Omaha nonprofit Inclusive Communities faces significant staff cuts amid funding challenges
- Facing federal funding cuts and shifting support away from diversity and inclusion programming, Inclusive Communities, an Omaha nonprofit operating for 85 years, laid off six of its twelve staff members, with the layoffs beginning on Monday.
- The organization, which started as a volunteer-based non-profit, experienced a reduction in scheduled workshops from 15-20 to just one due to decreased funding and anti-DEI sentiment.
- Executive Director Cammy Watkins stated that clients are afraid to use federal funding for Inclusive Communities' initiatives due to potential funding loss.
- Despite the layoffs, programs like IncluCity, LeadDIVERSITY, Omaha Table Talks, Transformational Leadership Conversations for Change, and the Humanitarian Awards will continue, and Watkins emphasized the organization's resilient spirit, stating, "This is a hard time, but we don't let that scare us away, and we aren't going to let this moment be the end of our movement."
- Watkins will remain full-time along with an operations specialist, and some staff will stay until April 15th for the IncluCity camp, with Watkins expressing gratitude for the support during these "unfortunate circumstances.
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