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Capco, the global management and technology consultancy, has appointed Dee McDougal as its new U.S. Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I).
Dee McDougal (Photo: Business Wire)
Dee’s appointment follows Capco’s public commitment to effect a tangible step-change around diversity, equity and inclusion to accelerate its Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) agenda and ensure a zero-tolerance attitude toward discriminatory behavior.
Michael Pugliese, Managing Partner of Capco’s U.S. business, said: “Dee is a corporate changemaker and community champion. As a D&I executive, non-profit board member, speaker, and consultant on inclusion, she is passionate about creating workplaces where everyone can be the best version of themselves. She will partner with our HR team, as well as leaders from our business and our affinity groups, to drive an integrated DE&I agenda and help us move the needle on awareness, edu
Grants help Black North Carolina entrepreneurs get off ground
NC BEC ECOSYTEM gifts to 8 agencies
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NC BEC ECOSYTEM grants were awarded to eight organizations to enhance Black entrepreneurship in the state.
Two Charlotte-based organizations received grant funding from NC IDEA and the North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council.
The NC BEC ECOSYTEM grants were awarded to eight North Carolina organizations to enhance Black entrepreneurship in the state (there were 140 applicants). Over $360,000 was provided in funding, with $50,000 going to ASPIRE Community Capital and $50,000 to City Startup Labs. Grants must be allocated to projects serving Black entrepreneurs.
“Under the leadership of the NC Black Entrepreneurship Council and just months after its formation, our call to fund organizations supporting more Black people in their ambition to start and scale growth-oriented companies drew an incredible response,” Thom Ruhe, CEO and president of NC ID