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Mission, Vision
& Strategic Direction
Mission
The CBLN mission is to encourage employers to understand and benefit from people with disabilities in both the labor and consumer markets.
We are a business-to-business consortium dedicated to helping employers learn from each other on how disability can enhance diversity initiatives.
Vision
Our vision is to become Chicagoland's premier resource for businesses that want to benefit from hiring people with disabilities.
Values
In pursuit of our mission and vision, we have identified four core organizational values. As such, all of our activities will be: ethical, business-oriented, educational and place an importance on open, honest communication.
Provide a forum, model and structure for employers to share experience regarding employing people with disabilities.
Strategic Direction
In May 2006, a group of key stakeholders participated in a CBLN strategic planning retreat. Here, we reaffirmed our commitment to the above mission, vision and values as well as identified several goals for the near future. Among other things, the CBLN leadership is committed to:
- Identifying resources, tools, and partners to develop educational pieces to address information businesses want to know.
- Recognize and reward businesses exhibiting best practices.
- Work with other BLNs to build best practices and other resources.
- Enhance membership.
- Continued growth and improvement of our services.
Partner with businesses, agencies, non-profits and the community to increase business and career opportunities for people with disabilities.
