This financial/spending issue isn't limited to NFPs/Charitable donors either. It's infecting corporate procurement and sourcing decisions at an alarming rate.
My corporation was recently forced to update our procurement and temp labor sourcing systems to support DEI initiatives. It started with flagging all Suppliers that were minority o…
This financial/spending issue isn't limited to NFPs/Charitable donors either. It's infecting corporate procurement and sourcing decisions at an alarming rate.
My corporation was recently forced to update our procurement and temp labor sourcing systems to support DEI initiatives. It started with flagging all Suppliers that were minority owned so that anyone across the company could factor that into their decision on how to spend the company's money for their departments needs.
Now, a group of SJW employees are developing a proposal that we should ONLY be spending the companies money on Suppliers that are minority owned. I think we all know how this will ultimately end.... The powers that be at the company will cave in fear, employees will struggle to find qualified candidates from temp agencies, departments will end up paying more for less products and the work product will suffer.
I have personally pushed back against this in a limited way just by asking questions. "Is our primary goal to solve all of the worlds problems? Or is it to ensure the company is getting the best value for its purchases on products/ services/ external labor?" Needless to say, I've been hung out to dry on many occasions. With a second baby on the way, I can't risk rocking the boat too much. To be fair to my coworkers, nobody knows who to trust in pushing back against these kinds of things since no "listening sessions" have been established and nobody is sure who to trust.
If people viewing all aspects of their existence through the tainted lens of race and victimhood breeds intolerance, then companies basing spending decisions on race and victimhood breeds poor financial and operating performance.
This financial/spending issue isn't limited to NFPs/Charitable donors either. It's infecting corporate procurement and sourcing decisions at an alarming rate.
My corporation was recently forced to update our procurement and temp labor sourcing systems to support DEI initiatives. It started with flagging all Suppliers that were minority owned so that anyone across the company could factor that into their decision on how to spend the company's money for their departments needs.
Now, a group of SJW employees are developing a proposal that we should ONLY be spending the companies money on Suppliers that are minority owned. I think we all know how this will ultimately end.... The powers that be at the company will cave in fear, employees will struggle to find qualified candidates from temp agencies, departments will end up paying more for less products and the work product will suffer.
I have personally pushed back against this in a limited way just by asking questions. "Is our primary goal to solve all of the worlds problems? Or is it to ensure the company is getting the best value for its purchases on products/ services/ external labor?" Needless to say, I've been hung out to dry on many occasions. With a second baby on the way, I can't risk rocking the boat too much. To be fair to my coworkers, nobody knows who to trust in pushing back against these kinds of things since no "listening sessions" have been established and nobody is sure who to trust.
If people viewing all aspects of their existence through the tainted lens of race and victimhood breeds intolerance, then companies basing spending decisions on race and victimhood breeds poor financial and operating performance.