Professional Diversity Network Discusses Recent Partnerships
April 12 2017 - 4:30PM
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (“PDN” or “the Company”)
(NASDAQ:IPDN) today announces recent developments related to its
core businesses of technology, careers and networking.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- PDN and National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) agree to a 2-year extension to produce Career Fairs,
including the 2017 NAACP National Convention Career Fair, to be
held in Baltimore, MD on July 25, 2017, and in San Antonio, TX in
2018.
- PDN and NAACP renew agreement to continue operations of the
NAACP job board at www.NAACPJobFinder.com.
- Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Greek-lettered sorority
established by African-American college women, has selected PDN to
conduct a Career Fair as part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha North East
Regional Conference, to be held in Baltimore on April 27,
2017.
- Women in Technology International (WITI) has selected PDN to
co-produce a Technology Career Fair for women as part of the WITI
Summit in San Jose, CA on June 13, 2017.
- Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) has selected PDN to
co-produce the 39th Annual BDPA Technology Conference and Career
Fair to be held in Cincinnati, OH on July 28-29, 2017.
These partnerships help renew and expand PDN’s mission to
connect diverse professionals with employers who value diversity.
PDN will assist in all aspects of these events including sales,
management, and promotions. PDN has expanded its reach to include
technology opportunities for diverse candidates. According to Mike
Hall, PDN Executive Vice President, “Working with partners whose
demographics include diverse technology professionals helps our
clients make connections with this important market. We are
expanding our network of professional and industry associations to
assist our clients with their outreach.”
PDN maintains a partner network of over 30 organizations,
including: The NAACP, which is the nation’s oldest, largest and
most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization;
Alpha Kappa Alpha is one of the largest historically black
sororities in America with over 300,000 college trained members;
BDPA, which was created in 1975 to bring minorities together in the
information technology and computer science field; WITI, the global
network of talented women in the technology industry with a market
reach exceeding 2 million prospective members. PDN helps facilitate
employer access to these and other essential
organizations.
Star Jones, the Company’s President, noted that “Our
partnerships with these champions of diversity and inclusion
underscores that PDN is a premier solution for employers who seek
to recruit and hire diverse candidates.” Jones added, “As a
member of Alpha Kappa Alpha for over 30 years now, I am
particularly proud to provide qualified diverse talent solutions
through the organization that helped fuel my passion for diversity
and inclusion as a young college student.”
“These partnerships are essential building blocks for building
relationships between employers and candidates. Expanding our
network to include technology partners addresses a great need in
the market. We are also proud the NAACP has continued to select PDN
as an important partner in assisting minorities with job
opportunities and economic growth,” said Jim Kirsch, the Company’s
Executive Co-Chairman.
About Professional Diversity Network
(www.prodivnet.com)Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (PDN) is an
Internet software and services company that develops and operates
online professional networking communities dedicated to serving
diverse professionals in the United States and employers seeking to
hire diverse talent. Our subsidiary, National Association of
Professional Women (NAPW), is a networking organization of
professional women spanning more than 200 industries and
professions. Through an online platform and our relationship
recruitment affinity groups, we provide our employer clients a
means to identify and acquire diverse talent and assist them with
their efforts to comply with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis
press release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including statements related to our partnerships, business and
strategies. Any such statements may be influenced by a
variety of factors, some of which are beyond PDN’s control, that
could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different
from those projected, described, stated or implied in such
forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, the risk factors
disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31,
2017, and any subsequent filings made by us with the SEC. We
assume no obligation to update the information included in this
press release, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. The Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2017,
together with this press release, are available on our website,
www.prodivnet.com. Please click on “Investor Relations.”
CONTACT:
Michael J. Hall, EVP (contact for partnerships)
(952) 491-4080
mhall@prodivnet.com
Chris Wesser, EVP & Secretary (contact for investor relations inquiries)
(516) 659-8560
cwesser@prodivnet.com
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