DEI United
About Us
DEI UNited
About Us
About Us
DEI UNITED
United Way of Central New Mexico and Albuquerque Community Foundation have established DEI United to support, promote and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in central New Mexico. We are focused on building a community in which all can participate in creating equitable social transformation.
Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
Our partnership focuses on fostering change in an equitable and sustainable way so that everyone has an opportunity to thrive and succeed. Broad community
involvement will ensure that our region’s journey for equitable solutions includes everyone.
Three pillars are addressed under the DEI United banner: community engagement; funding for grassroots, BIPOC-led, small nonprofit organizations; and equity in leadership development. DEI United is supporting these activities:
Community Engagement: Engaging with the community to build transformational relationships. Conversations may be individual, in small cohorts, or in larger contexts, following Harwood Institute model. Opportunities for continued exchanges are being developed to ensure we listen to those in community whose voices and aspirations are not always heard.
Agency Funding: The DEI United collaborative seeks to specifically fund organizations that intimately know and understand their communities and have the trust and inherent knowledge to address the racial/ethnic gaps in health and education. The goal is to develop a grant making program that is based in trust and solidarity principles that effectively support organizations. Funding will provide low barrier, capacity-building grants for BIPOC-led and lived-experience-led organizations and organizations centering addressing systemic inequities and root causes.
Equity in Leadership: Supporting non-profit leaders who identify as BIPOC or have lived experience, in direct response to their identified needs, in order to embed equity, longevity and health into our nonprofit ecosystem.
DEI UNITED GRANTMAKING
The DEI United Collaborative administers funds in two separate efforts.
WKKF Supported Funds: Generous funding from WKKF Kellogg supports a 2-year initiative to analyze and recreate grantmaking through an equity lens. During the funding cycle, 12 organizations will receive 2- year, general operating dollars to support their important work, with the expectation that these cohorts will offer advice to improve equity in our grantmaking. At this time, awards have been administered to 4 organizations, chosen by the staff of UWCNM and United Way. The criteria for selection were: BIPOC-led with annual budgets of less than $500,000. The first cohort will support in determining future cohort members, in addition to sharing the names of all recipients on a timeline they develop. This is not an open application process at this time.
DEI Funds: The generosity of MacKenzie Scott and Bank of America support additional grantees in 2-year, general operating dollars grants. The recipients were chosen by the staffs of UWCNM and ACF. Our learning and reflection process with our partners at Albuquerque Community Foundation was organic, and the criteria for the awards was fluid as we learned how to move forward in support of DEI. The staffs of United Way of Central New Mexico and Albuquerque Community Foundation have drawn from advice from community partners and from the values of Trust Based Philanthropy to intentionally focus equity in the ongoing process of developing the current criteria. At this time, funds are awarded to organizations that are: BIPOC or lived-experience led and/or organizations that center addressing systemic inequities in their work and have deep connections to community. The ongoing development of the grantmaking criteria and process will be developed in collaboration with current recipients of all DEI United Funds and with feedback and input from those with lived experience. These is no open application process for these funds and award amounts vary.
2022 DEI United Fund Recipients
21-Day Equity Challenge
United Way of Central New Mexico and the Foundation have established DEI United to support, promote and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in central New Mexico.
The 21-Day Equity Challenge is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. We hope you take advantage of this endeavor and that it will lead to ample reflection on how we can all do better in addressing racial equity both at work, and in our personal lives.
Community Conversation on Race, Equity and Inclusion
Acknowledging the problem of racism, and the privilege and self-questioning associated with racism were two of the top themes discussed in nine “kitchen style” Community Conversations held recently with 42 community members. There was also a recognition that our community needs more structure around diversity, equity, and inclusion and needs to be more representative of our community.
Conducted as part of DEI UNITED, a partnership between the Foundation and United Way of Central New Mexico, Community Conversations are intended to help inform how philanthropy can best contribute to race equity and social justice solutions. They provide a place where people in the community can come together to talk about their aspirations, concerns, and discuss how they want their community to move forward.
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Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
Our partnership focuses on fostering change in an equitable and sustainable way so that everyone has an opportunity to thrive and succeed. Broad community
involvement will ensure that our region’s journey for equitable solutions includes everyone.
Three pillars are addressed under the DEI United banner: community engagement; funding for grassroots, BIPOC-led, small nonprofit organizations; and equity in leadership development. DEI United is supporting these activities:
Community Engagement: Community Conversations, which are based on the Harwood Institute model, have provided a “kitchen-table” style opportunity to hear from partners and the community. Opportunities for continued exchanges are being developed to ensure we listen to those in community whose voices and aspirations are not always heard.
BIPOC Agency Funding: The DEI United collaborative seeks to specifically fund organizations that intimately know and understand their communities and have the trust and inherent knowledge to address the racial/ethnic gaps in health and education. The goal is to develop a grant making program that is based in trust and solidarity principles that effectively support organizations. Funding will
provide low barrier, capacity-building grants for BIPOC-led organizations.
Equity in Leadership: The third focus of the initiative is to create leadership pathways for people of color to be future leaders in executive leadership roles in the nonprofit and philanthropy sectors.
DEI UNITED INITIATIVES
Small Orgs, Big Impact
The Foundation and United Way of Central New Mexico (“UWCNM”) have been awarded a $2 million grant over the next two years from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)-led organizations as part of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) United partnership.
