inclusiveness

CWEE is honored to be included as one of ten area nonprofits in the Denver Foundation’s Inclusiveness Project. This two-year initiative is moving CWEE toward becoming more inclusive of people of color and weaving inclusiveness throughout our organization, participants, and external community. The following case statement was developed as a starting point to this important project.

CWEE Inclusiveness Case Statement
Adopted December 2010

At CWEE, our participants are at the core of who we are and what we do. We value and build a lasting connection with our participants based on an understanding that race and socio-economic status have limited their opportunities and circumstances. We recognize the unequal impact of these factors and seek to equip our participants and all who are involved in the CWEE community to overcome and transcend these challenges.

We value and celebrate the range of diversity, culture and unique differences among the CWEE community. In order to fully realize CWEE’s mission we have made a commitment to focus on the following three aspects of diversity: race, socio-economic status and age. As an organization we will deepen and change our culture and environment embracing inclusiveness by:

• Attracting and retaining racial diversity at all levels of our organization including board, staff, volunteers and community partners
• Incorporating the importance of age diversity in our programming
• Raising awareness about socio-economic status in order to overcome the constraints and disparities of poverty
• Incorporating diverse perspectives to achieve relevant and innovative programming
• Embracing participants and alumni as critical partners and investing in their long-term success to become contributors at all levels of our organization
• Becoming the program of choice for funders to invest in and for collaborative partnerships to flourish