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Diversity & Inclusion
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Following leadership upheaval, Girls Inc. to restore suspended programming
May 24, 2023Girls Inc. of Worcester will restore its programming for its summer camp session on June 26. All programming was previously suspended when members of the organization’s leadership were placed on administrative leave after allegations of racially
May 24, 2023
Health Foundation of Central Mass. awards $25K to EforAll startup program
May 17, 2023Entrepreneurship for All, a national nonprofit startup accelerator, has received a $25,000 grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to increase its capacity to support Greater Worcester inclusive entrepreneurship, including its
May 17, 2023-
Girls Inc. names interim CEO in effort to restore suspended programming
May 17, 2023Girls Inc. of Worcester has named an interim CEO in an effort to restore its programming that was suspended when its CEO and COO were placed on administrative leave amid allegations of racial discrimination.
May 17, 2023 
Workhuman hires former Wayfair executive as chief human experience officer
May 17, 2023Human resources software firm Workhuman named KeyAnna Schmiedl, a former executive at Wayfair and Mozilla, as its new chief human experience officer.
May 17, 2023-
Girls Inc. and its CEO sued over racial discrimination back in January 2022
May 16, 2023A former Girls Inc. of Worcester employee began a lawsuit against the organization and its CEO for discriminatory treatment in January 2022, more than a year before top leadership were placed on administrative leave amid program closures and a
May 16, 2023 
Nonprofits battle against rising food insecurity as pandemic era assistance comes to an end
Updated: May 15, 2023Community Harvest Project’s food donations have become more critical than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they remain so now as pandemic emergency declaration-related federal and state emergency allotments end and the costs of food continue
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Following CEO being put on leave, petition claims racial discrimination at Girls Inc.
May 12, 2023Days after Girls Inc. of Worcester suspended its programs and put its CEO and COO on leave, an online petition calling for the permanent removal of leadership was released alleging discriminatory treatment of employees.
May 12, 2023 
Grant may lay groundwork for more federal climate aid
May 10, 2023As Massachusetts prepares to compete for federal funding to support climate resiliency projects, state officials can rely on an initial grant to help fine-tune their plan and seek feedback from stakeholders, including marginalized communities.
May 10, 2023
Following tumultuous year, City of Worcester to increase funding for DEI office by 67%
May 10, 2023The City of Worcester’s $848-million budget for the coming fiscal year is delivering on promises to give more resources and funding to the Executive Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, with a 67% increase in the financial allotment given to
May 10, 2023
Five cities make DEI commitments in real estate
May 9, 2023Leaders from five cities joined Lt. Gov Kim Driscoll Monday to sign a compact committing themselves to increasing the number of minority-owned and women-owned firms in private real estate development.
May 9, 2023
2023 Power 50: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham
Updated: May 1, 2023Valerie Zolezzi-Wynham has her sights set on extending the impact of Promoting Good when she opens the PG Collaborative, a collaborative coworking space to allow for the fostering of relationships for creatives and entrepreneurs.
Updated: May 1, 2023
2023 Power 50: Kaska Yawo
Updated: May 1, 2023Yawo has changed the landscape that immigrants and refugees to the Worcester area encounter when they arrive.
Updated: May 1, 2023
2023 Power 50: Joshua Croke
Updated: May 1, 2023Croke is the influential voice for the LGBTQ+ community across the Central Massachusetts region. As president of Love Your Labels, they lead the Queer Coalition of Greater Worcester and run programming across the area, including Drag Queen Story
Updated: May 1, 2023
2023 Power 50: Eric Batista
Updated: May 1, 2023In the second largest city in New England, the city manager is the municipality’s CEO, more powerful than the mayor. He oversees a $778-million budget and almost 8,000 employees.
Updated: May 1, 2023
Power 50: The most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2023
Updated: May 1, 2023Business professionals from organizations of all types and sizes hold some amount of power, but how you shape the economy and community is when you are truly influential.
Updated: May 1, 2023
Every WBJ Power 50 ever, through 2023
Updated: May 1, 2023Here’s all 264 professionals who has been named to a Power list & the year(s) they were listed.
Updated: May 1, 2023
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