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Article: Diversity Institute gets green light: mission: to expand the diversity initiatives of the International Franchise Association and its Educational Foundation.(FW FOCUS: EMERGING MARKETS)
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- Franchising World
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- May 1, 2005
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The establishment of a Diversity Institute was approved by the IFA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees during the International Franchise Association's recent annual convention. The purpose of the institute is to expand the diversity and inclusion initiatives of both IFA and the foundation. IFA's Executive Committee approved start-up financial support for the institute with a pledge of $500,000, $100,000 per year for five years from the IFA budget to the foundation's operating budget.
"The Diversity Institute will provide a mechanism under the 501(c)(3) charter of the foundation to increase the funding and resources for diversity and inclusion initiatives. ...