Build a Network of 1,000 Regional 757 Champions Supporting the Action Framework
Build a Network of 1,000 Regional 757 Champions Supporting the Action Framework
BUILD REGIONAL UNITY
The primary responsibility of 757 Champions is to share and promote the Action Framework with your business and nonprofit associates. This include the following 12 activities:
- Advance the Action Framework Theme: Advance the Action Framework’s short vision statement – 757 Economic Empowerment and Growth for All. Collateral materials will be provided.
- Support the Local Pride-Building Campaign: Run the “Did You Know” regional pride-building campaign on your company’ social media channels to educate your employees and partners. Campaign materials will be provided.
- Increase Business Resiliency – Diversity and Inclusion: Conduct a diversity and inclusion (D&I) audit using the Action Framework’s D&I self-assessment checklist. As needed, use the Action Framework’s self-help D&I videos, employee learning App, and consulting services to increase your company’s success with D&I programs.
- Use the Minority Supplier Database: Use the Action Framework’s new 757 minority supplier database to help locate and hire qualified suppliers, vendors and consultants who can help support your business needs.
- Increase Business Resiliency – Your B-model: Conduct a business model resiliency audit using the Action Framework’s self-assessment checklist. As needed, use the Action Framework’s self-help business videos and consulting services to increase your business resilience of your business model.
- Increase Business Resiliency – Your Employees’ Wellbeing: Conduct an employee health and wellness audit using the Action Framework’s self-assessment checklist. As needed, use the Action Framework’s self-help business videos, employee wellbeing learning App, and consulting services to increase your business resilience.
- Help Recruit 757 Champions: Help recruit up to five business colleagues to join you as a 757 Champion. Target your largest suppliers and business partners.
- Learn Future Trends: Review Action Framework’s COVID-19 and Social Justice Movement-inspired trends to gain greater certainty on what the future looks like for companies and organizations.
- Support a New Regional Branding Effort – Directly Tie into It: Include regional imagery and messaging on your website, in your company’s social media, and in your employee recruitment materials. Videos, photography and messaging will be provided that showcase the Hampton Roads region and share our story with the world.
- Support a New Regional Branding Effort – Help Fund It: Join the other 757 Champions in making corporate donations to funding the new regional brand marketing campaign that showcases the Hampton Roads region to audiences outside of our area.
- Report Action Framework Success: Report on your company’s own successes related to the Action Framework 757 Champion activities – your success and related benefits of advancing the activities on this list.
- Attend Action Framework Events: Attend Action Framework’s future events to learn about our progress, celebrate wins, and identify ways to accelerate our program’s impact.