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53 In the months leading up to the tribute dinner, USPAACC shared blogs and social media feeds that continuously engaged its members, sponsors and partners on topical and important issues that concerned them, such as the governments Paycheck Pro- tection Program (PPP) and other funding resources amidst the pandemic. USPAACC also created 19 LiveTALK online video broadcasts to live-stream candid discussions on important topics, such as business op- portunities with Fortune corporations and the federal government and short-term cash flow strategies. The series reached over 90,000 viewers since its launch in March. In May, USPAACC held seven rounds of 1-on-1 Business Matchmaking Meetings and the Chief Pro- curement Officers (CPO) Council Roundtable with nine CPOs and a CDC Senior Scientist. This was followed by the ninth annual CPO Forum, Supply Chain Impact and Contributions of MBEs during the Pandemic Crisis in November, where success stories and best practices were shared. The Forum kicked off Unity Week, a celebration of diversity, equity, inclusion and collaboration among diverse business communities brought by the consortium of the top 10 national diverse business organizations in the United States - Disability:IN, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, NMSDC, NaVOBA, USBC, USHCC, USPAACC, WeCONNECT, WBENC and WIPP. In the third and last quarters, USPAACC held its 16th Annual Supplier Diversity & Procurement Leadership Caucus, its small business executive training and development program, Business Express: Ready? Let's Grow!, and its third annual Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) Lead- ership Caucus Meeting for employees of corporate members and sponsors. And, as founding member of the Chamber Leadership Alliance, USPAACC, together with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, US Black Chambers and US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce provided 13 training courses on nonprofit gover- nance, leadership, programming and fundraising to a national audience of 1,141 participants. For more information about USPAACC, visit uspaacc.com or celebrasianconference.com.
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