Attendance Team work continues virtually
Mission: Graduate and our community partners on the Attendance Support Team worked together with NMPED and APS to present school-based attendance teams with a two-hour workshop on guidance, tips, and tools for attendance during remote learning. This virtual workshop continues the conversation about the importance of attendance in lieu of a full conference this year. […]
$1.1 million in COVID-19 funding provided
Since the beginning of the pandemic, UWCNM has raised and/or distributed $1.1 million in emergency COVID-19 related funding in grants to agencies for immediate needs in the four counties it serves. Going forward, UWCNM will support 14 organizations that will receive funds raised for COVID-19 recovery as well as continue to conduct its initiatives and services: Mission: Graduate, […]
CNM and United Way Partner to Create an All-Women’s Deep Dive Cohort
Republished from CNM.edu The part-time bootcamp will focus on UX/UI design and train women who want to create economic independence and escape past interpersonal violence After years of success with their Deep Dive Coding bootcamps, CNM Ingenuity is now offering its first-ever User Experience / User Interface (UX/UI) Design bootcamp in conjunction with the United […]
RNWR: How data informs our work
https://youtu.be/BFXT5eXzAw4 Data, it’s not just a buzzword at UWCNM. Listen in to this Right Now with Rodney interview where our CEO Rodney Prunty chats with our Chief Impact Officer Megan Dunn Davison about how data informs our work. See more Right Now with Rodney interviews on our YouTube page.
Next phase of Trauma-Informed Training sessions ready to launch
Mission: Families is set to roll out the next set of trauma-Informed trainings over the next few weeks. These sessions provided by Dr. Craig Pierce of Southwest Family Guidance Center and Institute help providers develop a shared understanding and common vocabulary around trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and resilience. It’s important to meet children […]
Inaugural Day of Caring a Success
https://youtu.be/gn3NsAunmBs More than 130 community members made their way through Albuquerque and Rio Rancho this weekend as part of United Way of Central New Mexico’s first Day of Caring Scavenger Hunt. The event was designed to introduce the community to nonprofits and the work that they do in a fun fashion. Clues led participants to […]
Educators and employers partner to build strong workforce
This summer for the second year in a row, UWCNM’s education initiative, Mission: Graduate, helped to present the Valencia County Teacher Academy – this time virtually – with 47 educators, employers and partnership members. Through the Teacher Academy, educators learned about job skills that employers look for and strategies from educators experienced in engaging students […]
Addressing race and equity in nonprofits, philanthropy
Originally published in the Albuquerque Journal, August 22, 2020 The Albuquerque Community Foundation and the United Way of Central New Mexico recognize while we have strengthened our commitments to building diverse, equitable and inclusive practices in our organizations, we see the need to conduct this work more intentionally and broadly in our community, starting with […]
RNWR: Join us for a Day of Caring
https://youtu.be/MLlx1_Fj_NY In this edition of Right Now with Rodney, our CEO talks with Morgan Wilt, our events manager about our community’s Day of Caring Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. We invite you to get your social distancing bubble of friends and family together for a fun day that benefits several central New Mexico nonprofits. There […]
United Way funds programs that support education and family stability
UWCNM has awarded 52 Community Impact, Basic Needs, and Capacity Building grants totaling $2.1 million to health and human service agencies as part of its efforts to invest in stronger communities. The 2020-21 Community Impact Fund grantees in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia counties focus their efforts on family stability and improving education. Collectively, the grants […]
