Policies and DEI

Policies

Policies provide a necessary framework in the decision making process for IREM Greater Denver. It is the responsibility of the IREM Greater Denver Executive Council to adopt, amend and retire policies. Policies are living documents, and must be amended with the growth and maturity of the Chapter.  Additionally, the economic and industry climate can require policies be amended.  Well maintained policies provide IREM Greater Denver with the structure to operate in the best interest of the organization and its membership year after year.

Members can access the policies through the "members only" tab. All other inquiries should be made via email to [email protected]

IREM's Commitment to DEI

We recognize that everyone in the real estate management profession has a voice and a place within IREM. We must honor the diversity of our community. It’s our commitment to provide value that makes a difference in the lives of all stakeholders.

Our DEI vision: IREM is committed to fostering a welcoming environment that continues to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ll be better tomorrow than we are today.

Diversity for us means we embrace our similarities and differences. We welcome a myriad of all races, ages, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, creeds, nationalities, national origins, and individuals with disabilities to our community.

Equity for us means that we acknowledge that everyone starts from a different place. We elevate individuals by continuously being progressive in identifying and removing unintentional barriers that may impede access and success.

Inclusion for us means we will create an environment where individuals in our profession feel valued, respected, supported, and welcome to bring their authentic selves to IREM.

DEI Strategy

IREM’s DEI strategy, adopted in 2021, identifies these priorities, with initiatives and tactics that are near-term and long-term and are enterprise wide:

Recognition, action, and outreach

• Outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

• IREM was a sponsoring organization of the Association Forum’s Welcoming Environment initiative research and summit.

• IREM Foundation Diversity Scholarship assists IREM members from underrepresented groups with the cost of tuition associated with achieving an IREM certification.

• IREM Foundation is a founding partner of CORE – Career Opportunities in Real Estate: Professions of Choice, Not Chance.

• IREM Foundation partners with NAA Education Institute hosting a virtual career fair to elevate new and diverse talent.

• The Diversity & Inclusion Succession Initiative (DISI) recognizes IREM members from underrepresented groups who are committed to diversity in the workplace and in the real estate management profession. Thanks to a generous grant from the IREM Foundation, 10 qualified candidates are selected and receive funding to attend the IREM Global Summit.

2022 and previous DISI leaders 

"IREM makes diversity a priority as an organization because it sees the value of bringing in all sorts of ideas, and opinions, and perspectives into real estate. We know that each building's a little different, each market is a little different. And as a result, we need people that think differently and come from different backgrounds and have had different experiences to tackle the idiosyncrasies of our particular properties."

Kasara Smith, CPM®

2020 IREM President Cheryl Gray, CPM® and Jasmyn Sylvester, CPM® discuss the importance of diversity in the real estate industry and property management profession at the 2020 Virtual IREM Summit.

2020 IREM President Cheryl Gray, CPM® and 2020 Virtual IREM Summit keynote speaker John Register chat about how to approach conversations related to diversity, inclusion, and race.

Resources

IREM Educational Content

Skills on-demand:

• Over the Rainbow: Tools To Be An Authentic LGBTQ+ Ally

• HR Hot Topic: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

• Preventing Harassment and Racial Discrimination

• Engage Every Age: Leveraging Generation Strengths for Organizational Effectiveness

IREM podcasts: From the Front Lines

• Unconscious Bias in a Pandemic with Kelly Charles-Collins, Esq., MBA and CEO of HR Legally Speaking (Spotify, Apple Podcasts)

• Gender and Diversity in Commercial Real Estate with Wendy Mann, CEO, CREW Network (Spotify, Apple Podcasts)

Other Content

• Toward Cultural Diversity

• Workplace Diversity Does Matter

• Diversity Delivers: Four Tips for Embracing Differences

• Success in DEI is a Journey That Needs to Start Today

• 5 questions to get your started

• Crises as a Catalyst

• Diversity Inclusion Three Actions

• Racial Equity Tools Glossary

Social Media

Follow our social media channels to see the latest diversity and heritage recognitions.