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Race and Gender Equity Project

We create spaces that create change

aka The RAGE Project   |   Sacramento , CA   |  https://www.rageproject.org/

Mission

The Race and Gender Equity Project harnesses the power of individual and collective transformation through healing, education, advocacy, and research. We create spaces that create change.

Ruling year info

2016

Principal Officer

Stacey Ault

Main address

2251 Florin Road Suite 203

Sacramento , CA 95822 USA

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EIN

81-1533033

NTEE code info

Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (W99)

Minority Rights (R22)

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (O05)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We aim to address the marginalization of black youth and non black youth of color.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

RAGE Sisterhood

RAGE Sisterhood is a youth led, adult supported, activism advocacy program focused on systemic and individual change among Black girls and young women.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents
People of African descent
Young women
Adolescent girls
Transgender people

Founded in 2012, STREAT Team (Students Together Reducing Exploitation and Trafficking) is a youth group made up of survivors and peer allies working to reduce child sex trafficking (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) in the Sacramento area and around the country. STREAT Team has provided prevention activities to hundreds of youth in the Sacramento area. In addition, STREAT Team provided direct services to sex workers, and sex trafficking survivors. STREAT Team stopped providing direct services in 2020, however, STREAT Team members can provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations upon request.

Population(s) Served
Incarcerated people
Victims of crime and abuse
Sex workers
At-risk youth
Ethnic and racial groups

The HEAL Fellowship is a coaching program focusing on building Healing, Entrepreneurism And Leadership skills among Black youth entrepreneurs. Participants receive a financial stipend, access to entrepreneurial master classes, individual and group coaching and case management. This year-long program helps youth build their businesses and engage in their own individual and collective healing.

Population(s) Served
Self-employed people
Artists and performers

Founded by Jody S. Johnson (RoccSolid Advisement) in 2012, BMAD is a mentoring, advocacy and leadership program for systemically vulnerable and historically marginalized youth. BMAD places mentors and young adult facilitators in middle and high school classrooms and expanded learning spaces. These young adults work along students to support them becoming the change they want to see in their communities. Focus areas are: adulting, academics and activism. Since 2012 BMAD youth have created systemic change in the areas of education, juvenile justice and mental health.

Population(s) Served
Young adults
People of African descent
Activists
Young adults
People of African descent
Activists
At-risk youth
Low-income people

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We seek to advance the well being of black youth and non black youth of color.

We harness the individual and collective transformation through healing, education, advocacy, research and technical assistance.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Race and Gender Equity Project

Board of directors
as of 03/16/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jody Johnson

Jody Johnson

RoccSolid Advisement

Noelle Bailey-Wade

AIM For Independence

Margaret Chupa

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/15/2024
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/09/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.