Financials & Nonprofit Info
Federal Nonprofit Certification
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
inCOMMON believes no one should have to face a lifetime of poverty simply because of the zip code they were born into.
This belief statement is call for equity. It acknowledges that unfair and unjust systems have colluded to create neighborhoods where families are held in perpetual, generational poverty. This powerfully detrimental “neighborhood effect” is not a random phenomenon but inequitably inherited among Black, Brown, and Indigenous populations as a direct result of racial oppression and injustice. inCOMMON works in solidarity with our neighbors to “alleviate poverty at a root level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods.”
This drive for equity not only sets the vision for our work but for our inclusive methodology as well. As practitioners of asset-based community development (“ABCD”), inCOMMON believes that community change only comes through the full contribution and expression of each member. Meaningful pathways for participation and belonging are created within our organization and work regardless of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, religious or spiritual affiliation, age, sex gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or disability.
inCOMMON affirms that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not an embodiment of passive policies but deliberate actions. As such, we are committed to partnering with neighbors and allies in dismantling systems of inequity, including the removal of barriers to participation both in our own work and surrounding community. We believe the strongest, most vibrant neighborhoods not only recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion but enthusiastically pursue, celebrate, and struggle for it.
inCOMMON acknowledges that a true commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion extends far beyond a simple statement. We invite you to further explore our practice of DEI here:
Media
NEWSPAPER + MAGAZINE
HUD EDGE: Preserving Affordable Housing in Gentrifying Omaha Neighborhood
B2B: Women-Led Organizations Take on Omaha’s Affordable Housing Crisis
MBJ: inCOMMON Invests in Historic Neighborhoods
OWH: Omaha’s eclectic Park Avenue corridor is seeing a wave of newly built for-sale housing
OWH: A changing Park Avenue: ‘Castle’ purchase to help preserve affordable rentals
OWH: Bristol building a refuge for cash-strapped, diverse population
OWH: Park Ave Community Center Envisioned as Bridge Between 2 Different Worlds
Encounter Magazine: CommonGood Puts the Cycle in Recycle
OWH: This Recycling Business Uses Bikes Instead of Trucks
Edible Omaha: Building Community Through Food and Fellowship
Encounter Magazine: Listening to What Omaha Needs
ObD: Two-Wheeled Program Helps Small Businesses Recycle
TELEVISION + RADIO
WOWT: Omaha Nonprofit to Build New Affordable Housing on Vacant Lot
KETV: Midtown Redevelopment May Be Limiting Affordable Options
KETV: Tower to Feature ‘You Are Here’ Banner
KIOS: inCOMMON Ready to Open Park Avenue Commons in Omaha
KETV: Community Center Opens in Omaha’s Park Avenue Neighborhood
WOWT: Organization Combats Crime & Poverty in Park Avenue
WEB
IdeaMensch.com: Interview with inCOMMON Executive Director
Omahayp.org: Fellow Superheroes
Omaha.net: An Open Heart Through An Open Mouth
SiliconPrairieNews.com: inCOMMON Looks at the ‘Digital Divide’ in Omaha