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KDA Postcarding Sessions Continue On

Call them “sessions” or call them “parties, come for the uplifting experience — knowing that we can, indeed, make a difference in swing states by our get-out-the-vote campaign that promises to exceed 10,000 postcards just after Labor Day! Combined with the same efforts by similar groups across the country, these grassroots postcarding efforts by Keep

2024-08-23T10:45:55-04:00August 23rd, 2024|News|

3rd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition Truth & Joy Celebration

The Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition, in partnership with the Martha's Vineyard Museum, will kick off its annual Truth & Joy Celebration on July 18th at 5 PM, with a one-hour concert featuring the fabulous voice of guest star: Theresa Thomason. Theresa is well known for her superb performances internationally and will bring us together with

2024-06-13T15:15:31-04:00June 13th, 2024|News|

Martha’s Vineyard Black-Owned Business Directory

Did you know there are many BIPOC-owned (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) businesses right here on Martha's Vineyard? Many of them are listed on the Martha's Vineyard Black-Owned Business Directory. Your support of Black-owned businesses contributes to the growth of our local economy and helps sustain a diverse and inclusive community. This Black History

2024-02-15T10:08:44-05:00February 15th, 2024|News|

Dr. Walter Collier Named Chair Emeritus by MVDC Trustees

Following his untimely resignation as Chair of the MVDC Board of Trustees due to failing eyesight, Dr. Walter Collier, revered co-founder of Friends For Life which became the Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition, has been named Chair Emeritus by unanimous acclamation of the Trustees. This honorary title will permit him to continue to have an impact

2021-05-03T19:35:49-04:00April 23rd, 2021|News|

MVDC Signs Agreement with MV Community Foundation

Fiscal sponsorship provides financial services and avoids infrastructure costs Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition (MVDC) has entered into a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation* (MVCF). This arrangement allows MVDC to avoid infrastructure costs associated with with financial management and control of funds raised by MVDC for its Projects and Programs. This helps

2021-05-19T12:46:34-04:00April 21st, 2021|News|

MVDC Becomes Charitable Trust

Following the development of an organizational infrastructure and the establishment of its first projects and committees in 2020, the Diversity Coalition recognized that its maturation warranted an initiative toward legal incorporation. With the pro bono legal assistance of Jay F. Theise, Esq. of Aquinnah, incorporation as a Massachusetts Charitable Trust was accomplished in November of

2021-05-19T12:53:41-04:00November 29th, 2020|News|
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