The Tool Box

Supplier Diversity Manager's Tool Box

The information provided on this page is designed to provide you with tools that will help to jump start a new program and/or enhance a well developed program.  The information here has been submitted by numerous EEI members who are at various stages of program development and who have been willing to share elements of their program. There are certain elements required for the success of any supplier diversity program. Examples of some of these elements or "tools" can be found here.  For further information please feel free to contact the EEI supplier diversity manager of any of the programs represented here.  

Glossary

• Glossary of Supplier Diversity links and terms

Mentoring

• Allegheny Energy Mentoring Program 
• CenterPoint Energy Mentoring Program  
• Dominion Mentoring Program 
• Georgia Power Three C Strategy 
• PNM Resources SD Program 
• Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Diversity
• Re-measuring Supplier Diversity

Communication Strategy

Includes CEO commitment letters, corporate policy statements/letters, measures of success and other methods of communicating the supplier diversity process and results.

• Cinergy Corp-CEO Letter Vision Mission Policy 
• PSEG Communications Plan 
• PSEG 2004 Supplier Diversity Communications Plan 
• Communicating Your Supplier Diversity Program 

Business Case

Presentations on the business case for Supplier Diversity

• DTE Business Case for Supplier Diversity 
• DTE Tactical Business Case 
• TECO Business Case for Supplier Diversity 
• Cinergy Supplier Diversity Business Case 

Second Tier Program

Developing and implementing second tier sourcing initiatives, includes examples of forms and reporting tools

• Creating and Sustaining Your Second Tier Program
• Entergy Supplier Tier 2 Reporting Quick start Guide 
• Entergy Second Tier Direct Guidelines 
• Entergy Second Tier Indirect Guidelines 
• PSEG Second Tier 
• PSEG Second Tier 2 

Best Practices in Supplier Diversity

Developing and implementing second tier sourcing initiatives and examples of forms and reporting tools 

• Entergy Prime Contractor Awards 
• NARUC UMAP Policies & Standards51 

GSA/SBA  

Presentations and training booklets from various GSA/SBA Federal Subcontracting Workshops

• SBA GSA Subcontracting White Paper 
• SBA EEI Best Practices January 2005  
• GSA EEI Best Practices January 2005 
• SBA January 2006 Presentation 
• eSRS Presentation 
• SBLO Part 1 
• SBLO Part 2 

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