Antiracist Practice (ARP) Cohort
Build your organizations' capacity and center liberation.
Antiracist Practice (ARP) is a healing centered, liberatory framework used by practitioners, communities, and organizations to address inequities and structural harm, affirm the dignity and cultural wealth of communities, and to develop policies, practices, and institutions that affirm the fullness of our humanity and build toward our collective well-being.
AMPT's Antiracist Practice Cohort aims to build the capacity of small, Black- and Latine-led nonprofit organizations, with budgets less than $500,000 on the south and west sides of Chicago.
This 5 month-long experience provides participants:
Capacity-building tools, skills, and competencies necessary to serve their clients and communities.
Support in successfully navigating Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Industrial Complex.
Space to contribute to the collective re-imaging and manifestation of what will be.
Opportunity to build strong organizational relationships with other nonprofit leaders across Chicago.
An Executive Coach for 6 months of one-on-one coaching.
$10,000 organizational stipend to build the capacity of your organization.
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Antiracist Practice
Explore how to embody antiracist principles and drive change within yourself, your organization, and the community you serve.People and Culture
Explore how to build an inclusive organizational culture that aligns organizational values with HR practices.Trust-Based Philanthropy
Explore funding practices that support organizational goals and engage with funders in a roundtable discussion around trust-based partnerships.Evaluations
Explore key components of measuring and capturing your organizational impact.
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If you’re an Executive Director driven to build your organizational capacity through an antiracist lens. AMPT prioritizes Black and Latine -led organizations with budgets of $500,000 or less for this cohort.
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Cohort meets monthly for 5 months from July to November 2025, for 6 hours each session:
Session 1: Thursday, August 21st, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM, (In-Person)
Session 2: Thursday, September 18th, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM, (Virtual)
Session 3: Thursday, October 16th, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM, (In-Person)
Session 4: Thursday, November 20th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, (Virtual)
Session 5: Thursday, December 11th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, (In-Person)
Applications close May 23rd at 11:59 PM CDT for our 2025 Cohort.
Apply now here!
Join us for our virtual Info Session on May 8th!
2023 Antiracist Restorative Practice Cohort Members
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Augie Torres
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Deontay Wilson
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Giselle Rodriguez
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Jacque Stefanic
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Maya Zazhil Fernández
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Syd Rothman
Testimonials
Our Impact
“ We have recognized the importance of building our own internal frameworks [and] our internal structures to make sure that we are sustainable for decades to come. This stipend was essential for us to be able to increase the role capacity that was already existing. Having a Director of Programming, building out those hours in that role more to allow them to expand. As well as, through our marketing and visibility and with our current employer database.“
What do you imagine for the Mezcla Media Collective as you continue your commitment to fostering an anti-racist organization?
“ We really see Mezcla as a safe place for others to be using their voice in the way that they know how, through the power of film. Allowing Mezcla to be an inclusive space, where others feel that they can come to us for resources. But also know that they have the power and access and everything that they need inside themselves to excel and allow for a space of deep collaboration. That doing this work of being anti-racist will allow us to be intentional and conscious in all that we do. To make sure that even if we make mistakes along the way, that there are these strong principles for the organization to have its backbone to grow, both in Chicago [and nationally].”
Meet Colette Ghunim, Co-Founder + ED of Mezcla Media Collective and a 2022 Antiracist Restorative Practice (ARP) Cohort member:
The biggest part of why the ARP Cohort matters so much is because we need more nonprofit organizations committed to fostering an antiracist organization. Now that her cohort experience is complete, we asked Colette what she took away from this transformative cohort experience. Specifically, how the Mezcla Media Collective utilized the $10,000 grant to build their organizations’ capacity and what does she imagine for the Mezcla Media Collective as they continue to foster an antiracist organization. Take the time to read her responses below: How will Mezcla Media Collective use the stipend to build its capacity and advance its mission?
2022 ARP Cohort Members
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Aiyeshia Hudson-Wong
Liberation Journeys
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Colette Ghunim
Mezcla Media Collective
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Ed Redd
Y.E.M.B.A Inc.
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Estelle Lozano
DishRoulette Kitchen
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Jasmine Lopez
The Firehouse Dream
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Jhonathan F. Gómez
Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America - CRLN
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Joseph Williams
Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club
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La'Keisha Gray-Sewell - Girls Like Me Project
Dominicca Washington - The SHE Society Inc
Antonio Gutierrez - OCAD, Organized Communities Against Deportation
C Maritza Nazario - En Las Tablas Performing Arts
Edwin Martinez - Centro Sanar
Jamie Frazier - Lighthouse Foundation
Aisha Oliver - Root2fruit Youth Foundation
Antonio Santos - Gage Park Latinx Council