Community Power & Capacity
66%
higher arrest rates for Black Tulsans, even when adjusting for their neighborhood’s income level.
Black Tulsans
make up 8% of the state population but 23% of the prison population.
Grants and funding can only make an impact if they’re aligned with the needs of the people they serve. This requires proper representation and a collaborative, community-led approach to grantmaking, where communities most affected by harm are at the center of the decision-making process.
Our Key Collaboration in this Area: Community Investment Committee
The Community Investment Committee is reducing the distance between grassroots organizations and funding via community-directed grantmaking. The Community Investment Committee has governed a portion of ProsperOK's grantmaking and has funded Tulsa County organizations serving communities disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system – with an emphasis on engaging Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in providing services and/or strengthening movements. The Community Investment Committee sources potential grantees, assesses grant proposals and awards grants, and informs ways for grantmaking to become more transformative over time.
Our Impact
980+
Tulsans trained by Terence Crutcher Foundation (TCF) as canvassers, organizers, and public speakers for change.
3,000+
Tulsans mobilized as advocates through canvassing, events, and community actions steered by TCF.
$2.21M+
in spending to date.
The future of community power & capacity in Oklahoma
A fully realized Hub-and-Spokes organizing model in Tulsa has coalesced power to shift local, state, and national policy and practice, reducing racism in the system and creating pathways to opportunity.
Black-led organizations connected to the POK mission have sustainable resourcing, internal strengths, and external connections to serve their communities and accelerate movements.
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Join us as we build a safer and more prosperous Oklahoma. As our work evolves, there will be opportunities to learn and engage.