The goal of Mapping the Movement is to help build and convene a visible network of organizations engaged in equity work across the state and to highlight the efforts that are already underway, especially those that are centering and being led by communities of color.

The interactive map connects organizations across sectors, facilitates the sharing and building of resources, and inspires collective action. The Mapping the Movement network elevates and supports the critical work of individuals and organizations promoting access and opportunity across the state. We believe that organized collective efforts creates opportunities for meaningful and sustainable impact.

There are numerous benefits that various stakeholders across the fields of education, nonprofit and community-based work, research, philanthropy, policy and more could expect to gain from inclusion in and use of this map. We hope that this map will:

• Connect nonprofits, community and school-based organizations to philanthropists who are seeking to fund racial equity work.

• Help educators, schools, districts, and advocates engaged in racial equity work to identify similar efforts happening across the state and facilitate the sharing of resources, curriculum, strategies, best practices.

• Connect parents and students with community groups, advocates, and sources of support and elevate the voices of parents and students of color.

• Facilitate the building of research-policy-practice partnerships.

• Allow policymakers to learn from key stakeholders about their perspectives, needs, and knowledge of best strategies for policy and practice.