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Cultivating diversity isn’t merely a feel-good effort; it is an increasingly important key to success in the craft beer community. The diversity best practices resources found below provide expert guidance to those businesses who wish to invest in diversity and inclusion, but may not know where to start.

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Craft Brewers Guide to Cultural Observances

The Craft Brewers Guide to Cultural Observances fosters greater cultural competency and respect in the craft brewing community.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Education Subcommittee works to promote and facilitate education about DEI best practices and improve cultural competency among Brewers Association members and the broader craft brewing community.

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Human Resources Snapshot

Interested in the people side of business? This is a snapshot of recent human resources content from the Brewers Association.Read More

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Human Resources Partner

Holly Haslam recently joined the Brewers Association as the Human Resources (HR) Partner. Originally from the Great Beer State of Michigan, she moved to Colorado in 2019 with her husband and dog. With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Treatment from Central Michigan University, she went on to pursue her Master's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resource Management at the University of Northern Colorado. Additionally, Holly volunteers her time with the Boulder Area HR Association (BAHRA) as their Vice President of Programming. With experience introducing HR functions, employee engagement initiatives, and training and advancement programs to companies, she specializes in helping small organizations build systems that aid in employee professional development and retention. Holly utilizes the insight and experience she has gained working within small organizations to equip breweries with the knowledge and resources needed to take care of their most valuable assets—their people!

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Seven Ways to Use Social Media to Reach New Customers: Part II

In this post, we discuss ways to effectively express your brand voice, target new audiences with psychographic segmentation, make the most out of captions and hashtags, and get your team engaged in social media messaging.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Marketing and Communications Subcommittee advises the Brewers Association and its membership on inclusive marketing and communication practices. It works to amplify the voices and experiences of underrepresented populations and engage in inclusive storytelling about the craft brewing community.

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Seven Ways to Use Social Media to Reach New Customers: Part I

Learn how small producers and craft beer businesses can use one of the most cost-effective tools—social media—to reach new customers. Read More

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Brewers Association

The Marketing and Communications Subcommittee advises the Brewers Association and its membership on inclusive marketing and communication practices. It works to amplify the voices and experiences of underrepresented populations and engage in inclusive storytelling about the craft brewing community.

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Inclusion, Equity & Justice
The New Brewer: THRIVE Issue

Inclusion, Equity & Justice

Dr. J Jackson-Beckham

When people are indifferent to inclusion, equity, and justice (IEJ), how do you get them to invest in IEJ efforts? At least in part, by presenting a compelling business case.

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Responding to Harassment

This resource includes guidance for both employers and employees on their role in correcting and preventing harassment in the workplace.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Brewers Association Human Resources (HR) Committee seeks to provide our members with the tools needed to develop compliant HR strategies while building and maintaining stronger relationships with the teams they serve. Additionally, it is the goal of the HR Committee to bridge the gap between HR representatives, organizations, and the brewing community to promote open and honest communication leading to employee and organizational well-being.

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DEI Mini-Grant Recipients Share How To Write a Winning Proposal

Past awardees of the BA DEI Mini-Grants Program provide tips and best practices for future applicants to make their proposals stronger.Read More

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Lead Storyteller, Crafted For All

Louis Livingston-Garcia currently works as a part-time administrator and writer for the Brewers Association's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, as lead storyteller for Crafted For All, and helms the Tulip and Schooner beer and spirit newsletter for Heavy Table. He has a brewing and beer steward technology certificate from Dakota County Technical College, and has cleaned kegs, wrapped cans and crowlers, provided barrel tasting notes, and helped brew thanks to it at Forager Brewing Co., Little Thistle, Tin Whiskers, and Bent Brewstillery. His written work has been featured in many publications, including Growler Magazine, Heavy Table, City Pages, 507 Magazine, Official Xbox Magazine, Game Informer, GamesRadar, October, The Pursuit of Hoppiness, and more. He has professionally photographed Kodiak bears in the wild, Minnesota United FC soccer matches, and countless breweries and beer events. If he isn't traveling around the world with his wife, he is most likely playing soccer, watching soccer, playing video games, or reading with his cat, Miyamoto (yes, named after the creator of Super Mario Bros.), in his lap, and a beer nearby.

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Celebrating Earth Day at the Brewery

Check out this list of ideas and activities breweries can use to engage with Earth Day at your brewery and taproom.Read More

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Brewers Association

The Sustainability Subcommittee serves the Brewers Association purpose by helping current members and future generations to brew the highest quality beers in a manner that strengthens the value of our businesses, increases the resiliency of the natural environment and agricultural systems that provide brewing ingredients, and enhances the lives of our workforce and the communities we call home.

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The New Brewer DEI Program
The New Brewer: Business Agility Issue

Comfort Not Guaranteed

Jill Scanlon and Andrew Magaña

An important component of the approach to equity and inclusion work is setting realistic expectations for teams and keeping aspirations in check. But how does the journey begin?

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