Honoring the Leadership Pledge in 2021
In the summer of 2020, we asked businesses and organizations throughout the region to join the effort to promote equity and inclusivity by taking a leadership pledge to address systemic…
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Engage the Future: Diversity Report
The 2020 diversity report, produced by EngageNWA and the Northwest Arkansas Council, documents the region’s diverse population growth over the last 10 years, provides comparative analysis with several peer regions and zooms in on the demographics of our regional school districts.
2018 – 2022 Regional Strategic Plan
Commissioned in 2017, this collaborative plan outlines intentional steps for regional partners to work together toward the common goal of maximizing inclusion of everyone in the community.
2019 NWA Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Survey
The 2019 NWA Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Survey collected information about organizational demographics, workforce, leadership and supervisor composition, diversity and inclusion initiatives and programs, and employer accommodations.
The IDEALS Institute
The IDEALS Institute, slated to open in Fall 2019, will provide diversity-and inclusion-related research, educational and training services, and outreach and engagement to entities across the state.
TRUE Northwest Arkansas
TRUE Northwest Arkansas is a three-year pilot initiative in Benton and Washington counties to Train, Report, Uplift, and Engage our community towards diversity, equity and inclusion.
