Beloved Community

Our Mission is to Build Sustainable Change. We do so by supporting regions to further their collaborative journey for racial and economic equity, and by centering our most marginalized populations as we advance towards the beloved community.

Beloved Community is a leading nonprofit consulting and community-engaged research firm that supports schools and workplaces to provide more equitable access for all. We are inspired by Dr. King's vision of a beloved community "in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth - a world where racism and all forms of discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice will be replaced by an all-inclusive spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood. " Thanks to supporters like you, Beloved Community has been making a difference in New Orleans for 8 years!

We have:
- Supported 344 schools, nonprofits and businesses to assess and operationalize their commitments to equity and inclusion, primarily in our target regions:
- Facilitated 628 organizational assessments and 701 Equity Lens Maps professional development assessments
- Released our first brief, The Power to Make Change: Expanding Equity in American Schools with recommendations for system administrators, policy makers, and funders.
- Trained 100+ youth and adults in Participatory Action Research to define and lead locally relevant research and leverage their findings for local policy advocacy

Testimonials

The data driven approach was really helpful [because this work is] also emotional. [With Beloved we can] try to reduce the intensity of the emotion and focus on on things we can measure and and in creating a level of accountability which was helpful. - Federally Qualified Health Center leader

The single greatest impact of working with Beloved has been the retention and promotion of Black women across different positions within the organization, including and specifically in management roles. - Hospitality leader

I find myself using research to help provoke change in my community by using it to increase my knowledge on the community itself so that I know ..what to advocate [for]. - YPAR