How Equality New Mexico Radically Transformed Its Board Toward Social Justice [VIDEO]

Equality New Mexico‘s Board was mostly white, mostly male, and mostly cisgender. With thoughtful consideration, extraordinary dedication, open hearts and a willingness to learn, they switched from a “recruitment model” to an “attraction model.” Today, their Board is diverse and dedicated to intersectionality and social justice. They’ve given away half their grant dollars to POC and trans led organizations while still tripling their organization’s budget. Watch Executive Director Amber Royster’s rousing FEDTalk given at Equality Federation Institute’s Summer Meeting to get inspired to make change!



