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Executive Director of the American Indian Policy Institute to Address Tribal Leaders at the National Congress of American Indians Mid Year Gathering in Alaska

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

The conference engages Tribal leaders, NCAI members, Native youth, and partners to meet and discuss critical issues impacting Indian Country.

Key Points: 
  • The conference engages Tribal leaders, NCAI members, Native youth, and partners to meet and discuss critical issues impacting Indian Country.
  • Dr. Morris, the executive director of the American Indian Policy (AIPI) Institute at Arizona State University, is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma .
  • The American Indian Policy Institute is an Indigenous-led and staffed research institute at Arizona State University, whose work supports Tribal communities and Indigenous peoples nationwide.
  • The National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.

Change the Mascot: New Washington NFL Team Name Signifies Hard-Won Victory for Native Americans

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

This is a victory for all of those around the world seeking to advance inclusivity and respect in our societies.

Key Points: 
  • This is a victory for all of those around the world seeking to advance inclusivity and respect in our societies.
  • While the official changing of the name is cause for celebration, todays announcement by the Washington NFL team should not be treated as a simple rebranding.
  • It is important we never forget what it took to get to this moment, and recognize how social change like this is possible.
  • Yet, equally important is how we all choose to remember what was involved in getting the team to finally change its name.

U.S. Rapid Action Consortium Publishes COVID-19 Testing Playbook to Arm Businesses with Critical Workplace Strategies

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

It is available to the public at no cost and is one of the various tools and resources the Consortium is developing.

Key Points: 
  • It is available to the public at no cost and is one of the various tools and resources the Consortium is developing.
  • The Rapid Action Consortium Playbook is a step-by-step guide to launching, operating, and scaling a rapid antigen testing program.
  • Rapid Action Consortium is an expansion of a successful Canadian program, the Creative Destruction Lab Rapid Screening Consortium (CDL RSC), of which Genpact is a founding member.
  • For more information about launching a workplace testing program or learning how to become a member of the Rapid Action Consortium, visit https://www.genpact.com/rapid-action-consortium or email [email protected] .

Bank of America's Native American Support Tops $17 Million Since 2020

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

In 2020, the company recognized the disproportionate impact of the health crisis and directed more than $13 million to Native American communities across the U.S., including $10 million in capital to Native American Bank, a community development financial institution (CDFI) providing funding for small businesses, affordable housing, community facilities, and consumer lending needs.

Key Points: 
  • In 2020, the company recognized the disproportionate impact of the health crisis and directed more than $13 million to Native American communities across the U.S., including $10 million in capital to Native American Bank, a community development financial institution (CDFI) providing funding for small businesses, affordable housing, community facilities, and consumer lending needs.
  • Today, in observance of Native American Heritage Month, the company announced an additional $4.7 million in funding to support nonprofit partners working to address critical needs in Native American communities.
  • Bank of America has provided critical financial services to Native American governments and territories for more than 60 years, and is equally committed to supporting its Native American employees.
  • Members actively promote financial education in Native American territories and communities, help raise awareness of Native business opportunities and cultural issues, and support Bank of America's business strategy of enlarging its profile in Native American communities.

Genpact Named to Fortune's 'Change the World' List of Innovative Companies Driving Social Impact

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

In determining this year's winners, Fortune looked at companies that have had a positive social impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy.

Key Points: 
  • In determining this year's winners, Fortune looked at companies that have had a positive social impact through activities that are part of their core business strategy.
  • This includes measurable social impact, business results, and how innovative a company's efforts are relative to others in its industry.
  • "The list reflects the growing corporate commitment to stakeholder capitalism, with Genpact and all of these named companies leading the way in combining purposeandprofitthe best way to assure such programs are sustainable."
  • Genpact founded the US Rapid Action Consortium with the Creative Destruction Lab Rapid Screening Consortium (CDL RSC) in Canada, and the COVID Collaborative .

Genpact Receives PRWeek Purpose Award for Accelerating Cost-Effective Rapid COVID-19 Workplace Testing at Scale

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Monday, October 18, 2021

Genpact was recognized in the Best B2B category for its role in creating the US Rapid Action Consortium .

Key Points: 
  • Genpact was recognized in the Best B2B category for its role in creating the US Rapid Action Consortium .
  • The US Rapid Action Consortium is offering learnings and approaches free of charge as a public good to organizations.
  • "The winners of PRWeek's third annual Purpose Awards are blazing a trail for others to follow and seek to emulate."
  • Across locations, the rapid testing program has detected over 500 asymptomatic individuals, preventing more than 22,000 secondary infections from occurring.

NATHPO Announces Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) will Keynote the First Annual Sacred Sites Summit

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Monday, September 20, 2021

"Suzan Shown Harjo is an incredible voice and advocate for Native Peoples," says Dr. Valerie Grussing, NATHPO Executive Director, "Her body of work is profound, and we are deeply honored and humbled that she has agreed to be a part of this historic Sacred Sites summit."

Key Points: 
  • "Suzan Shown Harjo is an incredible voice and advocate for Native Peoples," says Dr. Valerie Grussing, NATHPO Executive Director, "Her body of work is profound, and we are deeply honored and humbled that she has agreed to be a part of this historic Sacred Sites summit."
  • With bold resolve, Suzan Shown Harjo pushes us to always seek justice in our time.
  • About the Sacred Sites Summit The virtual Sacred Sites Summit agendais comprised of two days, each withmultiple sessionsprogressingthrough four aspects of protecting sacred sites.
  • For more information about theFirst Annual NATHPO Sacred Sites SummitThose interested inmoreinformationabout NATHPOcan visit thewebsite at https://www.nathpo.org/ For more information on the First Annual NATHPO Sacred Sites Summit, including how to register and sponsorship opportunities, go tothesummit registration page at https://www.nathpo.org/sacred-sites-summit/ .

U.S. Rapid Action Consortium Commends President Biden's Call for Vaccines, Testing

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Friday, September 10, 2021

Rapid Action Consortium commends U.S. President Joe Biden's call for companies with more than 100 employees to require vaccinations or weekly tests to ensure individual health and workplace safety.

Key Points: 
  • Rapid Action Consortium commends U.S. President Joe Biden's call for companies with more than 100 employees to require vaccinations or weekly tests to ensure individual health and workplace safety.
  • Rapid Action Consortium.
  • "Experts agree that COVID-19 will not be eradicated anytime soon, and rapid antigen testing, along with other actions, are essential to public and workplace safety.
  • Rapid Action Consortium is an expansion of the successful CDL RSC work done in Canada.