We’re thrilled to announce the grants made through Tzedek’s new initiative–Community-Led Grantmaking. In 2021, a cohort of five Fellows with the support of Tzedek staff moved $250,000 into the hands of Asheville…
2021 By the Numbers
Congratulations to Tzedek’s Community-Led Grantmaking Grantee Partners
Celebrating Tzedek Grantees: Word on the Street/La Voz de les Jóvenes
Since 2011, Asheville Writers In The Schools and Community (AWITSC) has created free arts and culture programming, for youth and families of color who do not have access to such experiences due…
2021 Impact Award Winners Part Two
Congratulations to the 2021 winners of the Tzedek Impact Awards! The Tzedek Impact Awards are designed to honor individuals who have engaged in systems change or community healing work in the Asheville region…
New Grantee Partners Build Models for Land and Wealth Redistribution
Since the completion of Tzedek’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, the Grantmaking Team has been exploring ways to use a reparations lens to redistribute a portion of Tzedek funds. Currently, we are focused on…
Introducing the Tzedek Community Grantmaking Fellows
We are so excited to introduce the first cohort of Tzedek Grantmaking Fellows. Clarissa Harris, Anna Marie Smith, Ashley Cooper, Sala Menaya-Merritt, and Ray Hemachandra will be working together to create a…
Cultivating Systems Change and Community Healing in Asheville 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
Tzedek’s new strategic plan outlines two strategies designed to facilitate systems change and community healing in Asheville, NC. A third strategy focuses on impact, transparency, and accountability, while a final strategy attends to Tzedek’s internal organizational practices and culture.
Tzedek Supports Open to All Campaign
Tzedek has joined Open to All, a growing coalition of more than 200 non-profits, from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Anti-Defamation League to disability groups, LGBTQ groups,…
Tzedek’s Structure Is Blossoming
In January, Tzedek welcomed a Board of Trustees composed of phenomenal leaders whose work and lives are rooted in Asheville. Desiree Adaway (Chair), Althea Gonzalez, Carmen Ramos-Kennedy, Deborah Miles, Lucia Daughtery, Mirian…