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Grant Making
We believe that quality of life is grounded in the health of our communities. We believe that healthy and safe communities result when:
- Children and youth become citizens who have the desire and the skills to be employed, and the skills to participate in the civic life of the community.
- Working age adults obtain and retain employment with adequate income.
- Working age adults have the skills and resources needed to support the needs of children and youth and the elderly.
- Working age adults have access to responsive affordable health care.
- Elderly citizens are able to maintain their economic well-being and engage in community.
- Community members are stewards of our community and natural resources.
- All citizens are safe.
- All citizens are active in civic and cultural life of the community.
Measuring Change in Community Asking SO WHAT?
To learn how our grants and activities have affected community we implemented a systems change model of evaluation we refer to as the “so what?”
We did this to inform ourselves about the strengths and weaknesses of community, the impact of our grants, and to provide important information to our donors about how their contributions are making a difference.
When we award a grant for a eyeglasses we want to know what will be seen with them and what will change in community because of what we see.
1. Collaborations
2. Capacity Building
3. Convening
4. Community Organizing
5. Conflict Management
6. Community Empowerment
7. Communications Systems
Inclusiveness Pledge
Taos Community Foundation provides grants to eligible applicants so long as funds are available, without regard to the race, creed, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, country or place of origin, ethnicity, or citizenship status of the applicants. The Taos Community Foundation pledges to facilitate this promise without exception.
The Taos Community Foundation further agrees that this inclusiveness pledge is inherently of immeasurable value to our communities, and will seek to foster such inclusiveness wherever and whenever possible.
