Black Donor Network

In response to the evolving demographic landscape of New Mexico and the recognition of a donor base that does not adequately represent our greater community, the ACLU-NM has created the Black Donor Network (BDN).

Black philanthropy has made organizing civil rights possible. It has sustained our churches, nurtured our families and our neighbors’ families, preserved our culture, and built our communities. The Black Donor Network is a collective of Black Donors in New Mexico who will work to advance the mission of ACLU-NM and its allied organizations.

This is a safe and empowering space for Black-identifying individuals to discuss philanthropy and social justice issues specific to New Mexico’s Black community as part of the overall movement for racial justice. Black philanthropy IS philanthropy!

Learn More About our Black Donor Network Advisory Committee.

• Develop and grow a Black Donor Network to include a diverse range of Black-identifying individuals, organizations, and businesses in New Mexico who support the mission of ACLU-NM and our allied organizations.
• Create a safe and inclusive environment for open dialogue, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas within the Black philanthropic community.
• Provide support to BDN members in advancing ACLU-NM’s philanthropic goals by facilitating connections and resources that bring awareness to the historical contributions of Black communities in New Mexico and by discussing ongoing systemic challenges.
• Cultivate a transformational relationship and a joint gift to the ACLU of New Mexico, with individual gifts to allied organizations working in the spaces members are passionate about.
• Use this model to eventually create other BIPOC Donor Networks.

• Join the movement and become a member of the ACLU of New Mexico, ensuring that Black voices in our community are represented!
• Attend monthly meetings. These will be held in person and virtually throughout the state. We will cover topics that directly impact our community such as: Giving and the Black Experience in New Mexico, Fundraising while Black, The Landscape of Racial Justice Work in New Mexico, Relationship Building/Networking, The History of Black Communities in New Mexico, and other ideas that emerge from our group.
• Attend our celebratory event in August honoring Black Philanthropy Month.
• Share the news and bring others along with you.
• Volunteer!

**Photos by Aaron Bradley of Gaaronteed Fresh Photography**