About Us

Structure

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.

Governance

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:

Communications and Outreach
Signatory Engagement
Learning
Finance and Fundraising

Please reach out if you are interested in working on any CREED activities.

Membership

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.

Board Executive Committee

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.

Bobby Jefferson

Global Head of Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Inclusion, DAI
Deirdre White

CEO, PYXERA Global
Farley Cleghorn

Global Head, Health Practice, Palladium
Indira Ahluwalia (CREED Founder/Chair)

President, KAUR Strategies
Jenn Williamson

Vice President, Gender and Social Inclusion, ACDI/VOCA
Maria Martinkov

Managing Partner, Palladium
Paul Weisenfeld

EVP, International Development, RTI
Sarah Helmstadter

Senior Vice President, Global Workforce, DAI
Susan Riechle

President and CEO, IYF
Sylvia J. Megret

President and COO, ACDI/VOCA

Founding Organizations

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.

Member Signatories

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.