Our Work
To be the best at serving underprivileged, underrepresented, and marginalized communities by providing high-quality research and data-driven solutions that create positive change.
2024 Thriving Communities IMPACT Report
Winthrop Rockfeller Foundation
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) launched the Thriving Communities Program in 2022 in response to the challenging post-pandemic landscape facing Arkansas communities. This innovative equity initiative is designed to revitalize and strengthen communities across the state. This program represents a strategic investment in place-based equity, providing crucial technical assistance, capacity building, and resource development support to Arkansas mayors and their communities.
WOMEN OF COLOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN ARKANSAS
Womens Foundation Arkansas
In 2020, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas commissioned the University of Central Arkansas Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, specifically through the work of its Minority Vendor Partnership Initiative, to conduct a follow-up study to findings from its 2018 study on the Economic Indicators of Women in Arkansas. That study found that Black women outpaced every other demographic in business creation, but what was unknown was what contributed to the growth of these businesses and how women of color navigated the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Arkansas.