2014 Strategic Action Items

1. 2014 Strategic Action Items Wednesday, December 3, 2014

2. Strategic Action Items Overview Each year the Board of Directors will review this plan, the current action items and the metrics and determine action items for the upcoming year The following strategic action items were implemented by Twin Cities Diversity in Practice during 2014

3. Proposed Strategic Priorities For 2014 Sponsorship Redesign of Website Metrics* *Continue Core Programming

4. Team Effort & Support Critical to the success of each of the Strategic Action Items were the individuals involved below: Sponsorship Working Group Chaired by Eric Rucker - Briggs Amber Brown – Fredrikson; Claire Forsmark – Dorsey; Dan Millea – Zelle; Joan Oyaas – Dorsey; Katie Muler – Merchant & Gould; Kim Lowe – Fredrikson; Kristine McKinney – Faegre; Lisanne Weisz – Lindquist; Mikiesha Mayes – Littler; Rory Zamansky - Zelle Marketing Committee Chaired by Becky Thorson – RKMCGina Sauer – Oppenheimer; Kathy Gross Schoen – RKMC; Heather Klibenstein – Merchant & Gould; Kim Walker – Faegre; Leonard Clay – Faegre; Nadia Martyn – Dorsey; Rebecca Furman - RKMC Metrics Working Group Ken Cutler – Dorsey; Karen Kepler – Cargill; Kim Lowe – Fredrikson; Marlon Cush – UnitedHealth Group; Michael Sullivan – Gray Plant Mooty; Tracy Johnson – Cargill; Brandon Vaughn - RKMC Professional Development CommitteeChaired by Mike Sullivan – Gray Plant MootyElizabeth Kniffen – Zelle; Babaeva Gulzar – Target; James Simonson- Gray Plant Mooty; Jihan Jenkins- Cargill; Sara Kilian - Fredrikson

5. Strategic Actions Items 2014 Summary Diversity in Practice 2014 membership increased to a total of 45 member organizations with over 3000 individual members. Focus was put on the following action items: - Continued programming with a focus on metrics - Redesign of the website - Creation of a Sponsorship Pilot Program

6. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Continued current programmingTCDIP 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship 2012: 13 students 2013: 17 students 2014: 16 students (9 will be returning in 2015) Ambassador Program with Mapping Your Legal Pathways 2012: 55 Mentor / Mentee Matches 2013: 59 Mentor / Mentee Matches 2014: 60 Mentor / Mentee Matches

7. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Continued current programming Flying Squads in Chicago & Madison - 2012: Chicago 59 / Madison 16 - 2013: Chicago 44 / Madison 22 - 2014: Chicago 46 / Madison 12Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference - 2012: 79 students / 269 interviews / 28 call backs - 2013: 105 students / 308 interviews / 28 call backs - 2014: 74 students / 295 interviews / 27 call backs 4 hires (as of 11/14/14)

8. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Continued current programmingProfessional Development Leading with Excellence: Being Sponsor Worthy Registered 63 / 37 in attendanceHow to use Social Media to Market Yourself & Your Org. Registered 83 / 46 in attendanceIn- House Counsel Roundtable (9 Table Leaders)Registered 60 / 47 in attendance Unconscious Bias & Blindspots in the Legal Environments Registered 110 / 87 in attendance Annual Summer Social 128 Registered / 77 in attendance

9. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Redesign of the Website Highlights: Responsive DesignReorganization of content to create a more user friendly experienceCompatible with mobile devices and social media Member Log in area updated and user friendlyBlog There has been a continued attention to the social media platforms: Facebook: 189 likes Twitter: 362 followers Linked groups: 118 members Linked in Company page: 70 members

10. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Creation of a Sponsorship Pilot Program • The Sponsorship Pilot Program for Twin Cities Diversity in Practice was developed by the Sponsorship Working Group led by Erik Rucker. It is limited in scope and participation levels so the process and results can be monitored, measured and analyzed, and the costs can be managed. The following tools & program support was created by The Sponsorship Working Group: • - Sponsorship Took Kit - Sponsorship Program Outline - Three Surveys (given before start / mid-way / and at conclusion) - Pilot Program Invitation - Pilot Program Point People selected from each participating firm

11. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Creation of a Sponsorship Pilot Program • Training Program was developed by Val Jensen & Kristine McKinney - Sponsorship in Practice Video - Sponsor / Protégé training sessions in September • - Personal Profile Evaluator by Discovery - Expectations and Next Steps • Programming to come: • - December: Sponsorship Holiday Happy Hour - February: Focus Groups - August: Wrap up Dinner - Other items as needed

12. Strategic Action Items 2014 Review Creation of a Sponsorship Pilot Program • Program Participants • - The program has 14 pairs • - The Protégés are minority and/or women lawyers • - The experience level of the Protégés are 3 to 6 years • Participating Firms & Organizations • Brigs & Morgan Dorsey & WhitneyFaegre Baker DanielsFredrikson & Bryon Gray Plant Mooty Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. Lindquist & Vennum US Bank Wells FargoZelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP

13. Agreed Key Areas of Focus • Provide an inclusive community, tools and support to attorneys of color currently practicing in the Twin Cities to facilitate their successful integration and Advancement in the practice of law in the Twin Cities. • Provide thought leadership, programs and facilitated communication to and among members to support them in their efforts to create a more inclusive work environment where all attorneys, but most specifically attorneys of color, can succeed and be Retained by members.

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