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DEI that works: 5 companies reaping the benefits of IT diversity strategies

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AllianceBernstein works directly with job training nonprofit Year Up , which connects the global asset management corporation with tech talent from underserved populations. AllianceBernstein also recently added full-time, paid apprenticeships, and tuition-free web development bootcamps alongside the Greater Nashville Technology Council (NTC).

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D&I programs help AllianceBernstein stand out for tech talent

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based company works with job training nonprofit Year Up to recruit tech talent from underserved populations. Last year, AllianceBernstein added apprenticeships to that list, piloting a program with the Greater Nashville Technology Council (NTC) to offer tuition-free web development bootcamps. Diversifying the talent pipeline.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

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Meanwhile, the 2022 State of Tech Diversity: The Black Tech Ecosystem report from the NAACP and Kapor Center, a nonprofit addressing racial inequities in STEM education and the tech industry, found that the proportion of Black students receiving bachelor’s degrees in computer science decreased between 2016 and 2020, going from 9% to 8%.

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How Blacks in Technology Foundation is ‘stomping the divide’

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Today BIT includes a for-profit and a nonprofit side, each of which seeks to break down barriers, create opportunity, and diversify the tech talent pipeline. Dennis Schultz, executive director of BIT, says that at its core BIT offers Black technologists an “external support system,” and an external employee resource group (ERG).

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Dynamic talent sourcing gains traction for filling skills needs

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The Catalant platform enables the immediate connection between business strategy and resources. The next step was to connect with a project manager, provided via Fiverr’s Project Partner service, who proposed three teams to address the organization’s needs for copywriting, web development, and web design.