Center For Action And Contemplation

THE HAPPY NPO

THE HAPPY GIVERS NPO WORKS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO PROVIDE EMPOWERMENT TO THOSE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS AND ECONOMICAL CHALLENGES. THEY ARE CONTINUALLY EXPANDING THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND BRIDGING THEM WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS. CURRENTLY, MOST OF THEIR WORK IS IN PUERTO RICO, TIJUANA, PERU, & HAITI. THEY ARE BUILDING A MODEL IN PUERTO RICO THAT TEACHES MEMBERS OF THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY TRADE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS WELL AS HOW TO GROW AND PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD. THEY HAVE A THRIVING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WITH OVER 200,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. MOVEMENT SUPPORT FUNDS WILL HELP THEM RUN A COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT THEIR CAMPUS IN PUERTO RICO WHILE FEEDING FAMILIES IN NEED AND HELPING TO TRAIN THEM IN GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD. THEIR WORK IS BOTH IN DIRECT SERVICE AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES.

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FRANCESCO COLLABORATIVE

FRANCESCO COLLABORATIVE IS BUILDING A NETWORK THAT KNITS TOGETHER ON-THE-GROUND COMMUNITY LEADERS, SOCIAL MOVEMENT ORGANIZERS, INVESTORS, RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, AND PEOPLE OF FAITH TO WORK TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF A LIVABLE FUTURE ECONOMY THAT EMBODIES THE INTEGRAL ECOLOGY WORLDVIEW EXPRESSED THROUGH POPE FRANCIS LAUDATO SI. CACS 2021 MOVEMENT SUPPORT FUNDS WILL HELP THEM IN TRANSITIONING FROM AN INFORMAL NETWORK SPARKED BY THE ECONOMY OF FRANCESCO, TO A MOVEMENT OF ECONOMY LEADERS AND CAPITAL STEWARDS WHO ARE BETTER CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THE ECONOMY. OVERALL, THEIR GOAL IS TO HELP BRING CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING (CST) TO LIFE BY BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE THAT SUPPORTS NEW INVESTMENT AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND ACCOMPANIMENT, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND MOVEMENT BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THEY WORK WITH INSTITUTIONS TO CREAT ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS.

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SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT

THE HONOR NATIVE LAND TAX (HNLT) IS A PROJECT OF ALBUQUERQUE SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (ABQ SURJ). THE HONOR NATIVE LAND TAX FUNDRAISES MONEY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ONGOING, NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS ON TIWA LAND (ALSO KNOWN AS ALBUQUERQUE). SPECIFICALLY, HNLT IS INVESTING IN PUEBLO ACTION ALLIANCE AND THE RED NATION. BY REDISTRIBUTING RESOURCES FROM SETTLERS (THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM SETTLER COLONIALISM) TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (THOSE WHO ARE HARMED BY SETTLER COLONIALISM), THE HNLT OFFERS A CHANCE FOR SETTLERS TO MAKE AN ONGOING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIGENOUS MOVEMENTS FOR LAND, WATER, AND FUTURES. THIS IS A CROSS-CLASS PROJECT THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY ON A SLIDING SCALE BASIS. IN DOING SO, SETTLERS ARE ABLE TO MOVE TOWARDS A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. 100% OF COLLECTED FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE PUEBLO ACTION ALLIANCE AND THE RED NATION TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZING, AND ARE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE TWO GRO

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SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT

THE SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT IS A MULTI-ISSUE, SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN SERVING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST FOR OVER 40 YEARS. WE ARE A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT IS ROOTED IN THE PRINCIPLES FROM THE JEMEZ PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZING. OUR GOALS ARE TO REDUCE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION IN ALBUQUERQUE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, GROW THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO GIVE OUT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR FREE, SHUT DOWN YOUTH PRISONS AND PROVIDE MORE COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, CONTINUE OUR YOUTH INTERNSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORK, AND WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO TO PUSH FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

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CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY

BASED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THE CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY (CCP) IS A NONPARTISAN TAX-EXEMPT 501C3 ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO EMPOWER AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF EVERYDAY NEW MEXICANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE OPPRESSION, TO SHAPE A MORE INCLUSIVE, RESPONSIVE, AND ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRACY USING A RACIAL, GENDER, CLASS, AND EQUITY LENS TO BUILD TRANSFORMATIVE POWER THROUGH COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO. AS THE CONVENER OF THE NM CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE, THEY ALSO WORK TO INCUBATE CAMPAIGNS AND FOSTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, ROOTED IN THE POWER AND EXPERIENCE OF MULTIRACIAL, LGBTQ+, AND HISTORICALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES, ACTIVISTS, AND ORGANIZERS, ENSURING INTERSECTIONAL, CROSS-MOVEMENT POWER-BUILDING STRATEGIES AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, TO ACHIEVE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE NEW MEXICO WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE IN THEIR FULL DIGNITY.

