Our Vision
Represented Foundation believes in a world where
all communities enjoy access to economic, educational and social success.
all communities enjoy access to economic, educational and social success.
To achieve this big goal, Represented partners with business leaders across different industries, offering staff development and professional training opportunities to help teams increase their workplace equity and boost employee engagement.
Current Engagement Services include:
Keep scrolling to learn about the different types of services offered by Represented Foundation.
Diversity and Leadership Panels
Ever wondered what a day in the life of an emerging entrepreneur looks like?
Here's your chance to find out.
Here's your chance to find out.
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Invite Represented into your workplace with D&L panels. This inclusive, 1-hr experience places your team before the inspiring stories that fuel Black and Brown change agents. Listen to thought-provoking responses from social impact leaders of color about why, how, and when they chose to create community empowerment through entrepreneurship.
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During each virtual panel, you and your team will:
• Listen to the moving origins behind new social enterprises
• Connect directly with leaders in small group Q&A • Learn the best way to support different social movements |
Intention Dinners
Now, more than ever, we need fresh ways to keep intentionality at the forefront of our new normal.
Shouldn’t that apply to the way we dine?
Shouldn’t that apply to the way we dine?
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With a focus on community impact and Black culinary leaders, Represented Foundation introduces a brand new dining experience: Intention Dinners. Bringing guests together around a virtual and in-person dinner table*, each dinner highlights one special topic while spotlighting local Black chefs who fuel social change through food.
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*Dinners are offered either virtually, in-person or as a hybrid experience.
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Participating guests will:
• Enjoy an inspired menu curated by a local Black chef
• Connect with new people interested in social impact • Create measured impact supporting Black-led kitchens |
Service Groups: Projects for racial equity
Be The Change. Join Service Groups.
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Looking for a meaningful way to connect with inspiring Black and Brown entrepreneurs?
Have a strong skills sets in Biz Dev, Communications, Finance or another field that could help a young nonprofit leader grow their impact? Try Service Groups from Represented Foundation! We place employee volunteers on exciting, short-term (10-16 weeks) teams and connect them with Black and Brown entrepreneurs to complete small, yet invaluable projects for a new business. Our next cohort begins in Feb 2023, use the link below to fill out our volunteer interest form!
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*Volunteers engage for ~4 hours per week before delivering
final presentations to entrepreneurs. |
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Participating volunteers:
• Learn to understand the hurdles founders of color face
• Work remotely offering support in different areas • Create deep relationships with budding entrepreneurs |
The Art of Accepting Help
Truly impactful leaders are able to leverage one crucial thing to motivate their teams: vulnerability.
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This virtual workshop packs a punch on a topic all too often missing from the workplace: asking for (and accepting) help. This 1-hr professional development training prepares emerging leaders with a toolbox of do's and don'ts when it comes to getting help to maximize their capacity.
*Read some reviews below!
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Participants learn how to:
• Ask for, and accept better help at work
• Raise performance outcomes without burnout • Increase equity for BIPOC, Queer and Women |
This workshop is especially great for ERGs (Employee Resource groups), Manager training and team building for
departments of 10+ Larger teams (30 or more) should submit inquiries via email.
departments of 10+ Larger teams (30 or more) should submit inquiries via email.