$4,450 raised by 10 donors
45% complete
$10,000 Goal
About Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico (ANMBF)
Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico is dedicated to creating a dynamic, nurturing educational environment for the Dallas community. We believe every child holds the potential for greatness and deserves the opportunity to succeed through education. Our outreach programs empower students—particularly those with limited financial resources—to strengthen their academic performance while expressing themselves through the art of dance.
Students receive high-quality instruction from professional maestros and choreographers, allowing them to perform across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. These experiences foster self-esteem, confidence, and a deeper appreciation for cultural heritage. At ANMBF, we are passionately committed to building a brighter future for the youth of Dallas.
How You Can Help
Donations to ANMBF directly support our students, programs, and our Resident Artist from Oaxaca, Mexico. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to sustain and expand our impact within the local community. Every contribution—large or small—helps provide consistent, high-quality opportunities for youth across Dallas.
In addition to financial support, volunteers play a vital role in helping us host successful live events. Whether through time, talent, or resources, every effort makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our students. Together, we can inspire the next generation and celebrate the richness of our shared culture.
The Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a cultural and educational foundation to unlock the potential of every child through active engagement in the arts
We seek support for our Artistic Director from Oaxaca, MX, to sustain the authentic cultural enrichment they bring to our Performing and Academy companies through dance. With your contribuition, you're supporting the preservation and celebration of cultural heritage while enriching the experiences of our performers and students alike.
At Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico (ANMBF) a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where all employees and volunteers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, feels valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our departments, programs, and worksites. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.
We're committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire arts industry of the nonprofit sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.
To provide informed, authentic leadership for cultural equity, ANMBF strives to:
See diversity, inclusion, and equity as connected to our mission and critical to ensure the well-being of our staff and the arts communities we serve.
Acknowledge and dismantle any inequities within our policies, systems, programs, and services, and continually update and report organization progress.
Explore potential underlying, unquestioned assumptions that interfere with inclusiveness.
Advocate for and support board-level thinking about how systemic inequities impact our organization's work, and how best to address that in a way that is consistent with our mission.
Help to challenge assumptions about what it takes to be a strong leader at our organization, and who is well-positioned to provide leadership.
Practice and encourage transparent communication in all interactions.
Commit time and resources to expand more diverse leadership within our board, staff, committee, and advisory bodies.
Lead with respect and tolerance. We expect all employees to embrace this notion and to express it in workplace interactions and through everyday practices.
ANMBF abides by the following action items to help promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace:
Pursue cultural competency throughout our organization by creating substantive learning opportunities and formal, transparent policies.
Generate and aggregate quantitative and qualitative research related to equity to make incremental, measurable progress toward the visibility of our diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts. Once the content is curated it will be added to our website so others can access.
Improve our cultural leadership pipeline by creating and supporting programs and policies that foster leadership that reflects the diversity of American society.
Pool resources and expand offerings for underrepresented constituents by connecting with other arts organizations committed to diversity and inclusion efforts.
Develop and present sessions on diversity, inclusion, and equity to provide information and resources internally, and to members, the community, and the arts industry.
Develop a system for being more intentional and conscious of bias during the hiring, promoting, or evaluating process. Train our hiring team on equitable practices.
Include a salary range with all public job descriptions.
Advocate for public and private-sector policy that promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity. Challenge systems and policies that create inequity, oppression and disparity.
Organization name
ANITA N MARTINEZ BALLET FOLKLORICO
Causes
Arts & Humanities
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Address
P.O. Box 140839