CREED
Coalition for Racial & Ethnic Equity in Development
Equal Space for Every Creed & Race
Coalition for Racial & Ethnic Equity in Development
Equal Space for Every Creed & Race
About Us
Leaders representing a range of international development and humanitarian assistance formed the Coalition for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Development (CREED) for the purpose of creating the REE pledge and learning community.
We recognize that accomplishing our vision for REE requires that we build awareness of systemic racism, institutional discrimination, western white centeredness and white privilege in the international development and humanitarian assistance industry. Our objectives are to:
The REE pledge documents our commitment, action, and accountability for achieving REE in the international development and humanitarian sector, and specifically within our own organizations.
We are dedicated to building our learning by sharing our experiences, and supporting one another in this journey. Our Learning Hub provides one such platform.
CREED has attained 501(c)(3) status via a fiscal sponsor agreement with Global Impact (TIN (52-1273585). Our 501(c)(3) status enables CREED to solicit and receive tax-deductible donations from foundations, corporations, public sector entities, and individuals in support of our mission to strengthen racial and ethnic equity in the international development and humanitarian assistance sector.
Global Impact works on charitable ventures to inspire greater giving. They serve as a trusted advisor, intermediary and implementing partner across the private, nonprofit and public sectors. Through these partnerships, they have raised nearly $2 billion for causes such as disaster relief and global development.
Founded and chaired by Indira Kaur Ahluwalia, CREED is led by leaders of U.S. registered and based organizations from the international development and humanitarian assistance sector.
The CREED Board's Executive Committee is composed of seven organizations who were amongst CREED's founding organizations and served as the original CREED core team.
Led by Board members, four additional Board Committees lead core CREED activities:
Please reach out if you are interested in working on any CREED activities.
Membership is by organization (not individual) and requires executive leadership's commitment to CREED and the organization becoming a signatory of the REE Pledge. Organizations join CREED on a rolling basis when they sign the REE Pledge.
CREED offers three signatory tiers with varying responsibilities including leading and participating in Board Committees and Task Teams; developing and participating in the CREED signatory and learning events; and supporting CREED initiatives and functions.
Signatories are invited to donate annually to support CREED's operations.
The Board Executive Committee is composed of executive and senior leadership from seven member organizations. With responsibilities for governance, representation, liaison, and communications as well as for leading the development of the pledge and a learning community, the Executive Committee is committed to CREED's goals.
Global Head of Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Inclusion, DAI
CEO, PYXERA Global
Global Head, Health Practice, Palladium
President, KAUR Strategies
Vice President, Gender and Social Inclusion, ACDI/VOCA
Managing Partner, Palladium
EVP, International Development, RTI
Senior Vice President, Global Workforce, DAI
President and CEO, IYF
President and COO, ACDI/VOCA
Twenty organizations came together as CREED when it was being launched as an idea by CREED founder Indira Ahluwalia. Since then, the founders have worked together to create CREED and the REE Pledge.
With the support of its founders, membership has continued to grow. Members actively support the functions and activities of CREED related to making the REE Pledge a reality.
Abt Associates
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ ACCELS, Inc.
Amideast
Anera
Atchue LLC
Banyan Global
Bixal
Blumont
BroadReach Group
CARE, USA
CNFA
Chemonics
Connexus Corporation
DT Global
Defined Impact
Democracy International
Dexis Consulting Group
Engender Health
Environmental Initiatives
Equilo Foundation
Equilo, Inc.
FHI 360
FHI Solutions
FLUSH
Federal Capture, LLC
Food Enterprise Solutions
Fòs Feminista, International Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice
Greenleaf Integrative
ICRW
IREX
Institute for Development Impact - I4DI
Intellectual Concepts, LLC
International Advisory, Products and Systems Ltd.
International Development Group
Intrahealth
JSI Research & Training '
Jefferson Consulting Group
KANAVA International LLC
Keylime
LG Consulting
Making Cents International
Management Sciences for Health
Mercy Corps
Moonshot Global LLC
NCBA CLUSA
Nathan Associates
NoirUnited International
PAI
PM Consulting Group LLC
Panagora Group
Partners of the Americas
PartnersGlobal
Pathfinder International
Population Media Center
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Population Services International
Posner Center
ProSocial Dynamics
Save The Children
Splash
Tanager International
TechnoServe
Tetra Tech Global Development Services
The Bloomsbury Group
The Cloudburst Group
The Hunger Project
The QED Group, LLC
Triangle Environmental Health Initiative
URC
Untold Research
WBD
Water for Life Solutions
Water for People
Well Aware
Winrock International
World Education, Inc
Zinc Network