In this issue:
- Featured Jobs
- News and Updates
- Upcoming Events
- Gratitude
- Partner Spotlight
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Find Your Next Role or Your Next Great Hire on Our Job Board
As we wrap up the year and look ahead to new possibilities, our member job board continues to be a space where opportunity and talent meet.
For Employers:
Have an open role to fill? Share your posting with our community of skilled professionals who already value inclusion, impact, and the kind of work you do. It’s one of the most effective ways to reach candidates who are invested in contributing to a more diverse and vibrant workforce.
For Job Seekers:
Exploring what’s next in your career? Browse openings from employers committed to building welcoming, equitable workplaces. New roles are added throughout the region each week. Your next opportunity might be waiting for you right now.
Let’s close out 2025 by helping our community thrive together.
Questions about using the job board? Email Amy at avaught@partnersindiversity.org for more information or to have your position featured in our newsletter.
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November 8 - Frybread Fest
It was truly special to be in community together at Frybread Fest in Director Park. The park was filled with connection and the rich traditions of Native American culture. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello, share stories, and learn more about Native American heritage.
Thank you to Downtown Portland Clean & Safe for the invitation to join!
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November 15 - NW Black Comedy Festival
In partnership with Dirty Angel Entertainment, our Black Professional Resource Group attended the NW Black Comedy Festival: One Night Only!. The event was filled with warmth and celebration, creating the perfect backdrop for a night dedicated to amplifying Black voices, artistry, and joy. What an amazing night of laughter, connection, and community!
Thank you to Dirty Angel Entertainment for the support!
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November 19 - Member Mixer
We gathered with our members in the morning to enjoy some delicious pastries from Grand Central Bakery and energetic coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters. It was a refreshing morning of conversation, connection, and how to get the most of your Partners in Diversity membership. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Thank you to our sponsors Grand Central Bakery and Stumptown Coffee Roasters!
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Office Closure - December 24, 2025 to January 1, 2026
Our office will be closed for winter break. Thank you for your support in 2025! We look forward to thriving through belonging in 2026!
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As we enter a new year filled with uncertainty and pressure on DEI-B efforts, this session will invite you to root in what is still possible and expand your thinking toward real systems change. Drawing from Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work, we’ll look honestly at how hiring practices, evaluations, and organizational culture can unintentionally create barriers for employees of color and how to remove those barriers with clarity, fairness, and practical action.
If you are setting goals for 2026, leading teams, or shaping culture, this session will offer grounded, actionable tools to strengthen equity efforts and build systems that support belonging, advancement, and opportunity, even in challenging economic times.
Join us for a conversation focused on what remains achievable, impactful, and essential for our workplaces and our communities.
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Feb 11 | Say Hey! | Multnomah Athletic Club (Portland, OR)
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Partners in Diversity provides an online space for nonprofits, public agencies and community-based organizations to share events and engagement opportunities that are relevant to communities of color. To view other community events or to post one, visit our Community page.
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Thank you to our 2025 community!
As we close out 2025, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our members, volunteers, sponsors, and leadership council who make this work possible. Your commitment to creating spaces where professionals of color feel seen, valued, and supported is what fuels Partners in Diversity. Thank you for showing up, staying engaged, and helping us build a community.
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Thank you to our 2025 sponsors!
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Our monthly Partner Spotlight highlights a member working diligently to foster equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplaces in our region. This month, we showcase Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Read about them below!
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) is an organization that brings together diverse groups to serve Oregon’s communities through direct service programs that house, feed, and care for Oregonians, while our advocacy, environmental and creation justice, and theological education programs advance structural change.
EMO is committed to making sure that diversity and equity are not an afterthought but instead are imbued in everything we do, starting with our internal policies. We promote economic justice internally through our pay equity plan, which focuses on supporting employees with lower or mid-range pay through policies such as an annual COLA increase. EMO prioritizes hiring people with lived experience relevant to their work. When you visit EMO’s various programs, our 80-person staff speak over 20 languages in addition to English. We have a strong emphasis on employee wellness that acknowledges the emotionally taxing work that many of our employees do. We shifted from a 40-hour workweek to a 32-hour workweek, without a reduction in pay, to allow time for self-care, with the goal of supporting staff to show up energized on the job and reduce burnout.
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A special thank you to our members for their continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion:
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