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Deceleration

For the Earth. And all Her Families.

San Antonio, TX   |  https://deceleration.news

Mission

Deceleration is a nonprofit online journal producing original news and analysis responding to our shared ecological, political, and cultural crises. We write at the intersection of environment and justice—journalistically, academically, and creatively—with emphasis on the watersheds of San Antonio and South Texas.

Ruling year info

2021

Principal Officer

Marisol Cortez

Co Principal Officer

Greg Harman

Main address

615 E. Houston #1794

San Antonio, TX 78296 USA

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EIN

86-1931064

NTEE code info

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (R05)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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Deceleration News

We aspire to create a community space for sharing both the ideas and practice required for a just transition. We aim to fight forward as well as fight back, to build community networks of care and resilience rather than simply chronicling catastrophe. Deceleration is inspired by intellectual and political movements around the world for degrowth, buen vivir, the right to the city, and the rights of nature/mother earth. We welcome proposals for short- and long-form reporting, essay, and analysis within and beyond our geography that fit within the scope of our mission.

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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 shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Residents of San Antonio and South Texas and beyond—particularly those most exposed to the risks from climate shocks and energy insecurity, including low-income and people of color and other marginalized populations.

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

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    We are expanding our news reporting and analysis and new community calendar to serve beyond San Antonio and into the larger South Texas and Gulf Coast communities. We are focusing less on podcasts and livestreams.

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

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, 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

Financials

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Deceleration

Board of directors
as of 03/21/2023
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Board chair

Dr. Marisol Cortez

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Term: 2022 - 2024

Nadia Gaona

Diana Lopez

Dyhanara Rios

Enrique Valdivia

Kenny Walker

Organizational demographics

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/21/2023

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 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 employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • 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.