Commonwealth Compact was born in 2007 of twin convictions: that Massachusetts history demonstrates the economic and social benefits of diversity and that our state’s current reputation as an unwelcoming place for people of color must be turned completely around if we want to achieve our potential.
To change both that negative reputation, and the reality that too often still contributes to it, civic leaders created Commonwealth Compact to encourage organizations to make significant progress by measuring themselves annually on a detailed series of Benchmarks. The Compact works with existing programs, and will provide additional resources, including a talent database.
The very existence of Commonwealth Compact, the commitment of many civic leaders behind it, and the agreement of more than 165 organizations – including many of the state's largest – to sign on to the Benchmarks Initiative in its first year are evidence that this healthy and necessary change has already begun.
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Board and Career Opportunities
Stepping Up:
Key Findings of 2007
Benchmarks Data Analysis
Benchmarks Report (May 2009)
Signers of the Commonwealth Compact
Updated October, 21 2009
Commonwealth Compact video
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Slide show at the Commonwealth Compact Launch, May 23, 2008
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Boston Globe article
Ranks of top level women decline
October 30, 2009
Boston Globe article
Census survey shows state immigrant population rising
despite slight drop in US
October 5, 2009
Boston Herald News and Opinion
Diversity Highilghts at-large Race
September 21, 2009