The Small Orgs, Big Impact Fund will fund grassroots, BIPOC-led, small nonprofit organizations that intimately understand their communities, and have the trust and inherent knowledge to address the racial/ethnic gaps in health and education. The goal is to develop a grant-making program that is based on trust and solidarity principles that effectively support these nonprofit organizations.
21-Day Equity Challenge
United Way of Central New Mexico and the Foundation have established DEI United to support, promote and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in central New Mexico.
The 21-Day Equity Challenge is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. We hope you take advantage of this endeavor and that it will lead to ample reflection on how we can all do better in addressing racial equity both at work, and in our personal lives.
Community Conversation on Race, Equity and Inclusion
Acknowledging the problem of racism, and the privilege and self-questioning associated with racism were two of the top themes discussed in nine “kitchen style” Community Conversations held recently with 42 community members. There was also a recognition that our community needs more structure around diversity, equity, and inclusion and needs to be more representative of our community.
Conducted as part of DEI UNITED, a partnership between the Foundation and United Way of Central New Mexico, Community Conversations are intended to help inform how philanthropy can best contribute to race equity and social justice solutions. They provide a place where people in the community can come together to talk about their aspirations, concerns, and discuss how they want their community to move forward.
Addressing Race and Equity in Nonprofits, Philanthropy
Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Fund Launched By UWCNM And ACF; PNM Is First To Support
United Way of Central New Mexico and Albuquerque Community Foundation have established DEI United to support, promote and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in central New Mexico. We are focused on building a community in which all can participate in creating equitable social transformation.
Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?
Our partnership focuses on fostering change in an equitable and sustainable way so that everyone has an opportunity to thrive and succeed. Broad community
involvement will ensure that our region’s journey for equitable solutions includes everyone.
Three pillars are addressed under the DEI United banner: community engagement; funding for grassroots, BIPOC-led, small nonprofit organizations; and equity in leadership development. DEI United is supporting these activities:
Community Engagement: Engaging with the community to build transformational relationships. Conversations may be individual, in small cohorts, or in larger contexts, following Harwood Institute model. Opportunities for continued exchanges are being developed to ensure we listen to those in community whose voices and aspirations are not always heard.
Agency Funding: The DEI United collaborative seeks to specifically fund organizations that intimately know and understand their communities and have the trust and inherent knowledge to address the racial/ethnic gaps in health and education. The goal is to develop a grant making program that is based in trust and solidarity principles that effectively support organizations. Funding will provide low barrier, capacity-building grants for BIPOC-led and lived-experience-led organizations and organizations centering addressing systemic inequities and root causes.
Equity in Leadership: Supporting non-profit leaders who identify as BIPOC or have lived experience, in direct response to their identified needs, in order to embed equity, longevity and health into our nonprofit ecosystem.
DEI UNITED GRANTMAKING
The DEI United Collaborative administers funds in two separate efforts.
WKKF Supported Funds: Generous funding from WKKF Kellogg supports a 2-year initiative to analyze and recreate grantmaking through an equity lens. During the funding cycle, 12 organizations will receive 2- year, general operating dollars to support their important work, with the expectation that these cohorts will offer advice to improve equity in our grantmaking. At this time, awards have been administered to 4 organizations, chosen by the staff of UWCNM and United Way. The criteria for selection were: BIPOC-led with annual budgets of less than $500,000. The first cohort will support in determining future cohort members, in addition to sharing the names of all recipients on a timeline they develop. This is not an open application process at this time.
DEI Funds: The generosity of MacKenzie Scott and Bank of America support additional grantees in 2-year, general operating dollars grants. The recipients were chosen by the staffs of UWCNM and ACF. Our learning and reflection process with our partners at Albuquerque Community Foundation was organic, and the criteria for the awards was fluid as we learned how to move forward in support of DEI. The staffs of United Way of Central New Mexico and Albuquerque Community Foundation have drawn from advice from community partners and from the values of Trust Based Philanthropy to intentionally focus equity in the ongoing process of developing the current criteria. At this time, funds are awarded to organizations that are: BIPOC or lived-experience led and/or organizations that center addressing systemic inequities in their work and have deep connections to community. The ongoing development of the grantmaking criteria and process will be developed in collaboration with current recipients of all DEI United Funds and with feedback and input from those with lived experience. These is no open application process for these funds and award amounts vary.
2022 DEI United Fund Recipients
21-Day Equity Challenge
United Way of Central New Mexico and the Foundation have established DEI United to support, promote and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in central New Mexico.
The 21-Day Equity Challenge is a powerful opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. We hope you take advantage of this endeavor and that it will lead to ample reflection on how we can all do better in addressing racial equity both at work, and in our personal lives.
Community Conversation on Race, Equity and Inclusion
Acknowledging the problem of racism, and the privilege and self-questioning associated with racism were two of the top themes discussed in nine “kitchen style” Community Conversations held recently with 42 community members. There was also a recognition that our community needs more structure around diversity, equity, and inclusion and needs to be more representative of our community.
Conducted as part of DEI UNITED, a partnership between the Foundation and United Way of Central New Mexico, Community Conversations are intended to help inform how philanthropy can best contribute to race equity and social justice solutions. They provide a place where people in the community can come together to talk about their aspirations, concerns, and discuss how they want their community to move forward.
Addressing Race and Equity in Nonprofits, Philanthropy