DEI Resource Center
NAIOP represents diverse members and leaders and serves as an inclusive marketplace that enables connections and equitable access to business development, investment, and employment opportunities for everyone.
NAIOP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Vision Statement
NAIOP represents diverse members and leaders and serves as an inclusive marketplace that enables connections and equitable access to business development, investment, and employment opportunities for everyone. We support members and chapters in their DEI journeys by providing a hub for dialogue, learning, knowledge, and institutional partners.
DEI Strategic Pillars and Goals
Commit to integrate a DEI lens in our actions.
- Publish NAIOP statement on commitment to DEI.
- Invest capital resources to do DEI work, including establishing standing committee.
Listen and learn to understand diversity of experiences and perspectives.
- Serve as a forum for dialogue and understanding of diverse perspectives.
Act with intention to create inclusive programs and opportunities for equitable access for diverse talent.
- Promote a culture of inclusion within membership and industry.
- Engage industry in practice of allyship and sponsorship.
If your company or chapter is offering unique initiatives in diversity, please share with us by contacting Shaine Anderson, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
DEI on Demand Webinar Series
Making meaningful progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in commercial real estate can be challenging. This four-part webinar series, free for NAIOP members, allows you to access valuable resources on-demand anytime to help foster organizational diversity, equity and inclusion.
Speaker Rhonda Payne, CAE, organizational psychologist and founder and CEO of Flock Theory, leads four capacity-building sessions for professionals to explore how to advance company priorities and build a positive workplace culture.
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NAIOP and Prologis Inclusion in CRE Scholarship
NAIOP and Prologis are partnering to provide scholarships for rising CRE professionals, helping prepare a pipeline of women and minorities for careers in development and operations.
Learn MoreDiversity Student Scholarship
The commercial real estate scholarship program supports diverse students pursuing a degree in a field related to the industry.
Learn MoreNAIOP Chapters Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Education Speakers Program presented by Trammell Crow Company
NAIOP is pleased to partner with Trammell Crow Company in providing speakers to NAIOP chapters to increase awareness and dialogue to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplaces within our communities.
Learn MoreCareers Building Communities Collaboration
Twenty-nine real estate industry organizations, representing more than 10 million jobs, announced a ground-breaking collaboration to highlight the diverse career paths within the real estate sector.
Learn MoreTalent Development Programs
NAIOP and its chapters have partnered with like-minded organizations and in collaboration with universities across the U.S. to offer programs that focus on commercial real estate.
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