Community engagement

Community engagement and support

In order to support diverse-business growth and connectivity, Novant Health reaches out to community organizations through supplier-diversity networking and sponsorships activities.

Novant Health recognizes that diverse businesses remain challenged with securing capital for business growth, thereby impacting their ability to more effectively compete. As a response, we're excited to partner with M&F Bank to provide the Diverse Supplier Community Reinvestment program, which offers expedited access to bank loans at competitive rates.

Additional stakeholders and community organizations include:

• National Minority Supplier Development Council
• Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce
• Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (CVMSDC)
• Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (CVMSDC) 
• Women's Business Enterprise National Council(WBENC)
• Greater Women's Business Council (GWBC)
• Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance (HSDA)
• Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC)
• Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte (LACCC)
• National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
• North Carolina Veteran's Business Association
• NC MWBE Coordinator's Network
• United Minority Contractors of NC (UMCNC)
• Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
• U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN)
• The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
• Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth – Minority Business Programs

Novant Health does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age with regard to admission, treatment or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment.