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1256 Movement

HEALING A PAST, BUILDING A FUTURE

Bartlesville, OK   |  http://www.1256movement.org

Mission

The 1256 Movement promotes homebuilding in Tulsa, OK for Black families as a reparation for destruction of 1,256 homes in Greenwood.

Notes from the nonprofit

Reparations is not a "popular" topic. People do not want to pay for what they did not do. Continuing to claim that racism did not or does not exist is a path of cyclical racial trauma and harm by a 400 year old white supremacist system that has been operating in the United States. Massacres did not only happen in a few places like Tulsa, Oklahoma. There are 250 documented massacres of Black communities in the United States, and this does not include massacres and injustices to Native Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican immigrants. Honestly, ethically, and justly facing the past and asking ourselves what we each can do in our communities is a step forward each one of us can take.

Ruling year info

2020

Principal Officer

Greg Ross Taylor President, D.Min.

Co Principal Officer

Amber Oputa Vice President, M.A.

Main address

3615 Pioneer Dr

Bartlesville, OK 74006 USA

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EIN

85-0740528

NTEE code info

Housing Development, Construction, Management (L20)

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 racial trauma in our community specifically related to the injustice done in 1921 when 1,256 family homes of Black people were burned to the ground by white mobs. No insurance claims were paid because white city officials, courts, and some churches colluded to restrict any payments, saying the Black community "rioted." The truth is that the Black community defended itself against yet another attack and lynching while white mobs reigned down bullets and bombs with the support of local police, inaction of the fire department and state guard taking Black prisoners, leaving the Greenwood community vulnerable to full on attack and destruction. In addition to homes, 100 businesses were destroyed along with two dozen churches, a library, hospital, and school. As many as 300 people, mostly Black people, lost their lives in one day. We aim to address the truth of the massacre and repair living history in our community through private organization reparations.

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?

REPARATION

1256 MOVEMENT conveys up to $10,000 in reparation payments in the form of real cash payments to home owners and their contractors who are renovating or building a new home. Program activities include meeting with Black homeowners who are in the process of building or renovating and arranging together with them a trustworthy and certified contractor for the work on their home. 1256 Movement then pays draws upon completion of stages of the work, paid to homeowner or contractor according to the agreement made with the three parties of homeowner, contractor, and 1256.

Population(s) Served
People of African descent

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of Black families and individuals accessing reparation funding for residential home improvement and home ownership.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

People of African descent

Related Program

REPARATION

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We define success by increasing the number of families served each year to current capacity, then learning how to increase capacity until the pace can reach 1,256 families in 20 years.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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.

1256 Movement aims to accomplish paying $10,000 reparation payments to 1,256 Black families between 2020 and 2030, a total of 12.56 million dollars.

The strategy for paying reparations is for 1256 donors to impact Black homeowners and Black owned business residential contractors by conveying up to $10,000 per family home. Homes ready for renovation or individuals and families seeking to build a new home will be considered through a application process at 1256movement.org/application.

The board is specifically skilled in home construction, sales, and neighborhood development.

In 2020-21 six reparations were conveyed and in 2021-22 eight reparations have been conveyed.

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 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 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, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

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

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1256 Movement

Board of directors
as of 11/15/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Dr. Greg Ross Taylor

Taylor Homes, Vice President

Term: 2020 - 2025

Amber Oputa

AOG Realty

Dr. Toby Taylor

Mohawk Valley Health System, St. Elizabeth Campus

Chuck Oputa

Sherwin-Williams

Brent Taylor

Taylor Homes, President

Jill Taylor

Professor, Tulsa Community College

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? No
  • 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? No
  • 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 1/29/2023
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
Native American/American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

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

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/29/2023

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 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 seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • 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.