Resources

EPOC (Empowering People of Colour) exists to change the makeup of leadership at the top of all UK institutions: private & public. They connect successful leaders who have the capability to steward organisations at the most senior level, offering a peer-to-peer network that links high-potential executives of colour, providing support and opportunities for Board-level appointments.

The 'Women in Finance Charter' asks financial services firms to commit to implement four key industry actions. In 2015, the Government asked Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia, former CEO of Virgin Money, to lead a review into the representation of women in senior managerial roles in financial services, focusing on the talent pipeline at the executive population below board level. The review found that in 2015, women made up only 14% of Executive Committees in the Financial Services sector. In response to the recommendations in that review, HM Treasury launched the Women in Finance Charter.

Foundervine support innovators to access entrepreneurship and shape new ideas into impactful, sustainable enterprises. They assist growth and scale-stage ventures to significantly grow investor networks, expand business operations and access cutting-edge knowledge, and work with a wide range of businesses to drive change.

The BEO exists to promote economic, legal social and political equity for Black communities in Britain in order to ensure equal opportunity for progress and prosperity.

Journi’s mission is to improve the career progression of high-potential black, female or low-household-income professionals across their entire career lifecycle, from school leavers to Board Level. To do this they deliver programmes, in partnership with ambitious UK businesses, to help those in our community reach their next career milestone.

Rare is a leading company in diversity graduate recruitment. Rare works with over eighty employers and has 10,000 candidates on its books, and builds cutting-edge software for contextual recruiting.

Flair specialise in race and ethnicity analytics to show where and how racial bias is holding organisations back, working to uncover and address the root cause of low retention and progression.

Powerful Media connects great African, African Caribbean and African American minds through events, publications, introductions and recruitment.

Composure Media helps media presenters communicate with confidence and composure by offering training from two presentation experts who have accrued thousands of hours on air.

The Runnymede Trust generates research to challenge structural racism in Britain.

Diversity Talks Real Estate connects female and ethnic minority professionals with speaking opportunities across Europe, and provide training for successful stage presence.

The Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Agency has been one of the UK’s leading bureaus for inspirational figures of different races, genders, sexualities and abilities since 2020. They supply speakers for corporate and public events across the world, and cater to both in-person occasions and online webinars.

YourGamePlan are dedicated to creating employment pathways, building career confidence and matching future talent to the right opportunities and help employers unlock tomorrow’s talent.

Code First Girls' mission is to close the gender gap in tech by providing employment through free education and to help more women and non-binary candidates to break into and excel within the industry by linking amazing talent with businesses.

Black Girl Fest work with brands, businesses and institutions to create more culturally relevant and authentic connections with Black audiences. Using research, practice and collaboration, they design and develop innovative ideas that meet at the intersection of community and culture.

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust puts world class athletes shoulder to shoulder with young people, equipping them with a winning mindset and shaping their futures.

Caroline Flanagan offers bespoke imposter syndrome coaching for lawyers who are tired of holding themselves back.

Circl offer a professionally accredited inclusive leadership development programme, focusing on using coaching skills to enable powerful conversations and create leaders capable of leading diverse teams.

Black People Talk design, deliver and evaluate mental health and wellbeing peer support groups and workshops for Black people and allies in education, the community, and at work.

The Ubele Initiative is an African diaspora led, infrastructure plus organisation, empowering Black and Minoritised communities in the UK, to act as catalysts for social and economic change.

Mission 44 is a charitable foundation that supports bold organisations, leaders and ideas to reimagine the future and empower young people from underserved communities.

Coding Black Females are a nonprofit organisation aiming to provide opportunities for Black female developers to develop themselves, meet familiar faces, network, receive support and build relationships through having regular meetups.

The Black Talent and Leadership programme is a cross-industry initiative delivered in collaboration with CW (Cambridge Wireless), Homerton Changemakers, University of Cambridge, 10,000 Interns Foundation and Synergy Solutions focused on empowering and growing Black talent in STEM.

OneTen’s mission is to hire, promote and advance skilled talent and to disrupting traditional hiring practices to unlock career opportunities for diverse talent across the U.S.

Bright Network search across the widest range of sectors and locations to find all of the best opportunities for students and recent graduates.

The City Black Employee Resource Group (CBERG) mission is to bring together a cohesive community establishing a support network to help represent Black employees in the finance industry and share the best practices. If you would like to get in contact with CBERG please contact info@blacktalentcharter.com.

10K Interns provide paid internships for Black students and graduates through the 10,000 Black Interns programme, and paid internships for disabled students and graduates of all ethnicities, through the 10,000 Able Interns programme across a range of UK industries.

The Entrepreneurs Network is a think tank for Britain’s most ambitious entrepreneurs. They bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and policymakers, with the aim of making Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business. They have a network of over 10,000 entrepreneurs and are the Secretariat of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Entrepreneurship, which sits across the House of Commons and House of Lords.

100 Women in Finance are committed to building a more diverse and gender equitable finance industry by promoting diversity of thought, raising visibility, and empowering women to find their personal path to success.

Action for Race Equality (ARE) champions fairness, challenges discrimination and pioneers innovative solutions to empower Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage people through education, employment and enterprise. Their activities involve working with Government, business, public services, Black-led organisations and the media. ARE want to maximise our work with central government departments by connecting more directly with local Black and Minority Ethnic organisations and mainstream activities aimed at closing racial inequalities.

Watch the recording of our event around the impact of parenthood through the lens of race and how this affects both women and men, in collaboration with Bain.

Watch back the fantastic event which aimed to provide practical advice for Black lawyers and senior leaders within the legal community to assist Black lawyers to progress their careers and reach senior positions within the law.

The Parker Review is an independent framework, comprising business professionals who each bring, on a voluntary basis, a wide range of gender and ethnically diverse perspectives. It is over seven years since the publication of the first Report into the Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards in 2017.