About Engage501 - A Multicultural Engagement Initative

We understand how the population change is impacting nonprofits in Texas. Engage501 intends to be the bridge between nonprofits and diverse communities. Engage 501 is a multicultural engagement initiative that utilizes an inclusive and culturally relevant approach to community engagement. The goal is to build the capacity of the nonprofit sector in Texas by creating meaningful connections, understanding multicultural communities and providing engagement tools.  Put simply, this initiative will help you create advocates, volunteers, board members and donors through building cultural sensitivity assets that will broaden nonprofits’ relevance to their communities and diversify their growth.

 

Engage501 will provide a process: Multicultural Engagement.

 

Multicultural Engagement is a process of building community, relationships, & trust with multicultural communities. Multicultural Engagement utilizes authentic engagement strategies that create advocates for people, neighborhoods & issues within communities. It is an inclusive, innovative & culturally relevant approach that informs, educates, engages & strengthens communities.

 

Engage501 Tools

 

With Engage 501, you will learn the basic tools to engage multicultural communities by understanding population changes, cultural insights and motivations.  In addition, you will learn ways your organization can start to engage and market to diverse populations. We have a set of tools that will help nonprofit organizations create authentic relationships with multicultural communities in Texas, including the following:

 

Engage 501 is an initiative of TANO - Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Cultural Strategies, Inc.