| This committee is
responsible for implementing the nominations
process for the GMSDC Board of Directors. It
is also responsible
for implementing the nomination's process
for the Annual Awards. |
| Corporate
representatives and MBE selected by the
Board.
All Board Members are elected and Board
Subcommittees
members are appointed. |
|
This committee is
responsible for review and recommendation
of MBEs for the certification process. The
committee is governed
by policies and procedures set by both the
bylaws of the GMSDC
and the National Minority Supplier
Development Council (NMSDC).
The Chair of the BOD appoints the members of
this committee. |
| This sub-committee is
responsible for developing and
enhancing Corporate Supplier Diversity
Programs by
sharing best business practices, trends,
bench-marks,
program measurement, 2nd tier, etc., which
impacts
Minority Business development and corporate
Supplier
Diversity strategies. |
| This committee is
responsible developing sessions
and/or curriculum that are relevant to
business and
enhance the knowledge base for GMSDC's
constituency. |
| This committee
supports the GMSDC staff in the planning,
promoting and execution of GMSDC annual
programs and
events. The committee will suggest and
recommend activities,
participants, sponsors, etc. to increase
funding for general
operations of the Council, exposure for the
Council and to
provide GMSDC constituents with expanded
business and
networking opportunities. |
| This committee is
responsible for the overall budgetary
reports and fiscal integrity of the GMSDC.
It ensures that
financial records and audits are in order.
This committee
is also responsible for reviewing and
approving the budgets
of all committees of GMSDC. The Finance
Committee will
prepare the annual budget, which is
presented to the
Executive Committee for approval. The Chair
of the BOD
appoints the members of this committee. |
This
committee (formerly Hard Hat) is being
reworked and expanded to include more
service and product providers. The
designation Real Estate & Facilities more
closely aligns with today's Corporate Real
Estate functions and procurement processes.
The committee is responsible for creating
business and education opportunities for
businesses in the following areas:
- Interior buildout
- Project management
- Architects
- Move management
- Moving services
- Construction
- Contractors
- Office furniture
- Commercial brokerage services
- Real estate legal services
- Facilities management
- Landscaping services
- Janitorial services
- Mailroom outsourcing
- Security systems
- Security services
|
| MISSION OF IT
COMMITTEE: “Our mission is to provide
increased opportunities to organizations
(corporations and
government agencies) to increase their
diversity spend for
IT products and services by enabling a
convenient way for
their buyers to access certified MBEs, who
are committed
to (individually and/or jointly) to provide
high quality, cost effective
and reliable IT solutions.” HOW DOES IT
WORK? IT committee
is a forum for IT companies in GMSDC to
collectively serve
our clients and win additional business by:
• Actively promoting
teaming and collaboration to serve the best
needs of the customer
• Aggressively exploring and exchanging
opportunities • Sharing
with each other our core competencies •
Learning Best
practices from one another • Creating
vehicles to offer
organizations single source access to high
quality, cost
effective and reliable IT solutions |
| This committee is
responsible for the overall growth
and development of GMSDC. It is responsible
for
preparing and updating the strategic plan of
the
organization. It regularly monitors the
mission of the
organization and sets forth goals to
continually meet
expectations. The Chair of the BOD appoints
the
members of this committee. |
| This committee is
responsible for supporting MBE's
through providing education and
opportunities for the
manufacturing sector. |
| This committee is
responsible for planning, developing and implementing programs and other
initiatives designed
to identify new corporate and MBES
constituents. It ensures
that corporations and MBEs are recruited
(nationally, statewide
and locally) on an on-going basis. It also
aids the GMSDC in presenting the best image
possible to the corporate and MBE community. |
This committee is
responsible for ensuring adequate
minority business participation in GMSDC's
programs
and services. It oversees GMSDC's community
relations
with other support groups. It provides
advice and counsel
to the Chair on GMSDC or National Minority
Supplier
Development Council initiatives. It monitors
council programs
to ensure their applicability to the
council's mission on behalf
of minority owned and operated businesses.
The Chair of
MBEIC appoints an MBE to serve as co-chair
on
GMSDC committees. |
This committee is
responsible for developing programs,
to easier facilitate the procurement process
by, advocacy,
contract identification, strategic
alliances, and contract verification,
tracking and reporting systems. It also
strives to encourage
major corporations and government agencies
to expand its
business partnership with minority
entrepreneurs. It develops
models, guidance and support to furthering
MBE participation
in teaming with other businesses for
corporate contracts and/or
competing for business with primary
suppliers. |
|
Comprised of MBEs whose products and
services generally
fall outside the normal corporate
procurement process.
Within GMSDC professional services are
generally
represented by: Human Resource Management,
Employee
Assistance Programs and Managed Behavioral
Health,
Creative Service, Business Development and
Operations,
Multi Media, Marketing, Public Relations,
Legal, Insurance,
Quality Control, Staffing Augmentation (and
other) related firms. |
| The purpose of this
committee is to facilitate roundtable
discussions between public/private sector
entities and
minority owned staffing companies. Topics
include:
Corporate Purchasing Strategies for Staffing
Needs,
Public Sector Purchasing Strategies,
Understanding
VMS Technologies related to procuring
Staffing,
and much more. |
There is
still time to sign up and serve
on one or more of our
committees.
If interested in please contact
info@gmsdc.org |
