The Walmart Foundation and Walton Family Foundation are providing nearly $1.3 million, combined, to help 14 grantees implement individualized diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plans as part of an initiative called TRUE Northwest Arkansas.
TRUE Northwest Arkansas is a program of the Arkansas Community Foundation. It is focused on training local champions of diversity and inclusion; reporting on the region’s state of inclusion to better understand gaps and barriers; uplifting the work of underrepresented populations; and engaging communities in the process.
Research, technical assistance and program design are provided by Converge of New Orleans, a social justice consulting firm.
In 2019, the grantees completed TRUE’s nine-month TRAIN program; they participated in peer-learning opportunities and expert-led coaching sessions.
The grantees are:
- BikeNWA
- Circle of Life
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Downtown Bentonville Inc.
- Downtown Springdale Alliance
- Fayetteville Public Library
- Fayetteville Public Schools
- Northwest Arkansas Council
- NWA Center for Sexual Assault
- Ozark Literacy Council
- TheatreSquared
- Tricycle Theatre
- University of Arkansas IDEALS Institute
- Walton Arts Center
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