Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Supplier Diversity 5

Chapter 1: Understanding the Growing Demand for Supplier Diversity 7

Chapter 2: Understanding the Foundation of Supplier Diversity 21

Chapter 3: Supplier Diversity Management: A New Way of Thinking 31

Chapter 4: Distinguishing between Supplier Diversity and DEI 43

Chapter 5: Digging into Supplier Diversity within the Organization 53

Part 2: Developing Internal (Organizational) Supplier Diversity Efforts 69

Chapter 6: Gauging Your Organization's Diversity Climate 71

Chapter 7: Making the Case for Supplier Diversity 89

Chapter 8: Building Support for Supplier Diversity Programs 97

Chapter 9: Identifying Common Barriers to Supplier Diversity 107

Chapter 10: Creating an Effective Supplier Diversity Plan 117

Part 3: Supplier Development and Supplier Diversity 129

Chapter 11: Creating an Environment that Puts Diverse Businesses First 131

Chapter 12: Building Capacity 143

Part 4: Examining External (Community) Supplier Diversity Efforts 153

Chapter 13: Highlighting the Stages of Supplier Diversity Programs 155

Chapter 14: Cultivating Community Partners to Drive Supplier Diversity 165

Part 5: Using Technology and Compliance to Enhance Supplier Diversity 175

Chapter 15: Telling the World About Your Supplier Diversity Efforts 177

Chapter 16: Establishing Supplier Diversity Metrics, Benchmarks, and KPIs 185

Chapter 17: Understanding Tier 2/Subcontracting Spend 197

Chapter 18: Getting a Grip on Goal Setting in Supplier Diversity 207

Chapter 19: Tracking, Measuring, and Reporting Metrics in Supplier Diversity: It's All in the Numbers 215

Part 6: Building a Career in Supplier Diversity 227

Chapter 20: Becoming a Supplier Diversity Professional 229

Chapter 21: Supplier Diversity Certifications and Continuing Education 239

Part 7: The Part of Tens 249

Chapter 22: Nearly Ten Ways to Become an Effective Supplier Diversity Leader 251

Chapter 23: Ten (Plus One) Ways to Create a World-Class Supplier Diversity Program 257

Chapter 24: Ten Myths about Supplier Diversity 265

Index 271

About the Author

Kathey Porter is an award-winning small business strategist and supplier diversity expert. She is the founder of Porter Brown Associates, a professional services consultancy that works with corporations and public entities on building supplier diversity programs. In 2020, Kathey launched the Supplier Diversity Training Institute.