Business Readiness Assessment
There are 20 questions. This form should take 10-20 minutes to complete.
Business Name
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Contact Name
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First Name
Last Name
Contact Email
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example@example.com
Have you attended the required training through Portland Means Progress to get access to the list?
Yes
Not yet, but I plan on watching the recording or attending the next available session.
What is your budget and has it been approved?
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If you do not have a near-term need for a racial equity practitioner, please note that here.
Do you have a specific issue you are trying to address, such as “harm” done, internal strife, concerns raised about hiring or retention?
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Do you have Executive Level / CEO / Leadership buy-in, meaning they have agreed to participate and support this work?
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What or who do you think will be the biggest roadblock to the success of this work? (i.e. executive leadership buy-in)?
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What are your racial equity needs generally?
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Please check all services that you are seeking in a racial equity practitioner:
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Language capability (list language options)
Organizational Equity Strategy Development
Organizational Racial Equity Analysis and Surveying
Facilitating Affinity Groups based on Racial Identity
Mediation / Conflict Management Facilitation
Leadership / CEO / Board Engagement
Leadership / CEO / Board Racial Equity Coaching
Intersectionality (Race and Gender, Physical & Mental Ability, Sexual Orientation, Immigration Status, Language, etc.)
Metrics & Measurement Development
Racial Equity Retention & Hiring
Racial Equity Training Facilitation
Intercultural communications – how to connect and communicate cross-culturally
Healing for People of Color
Where would you rate your company on its equity journey?
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Please reflect on Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist, Multicultural Institution and rank where you think your company is.
Continuum can be found here
(opens in new tab).
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Exclusive
Passive
Symbolic Change
Identity Change
Structural Change
Fully Inclusive
Please select all that apply:
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We have some expressed interest in this racial equity work
We have built some internal groups such as equity committees, affinity groups (link), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Business Resource Groups (BRGs)
We have an equity statement (internal, external or both)
Our Executive Director, CEO, Managers have committed publicly and internally to this work
We have Equity Goals we are actively working towards
We have dedicated staff who are paid to work on our equity plan
We have done an organizational assessment of our equity strengths and have identified key areas to focus on
We have centered the voices of employees of color through compensated space for affinity and have Black, Indigenous, Latin@/x/e, Asian American, Pacific Islander (BIPOC / People of Color - POC) leadership in our strategy
We have a process for interrupting oppression and skilled allies who do this regularly
We externally hold ourselves accountable through reporting on our equity investments and projects
We spend significant resources towards dismantling racism, and it is a core part of our mission, service or strategy
Can you name some elements of your Equity Strategy?
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What is your timeline or turnaround on the services you are seeking?
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Who is your intended audience?
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How long are you interested in engaging a racial consultant?
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1-3 months
3-6 months
6-12+ months
What is the budget range for this project?
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$1-5K
$5-10K
$10-20K
$20K+
Do you have a dedicated internal contact who will work with the consultant and are they able to meet regularly with the consultant?
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What would success look like for your organization as you work with an equity consultant?
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Any unique considerations?
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