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Our Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) is committed to taking intentional steps to ensure our team, students, Scholars, Alumni, donors, and supporters know they are valued, heard, and welcomed. These values have been rooted in our organization since our founding.

DSF Equity and Inclusivity

We Know that injustice exists

DSF recognizes that present and historical systems of oppression continue to threaten the lives of communities most impacted by these systems.

DSF Builds on-ramps to opportunity

Ingrained in the fabric of our organization is a commitment to and accountability for providing tools, knowledge, and resources needed to dismantle barriers and navigate educational pathways that lead our students to a life of choice

Together we make college Possible

We strive for continuous growth by uniting community voices to create sustained equity in educational opportunities.

We battle injustice on many levels

We partner with students to advocate for educational policies, tools, and resources that remove barriers to postsecondary education.

Student voices lead our work

We do so by honoring the individuality and intersectionality of each Denver Public Schools student and leveraging their lived experience as expertise.

DSF is committed to learning and growing in the Dei Space

Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) recognizes that present and historical systems of oppression continue to threaten the lives of communities most impacted by these systems.
Ingrained in the fabric of our organization is a commitment to and accountability for providing tools, knowledge, and resources needed to dismantle barriers and navigate educational pathways that lead our students to a life of choice.
We do so by honoring the individuality and intersectionality of each Denver Public Schools student and leveraging their lived experience as expertise.
We partner with students to advocate for educational policies, tools, and resources that remove barriers to postsecondary education.
We strive for continuous growth by uniting community voices to create sustained equity in educational opportunities.

Jedi Committee

In February, 2021, DSF started an internal Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee, which is a task force of diverse staff members who are responsible for helping bring out information, activities, and engagement to the full DSF staff to foster continued growth of understanding and commitment to an inclusive workplace.

The JEDI Committee’s three organization goals are Learn and Understand, Analyze and Advise, and Advocate and Impact.

 

Learn and Understand

The JEDI Committee will provide access to training and resources to staff including, but not limited to: book discussions, speakers/facilitators, lunch and learns, and more. We will seek to learn and understand the issues within JEDI that impact our staff and the communities we serve.

Analyze and Advise

The JEDI Committee will serve to analyze and advise on DSF policies, procedures, strategic plans, best practices, and decision making as they relate to building an inclusive organization both internally and externally.

Advocate and Impact

The JEDI Committee will actively seek opportunities for DSF to advocate for and with the communities we serve.

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