The United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, and we’re marking another significant milestone this month: the one-year anniversary of FMG supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) COVID-19 We Can Do This (Juntos Sí Podemos) public education campaign. This national initiative has helped increase public confidence i ...
Diversity and Inclusion
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Working Together with Latinx Communities @FMG
The Latinx Community at FMG is Here to Help, Learn, and Grow In honor and appreciation of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting the invaluable work of our skilled Latinx FMG staff members. Our cultural viewpoint not only benefits our internal offices, but positions us to achieve meaningful connections with diverse groups within Latinx communities through our work ...
Using Machine Learning to Ensure Hiring Fairness
We get excited about living our values at Fors Marsh Group (FMG), whether it’s engaging with our B Corp community or applying ourselves to critical social issues such as exercising the right to vote, improving worker safety, and promoting healthy behavior. FMG employees are also passionate about blending social science and data analysis to solve real-life problems so, naturally ...
Celebrating Black Artists and Changemakers in the Movie, Film, and Music Industries During Black History Month
In the final installment of Fors Marsh Group’s Black Culture Curation Series honoring Black History Month, the DIVE Committee and the Black@FMG Affinity Group present Songs and Stories. This last installment of the series shines a light on Black excellence in music, TV, and movies. Music and imagery capture Black life and experiences in a unique way, telling vital stories of ...
In Recognition of Black History Month: Powerful Black Voices That Are Influencing Today’s Social Media Landscape
FMG’s Black Culture Curation Series continues with Follow the Wave, which highlights powerful Black voices and influencers who are shaping some of today’s most relevant social media conversations. Black people have influenced American culture and activism since this nation’s founding. With the advent of the digital age, Black influencers have new leadership platforms that are ...
Exploring Black Entrepreneurs’ Impact on American Food History During Black History Month
Breaking bread means to share a meal, money, or wealth with someone. Through the Breaking Bread lens of Fors Marsh Group’s (FMG) Black Culture Curation series, we celebrate Black entrepreneurship as well as the vital contributions that Black people have made to American food history. The legacy of Black business ownership can be traced throughout American history, with the ri ...
In Honor of Black History Month: The Legacy of Black Art, Literature and Music in America
To recognize Black History Month and celebrate Black achievement and excellence in America, FMG’s Black@FMG affinity group and our Driving Inclusion and Valuing Equity (DIVE) Committee created a Black Culture Curation Series. This series begins with Black Voices and Visuals, which highlights the legacy of Black art, literature, and music in America. The influence of Black arti ...
Fors Marsh Group’s Black Culture Curation Series Honors Black History Month
To recognize Black History Month and celebrate Black achievement and excellence in America, Fors Marsh Group‘s (FMG) Black@FMG affinity group and Driving Inclusion and Valuing Equity (DIVE) Committee created a Black Culture Curation Series. This series highlights four lenses through which FMG celebrated Black culture this February: Voices and Visuals—Poetry and visual arts ...
It’s Always a Season to Give Back: Using Corporate Giving to Impact our Diverse Community
For many people, the holiday season is synonymous with giving thanks, spreading joy, and sharing what we have with others. This year was especially challenging for many, even more so for marginalized groups who have been hit the hardest by a global pandemic's economic realities. Times like these strengthen our resolve to make significant contributions to our community in the fo ...
Fors Marsh Group Embarks on a New Challenge: Improving the Resourcing of Recovery
The United States entered the new decade with a global pandemic affecting people, economies, and education at levels not seen since the great World Wars. The COVID-19 pandemic has captured society’s full attention, as we have seen the worldwide death toll mount to over 210,000 in less than a year. And, while our collective focus remains on the coronavirus, the sad realities of ...
Striving for a More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace? Try Computational Modeling
With inequalities systemic to the workplace being recognized now more than ever before, many leaders are realizing and acknowledging that their organizations may not be as diverse as they would like them to be. Members of the workforce, particularly millennials and Generation Z, emphasize diversity and inclusion as a critical consideration in their job searches—but organization ...
How to Provide Creative Yet Accessible Information for All
Visual cues help organize information in a clean, concise way and make information stand out. Color is a visual cue everyone has encountered or has used to convey information: It could have been a color-coded answer key with correct answers in green and incorrect answers in red, a map of Europe with European Union (EU) members in blue and non-EU members in yellow, or a color-co ...