The American Red Cross values the diversity of its workforce, suppliers, and partners. We recognize the power of harnessing collective similarities and differences that help equip our organization and its people to deliver on the Red Cross mission of service, in a manner that is both sensitive and culturally competent.
We continually demonstrate our commitment to DEI, valuing diversity of thought, backgrounds, experiences, gender identities, sexual orientation, and cultures. This allows us to work locally and across the country to deliver lifesaving services to the communities we serve. Our efforts are strengthened through guidance provided by a collection of external national DEI thought leaders who comprise our National Diversity Advisory Council.
Our DEI Mission:
The American Red Cross will consistently deliver its products, goods, and services in a culturally competent manner.
Our DEI Vision:
The American Red Cross aspires to be an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating and maintaining a diverse, high-performing workforce of employees and volunteers who reflect all communities we serve; by cultivating a collaborative, inclusive and respectful work environment that empowers all contributors; and by leveraging diverse partnerships – all of which helps to ensure culturally competent service delivery supported by effective community leadership and engagement.
Read more about our Equal Employment Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity.
The Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) of the Red Cross is designed to strengthen our organization and our communities by proactively seeking women, minorities, disabled veterans, veterans and business enterprise suppliers (WMDVBE) who represent the communities we serve. By providing equitable opportunities for women, veterans, disabled and minority suppliers, Red Cross derives multiple benefits. Not only do we contribute to the economic vitality of the communities we serve but also our organization benefits directly from a broader selection of competitively priced goods and services.
The SDP is integrated as part of our Supply Management (SM) team's daily business activities. Through the program, our Category Leaders and Business units are able to build relationships with WMDVBE suppliers and facilitate access to bid and contract opportunities through a combination of:
For additional information, please contact the Supplier Diversity Director »
The American Red Cross Tier 2 Program exists to maximize opportunities for minority-owned, woman-owned, or veteran-owned business enterprises (WDMBEs) to participate as suppliers of products and services to the Red Cross. The Tier 2 Program serves as an enhancement to, and not as a replacement for, existing efforts aimed at increasing meaningful opportunities for WDMBE.
Tier 2 Reporting -
Tier 2 purchasing is a relative term in that it is a function of who is the customer. From the Red Cross perspective, a Tier 1 supplier is a supplier that invoices the Red Cross for goods and services rendered directly by that supplier (Tier 1). A Tier 2 supplier (referencing the customer) is a supplier that invoices the Tier 1 supplier for goods and services rendered.
Tier 1 suppliers must report the amount of money spent on behalf of the Red Cross (Tier 2 direct) with WDMBEs. When direct subcontracting to diverse businesses is not practical, suppliers will allocate and report their overall diverse subcontractor costs (Tier 2 indirect).
DIRECT SPEND: Purchases that directly support Red Cross business needs. These purchases must be able to be directly traced back to a specific contract or purchase order associated with a diverse supplier.
INDIRECT SPEND: Spend contracted with diverse suppliers which has been prorated based on supplier sales and/or percentage of a supplier's total revenue. Use this reporting method when you cannot trace WDMBEs expenditures to a specific Red Cross requirement.
Note: The Red Cross utilizes an National Minority Supplier Development Council NMSDC approved calculation to get this amount.
The Red Cross has partnered with, supplier.io, to host our online tier 2 reporting system called, TierTracker®. This system supports and enables our prime suppliers to report tier 2 spend via a single web portal. TierTracker® provides an extremely efficient method of capturing, analyzing, and consolidating diverse spend via a single, user-friendly web portal.
Tier 2 Fiscal Year Reporting Schedule
The Red Cross must receive your report by the 15th business day of the month that follows the end of each quarter, as illustrated in the following table.
For additional information, please contact the Supplier Diversity Director »
The National Diversity Advisory Council is appointed by the Governance and Board Development Committee of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross. The purpose of the Council is to advise the Board, the President & CEO and the Chief Diversity Officer of our organization on relevant strategic issues brought before the Council related to diversity and inclusiveness and to foster exemplary diversity initiatives and partnerships at the Red Cross.
Once per quarter, the National Diversity Advisory Council gathers in person at the Red Cross National Headquarters to discuss diversity initiatives and review progress.
COUNCIL CHAIR
Ralph Lee, Jr. - Chief Human Resources Officer, Kenan Advantage Group
COUNCIL VICE CHAIR
Sindy Benavides - Chief Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
MEMBERS
YOUTH CHAIR REPRESENTATIVE
Shivum Kapoor – Chair – Red Cross National Youth Council