Center for Neighborhood Leadership Inc

“The Treasurer of the Organization distributes a copy of the Form 990 to all Board members for review and approval prior to filing the return.”

“At each Board and Committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Annually, the Organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each Board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The Organization will provide in a timely manner copies of all governing documents, including its conflict of interest policies and financial statements, when requested in writing or in person.”

“In 2020 Poder in Action had the privilege of fiscally sponsoring three organizations. All of these organizations were black led organizations who experienced tremendous growth and did amazing work. The Prometheus Conspiracy is a young black led POC organization of movement nerds who have been directly impacted by incarceration, crimmigration, police violence, and political prosecutions. TPC engages in a local to local praxis of policy analysis, public research, coalition building, communications, community engagement, and litigation. This past year TPC was able to build out their infrastructure and invest in their organizational foundation.”

“Black Phoenix Organizing Collective is building a bigger, better, Blacker future in Phoenix, Arizona. BPOC practices cultural organizing among intergenerational Black folks that centers queer and trans people, formerly incarcerated, disabled people, and Muslim immigrants and refugees. BPOC is building Black power through political education and leadership development, policy advocacy and electoral strategies, and creating independent, self reliant, and generative alternatives to systems of oppression. This past year BPOC founded a local mutual aid network in Phoenix that runs through the labor of volunteers and provides resources through local donations.”

“BPOC also addressed policing through various education initiatives, and community organizing efforts such as Why I Didn't Call, a comprehensive campaign led by the organization which engages and builds a community around a shared vision of safety and abolition. Through the campaign BPOC and the community are able to hear from those who are impacted by harm and listen to their wants and needs and center those who are most impacted by police violence, neglect, and terror. This allows BPOC to educate the community about the history and present day status of policing, trauma, community safety, and community resources.”

“The third organization Poder in Action sponsors is Mass Liberation, an organization whose approach to organizing centers Black liberation and believes by liberating Black people we all get free. Mass Liberation focuses on base building, leadership development, healing and personal transformation and believes all prisons, detention centers and jails should be abolished and we must invest in solutions that strengthen our communities. The Mass Liberation values center love and rigor and their approach to organizing seeks liberation through base building, mutual aid, and cultural construction. They are led by directly impacted people and an abolitionist framework. The organization is building a movement to reclaim the power to decide what restores us.”

“They put people before property, invest in solutions that strengthen our communities, and center healing and personal transformation and believe we must never put people in cages. This past year they helped lead and create the Black People's justice Fund in order to provide bail and legal assistance to those being targeted and arrested for protesting. They also led a Drop The Charges campaign aimed at the Maricopa County Attorney's office and organized the community to fight against political prosecutions in our city and are fighting to protect the right to protest.”

“They have also been working diligently to hold the City of Phoenix and Phoenix Police Department accountable for their corruption and the policies that allow the police to continue killing and unjustly locking up people without repercussions. The work and growth all three organizations experienced was phenomenal and Poder in Action is happy to support all three organizations as they expanded and grew this past year.”

“Other programs include civic engagement, policy, and healing and wellness.”