As the world gathers today to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we ask: How will you take action to address the long-standing decline in diverse business participation in the economy?

"AGC NYS is proud to have VeraCloud in our Membership ranks, and we continually strive, like VeraCloud, to match our Contractor Members with key industry partners who can provide cutting edge solutions."

Breakthrough market-driven solutions must be paired with progressive policies to sustainably address market failures and economic, gender, social, and racial inequality.

"We’re a nation of immigrants whose diverse backgrounds, ideas, and points of view have helped us build and invent as a nation for over 240 years.  No nation is better at harnessing the energies and talents of immigrants."

There are great opportunities ahead for the private sector to fuel implementation of public policies to achieve the progressive goals and high-impact results that constituents demand.

VeraCloud is leveraging our Clinton Global Initiative involvement to further scale our positive impact in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

VeraCloud has been evaluated by the Commonwealth’s procurement department and is now enrolled into the first cohort of Pilot participants.

VeraCloud has been selected to showcase our groundbreaking SaaS platform at the AGC's bi-annual meeting as experts in "Utilizing Technology to Improve Productivity and Compliance." 

For the second year, VeraCloud is invited to attend the annual Clinton Global Initiative America to explore how our technology solutions can help unlock economic opportunity for underserved populations by fueling the growth of Minority, Women, Veteran-owned, and other Diverse businesses. 

VeraCloud is selected to showcase our groundbreaking SaaS platform at a Mass Innovation Nights event at Google in Cambridge, MA.

VeraCloud invited to participate in summit to launch a Northeast network to advance racial equity.

VeraCloud is selected as a semi-finalist in MassChallenge 2016, selected from 1700 other cutting-edge startups from around the world.

One of the primary benefits of re focusing spending onto small local and diverse businesses is that it strengthens local economies. When larger organizations purchase goods and services from small local and diverse businesses, they're keeping money within the communities that support the physical operational locations of their business.

Over the last four decades, Boston has become a much more racially and ethnically diverse place. But the City of Boston's limited success in attracting more diverse suppliers to city contracts does not reflect that diversity.

Progress on gender diversity at work has stalled. To achieve equality, companies must turn good intentions into concrete action.

The March on Washington represented perhaps the best public recognition of the intimate relationship between race and democracy during the twentieth century.

“My philosophy is very simple. When you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, stand up, say something, and speak out.”

Leveling the playing field for all entrepreneurs.

Gloria Steinem, 83 years young, reminds us all of progress made and the great work that still lies ahead.

Overall, the City received a “D+” grade from the Comptroller’s Office, the same as in FY 2016. More specifically, the City earned a C grade with Asian American-owned firms, a D grade with Hispanic-owned firms and women-owned firms, and an F grade with Black-owned businesses.

By 2044, America will be a nation where people of color will be the majority of our population.  Advancing racial equity is an opportunity for Corporate America to address systemic injustices, create value, drive innovation, and fuel growth.

VeraCloud is a mission-driven social enterprise working to unlock economic opportunity for diverse entrepreneurs and supports the great work of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™

‘Oregon stands loud and proud about ensuring our women, our people of color, our folks in the LGBTQ community, our folks in the disability community, that for equal work, we get paid equally’

“As a city, we are committed to ensuring that all people – regardless of race, gender or ethnicity – have the means to succeed in our economy."

1916? 2017? This morning's early Saturday walk in Dublin to find the Book of Kells, was quickly overshadowed by the gravitas of the morning headlines from America...

Words are easy. What’s harder is creating a business that embodies values in real, tangible ways.

The success of Boston’s growing economy relies upon our ability to open the doors of opportunity to all our residents, and remove barriers causing economic inequity throughout our city.

We’re living in a defining moment where inequality is systemic and substantive changes are necessary to build bridges and dialogues of collaboration.

This breakthrough year-long City of Boston project on racism could serve as a national model for constructive collaboration to address systemic biases and inequalities that exist in cities throughout the US.  

Another significant foundation shifts its focus to Equity and Inclusion "at this particular moment in history, when communities that have experienced disparities face ever greater threats".