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The status quo no longer works. What can you and your company do to stay continuously activated for social justice and civic engagement?
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Redefining the workforce and best practices for hiring and retaining the 22nd Century Employee in a Post-COVID world.
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Authentic storytelling is here to stay. What does successful authenticity look like in every creative department?
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Can we and should we shift cancel culture to reform culture? How can we determine what gets canceled and what happens after the moment of reckoning- can we educate and repair?
BRIC Foundation has one main goal: to increase representation in Entertainment, Gaming, Media and Tech. By strategically engaging with leaders across these industries, along with Government and Education Partners, BRIC strives to Break, Reinvent, Impact and Change the foundations of these businesses and create inclusive opportunities for women and underrepresented people to be successful.
Education and Workforce
BRIC connects with educators, government, parents, and students to create new employment pathways to help make the industry a more inclusive place.
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Education
Our education programming includes a virtual speaker series, pre-apprenticeship boot camps, student and teacher programming at conferences and events, and support for Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship course and curriculum alignment.
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Workforce
Our Registered Apprenticeship for Animation, Visual Effects, and Games (AVG) includes skills training, job placement, and ongoing mentorship.
Through BRIC's Arts, Media & Entertainment High Road℠ Training Partnership, we also support a network of Registered Apprenticeship Programs and Community-based Organizations to drive economic mobility for underrepresented arts, media, and entertainment workers in California.
Our Impact
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5.9K Summit Attendees
with almost 200 concurrents in our virtual workshops from 93 Countries.
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3000+ Students served
since 2018 BRIC has been working with underserved high schoolers on creative projects with an emphasis on career readiness.
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18 Employer Partners
have signed on to be a part of the Animation, Visual Effects, and Gaming Youth Apprenticeship.
Industry
BRIC excels at bringing the industry together in a workshop setting to collectively solve issues that impact diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
BRIC Summit
The annual Summit is dedicated to solving how we support and nurture up-and-coming talent as it pertains to women and underrepresented groups who have an interest in being creative leaders.
The 6th annual BRIC Summit was held in-person in Downtown Los Angeles on March 15th for Industry Day and was streamed virtually for all. The day kicked off with a Keynote Conversation with Wayne Brady, Mandie Taketa, and San Heng, and featured data presentations, discussion panels, and workshops aimed at creating actionable solutions to improve employment pathways and increase representation within entertainment, gaming, media, and tech.
The BRIC Summit went all virtual for Global Talent & Education Day on March 16th, providing our largest lineup of industry career learning content, talent recruiting opportunities, workshops, and masterclasses for emerging talent, students, educators, and parents.
Entertainment Equity Alliance
The EEA was co-founded by the BRIC Foundation to convene entertainment workforce nonprofits and expand industry-aligned education, work-based learning, and apprenticeship opportunities into education and community settings.
The mission of the Entertainment Equity Alliance is to establish a coalition of industry-connected workforce, education, government, and labor partners committed to ensuring equity and access to careers in the arts, media, and entertainment (AME) industries for historically excluded and underrepresented groups.
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