Brand
DON's primary color
What is Green
Number and Name of DON Departments
What is 4: Marketing and Branding, Curriculum Council, Chapter Mobilization and Finance
Name the 2 types of Organizational Vision
When did DON start
What is June 2020
DON's essence
What is Teach Our Stories
Current DON National Committees
What is Affirmative Action and Policy
Define Organizational Vision
What is describes where an organization is going and what it will look like when it gets there both in the short and long term
We started out as only a compilation of resources on the internet.
So, how did we end up here?
What is we went viral
DON Values
What is Accessibility, Supporting Students, Community and Anti-Racism
Difference between Departments and Committees
What is
Departments: Work related directly to your job description, limited to your department
Committees: Work that includes collaboration between departments and/or nontraditional departmental work
Name DON's short term vision
What is supporting our communities (students, educators, public)
Why did DON Start
What is
Sparked discussion on race/identity between co-founders
Reflection on lack of education on race in schools
Specifically, the lack of diverse narratives from authors of color
DON's Mission Statement
To empower students as changemakers for an anti-racist future through education
Exec Ops purpose
Overseeing all aspects of DON’s strategy, growth, and development as an organization through team management, support, and logistics.
Name DON's long term vision
What is building out infrastructure to ensure longevity of our work
What was the original idea behind DON
What is Anti Racist Texts
A mandate of 1 book, by/about a BIPOC author in schools
Centering non-damage centered narratives
Education for everyone on BIPOC communities/cultures
Underutilization of education in the fight for racial justice
DON Value Descriptions
What is Creating accessible and tangible paths to anti racism, Centering student voices and investing in their stories, Building diverse and inclusive spaces for students of color and Proactively addressing injustice through anti-racist curriculum and advocacy
Purpose of National Team
What is the national team is responsible for supporting our entire DON network— organizers, donors, educators, and the general public.
For each type of organizational vision name one way DON aims to achieve it
What is Short Term: Advice to student organizers on initiatives, Resources/trainings on activism and anti-racism, Curriculum creation for students to mirror student work, Educational posts to the public, free education OR Covering social justice issues (esp w a focus on anti-racism)
AND Long Term: Securing funding consistently to support our students, educators, and our national team, Growing/scaling impact on the ground level, Improving accessibility to join and get involved OR Building recognition among our community members (teachers, donors, students); we want DON to be widely recognized so resources are utilized
Name 1 Local Key Acomplishment and 1 National Key Accomplishment
National: 501(c)3 status acquired, legalizing our official nonprofit status, First recurring grant secured from Rockefeller foundation, Mandatory ethnic studies passed in CA as a high school graduation requirement, 60+ Lesson plans launched, all UDL certified, Officially verified on Instagram, Second year of national team stipends, OR 6000 sign-ups for
Local: Districts passing our initial book mandate / racial-justice and equity resolutions, Chapters partnering with local libraries to host culture days/fairs, Chapters hosting an antiracist “zine” workshop at school diversity week, OR Chapters diversifying summer reading program for community students/elementary schoolers