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COMMUNITY PURCHASING ALLIANCE COOPERATIVE

CPA ORGANIZES COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS -- PRIMARILY FAITH COMMUNITIES -- FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AND PRACTICAL COLLABORATIONS. ON THAT FOUNDATION, CPA BUILDS A PLURALISTIC AND DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY WHERE RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CLASS, AND RELIGION FLOURISH FOR COMMON GOALS. THEY SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES WHILE FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO LEVERAGE THEIR COLLECTIVE SPENDING FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THEY ARE BUILDING AN ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION THROUGH WHICH ECONOMIC NEEDS CAN BE PROVIDED FOR IN A MANNER THAT FOSTERS COMMUNITY, COOPERATION, AND JUSTICE.

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HENRI NOUWEN SOCIETY

THE MISSION OF HNS IS TO EXTEND THE SPIRITUAL LEGACY OF HENRI NOUWEN THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF HIS WRITINGS, THROUGH SHARING ONLINE OF DAILY MEDITATIONS, THROUGH WEBINARS, PODCASTS AND ALL APPROPRIATE ASPECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY DESIRE EACH PERSON TO KNOW THEY ARE 'GOD'S BELOVED CHILD'. THEY WORK VERY INTERNATIONALLY BECAUSE FANS OF HENRI NOUWEN STRETCH RIGHT AROUND THE WORLD.THEIR PODCASTS INCLUDE GUESTS SUCH AS ANNE LAMOTT, DR. RUTH HALEY BARTON, BRIAN MCLAREN, SHANE CLAIBORNE, JAMES MARTIN SJ, PARKER PALMER, BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR, ADAM RUSSELL TAYLOR, SHARON GARLOUGH BROWN, JIM WALLIS ETC. THEY ARE FOCUSING ON REACHING THEIR AUDIENCE THROUGH OUR WEBINARS AND ONLINE EVENTS.

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ILLUMAN

ILLUMAN EXISTS TO HELP MEN DO THEIR INNER, SPIRITUAL WORK TO BECOME HEALTHIER AND MORE AUTHENTIC HUMAN BEINGS. WE DO THIS WORK THROUGH OUR MROP, COUNCIL CIRCLES, NATIONAL GATHERINGS, AND LOCAL CHAPTER OFFERINGS. FOUND IN 2012 BY THE FRANCISCAN MYSTIC AND TEACHER RICHARD ROHR, WE ARE NON-DENOMINATIONAL, INTERFAITH, AND SPIRITUALLY INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING ALL MALE-IDENTIFIED PERSONS TO OUR WORK WITHOUT REGARD FOR YOUR RELIGION, RACE, ETHNICITY, CLASS, EDUCATION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL EXCLUDED. ILLUMAN IS A SORT OF ARCHETYPE FOR CAC PARTNERSHIPS IN THAT THEIR WORK IS HIGHLY ALIGNED (ALBEIT WITH A LIMITED AUDIENCE AND SCALE) AND IT IS OUT OF THE SCOPE OF CAC'S PROGRAMMING.

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ONE ATTA TIME

ONE ATTA TIME IS A RELATIONALLY BASED NON-PROFIT THAT WORKS WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER. ALL OF THE ON GROUND-WORK, IN THE 6 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WE PARTNER WITH, IS DONE BY LOCAL LEADERS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONE ATTA RAISES FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THESE LOCAL LEADERS, WITH WATER FILTRATION KITS. THE LOCAL LEADERS THEN TRAIN FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY ON HOW TO USE THE KITS, AND CHECK IN TO MAINTAIN THEM OVER TIME. ONE ATTA ALSO PARTNERS WITH A WONDERFUL TEAM OF SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE A DATA COLLECTION SERVICE THAT TRACKS THE IMPACT OF THE WATER FILTRATION KITS. THROUGH THIS SERVICE ONE ATTA CAN WATCH AS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE IMPACTED BY HAVING CLEAN WATER.

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PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY ACTION

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY ACTION HAS WORKED TO BUILD STRONG, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IN ALBUQUERQUES SOUTH VALLEY AND ACROSS NEW MEXICO SINCE 1990. PCA FOCUSES ON CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION, ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES, WE SUPPORT PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO BECOME STRONG LEADERS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN NEW MEXICO.

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