a Chamber member here
Learn more about CODE here 

If you have any questions about the Demographic Survey, please contact Sanjana Vijayann Director of Diversity and Inclusion at [email protected].

What is supplier diversity?

Supplier diversity programs promote an inclusive approach to procurement. Inclusive procurement helps organizations and businesses reach wide pools of suppliers by proactively providing diverse suppliers with an opportunity to bid on business opportunities. By being known as a diverse supplier, you can be reached by businesses looking to diversify their procurement, or you can look to these results to guide your inclusive procurement efforts.

Inclusive procurement has been known as “supplier diversity” in the United States since the 1970s. The two terms are often used interchangeably.

Is this data kept confidential?

Information collected is for the sole purposes outlined above. We do not share your information with any third parties. The information you provide is confidential and will be shared with only those involved in CODE evaluation, including our researcher, Dr. Aynslie Hinds. We have a data-sharing agreement in place, which outlines how information collected as part of the CODE evaluation will be accessed, stored, secured, shared, used, and destroyed. We strive to protect your information, following the guidelines set out in our Privacy Policy.

What does it mean to have a label on our membership directory as a diverse supplier?

When you complete the survey, you will be asked if you would like to have a label on our online business directory indicating that your company is majority owned, operated and controlled by Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, women, 2SLGBTQ persons, or people living with disabilities. This will allow your business to be known as a diverse supplier inviting businesses to engage with you for their inclusive procurement practices easier.

Are there alternate formats for this document available?

Please contact Kayla Beuhler, Acting VP of Marketing and Events at [email protected] to request the survey in alternate formats such as large print.

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