WHAT WE STAND FOR

Since it’s inception, Mindful Mavericks & Mindful Mavericks Magazine has had diversity, equality & inclusion baked into our core company values & mission.

We believe that Black Lives Matter and actively support BIPOC businesses and organizations. Although we have limited private client slots, we allot 50% of our private services to BIPOC.

We understand how white supremacy has benefited our lives and our ability to do business and we know our BIPOC clients face extra hurdles and hardships due to an unjust system of racism. Therefore, we take into account the life experiences of each of our individual clients to meet those challenges.

In addition, we donate our time and services to a variety of social justice & DEI educators and make regular financial donations to organizations working to dismantle institutionalized racism.

Specific organizations to which we’ve donated to date:

Southern Poverty Law Center, United Negro College Fund, Black Lives Matter, Anti-Racism Club, Showing up For Racial Justice (SURJ), National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, Color of Change, The Sentencing Project, Families against Mandatory Minimums, and Dream Defenders

As a small team and company, we rely on consultants and freelancers often and actively seek out BIPOC services when hiring. As a company, we work hard to educate ourselves and seek out ongoing training. We began this work several years ago but sometimes we make mistakes! We take action quickly though as we learn more and continue our mission to improve and be better at allyship. Our team receives ongoing training through various avenues including courses, discussion groups and one-on-one calls with Dr. Tee Williams, Social Justice & DEI Educator.

What else do we stand for?

Also, dear to our hearts, are children in need. We support the education, food security and safety of children across the globe through by sponsoring families through Childfund.org.

Additionally, we support and donate to many organizations in the battle against human/sex trafficking. Here’s a great list of organizations to consider donating to yourself.

There is a lot of work to do, my friends. And Mindful Mavericks believes for your business (as well as ours) to be a force for good in the world, it’s crucial to stand up for your beliefs and our most vulnerable souls in society as part of our every day lives and businesses.

This is what we stand for and what we believe in.

Update: Mindful Mavericks Takes The Pledge!

If you’re in business it’s time to take a stand. No longer can we passively watch injustice continue and allow systemic racism to infiltrate our businesses. If you truly want to be in service of your clients, customers and community, it’s time to speak up and take action.

One impactful action you can take today is to participate in Hello Seven’s “Re-imagining Small Business: A town hall to listen, learn & commit to building equitable, anti-racist organizations.”

This brainchild of Rachel Rodger’s was not only inspiring, it gives you practical steps for being more conscious and inclusive in your own business and life.

There was so much goodness and hope packed into that town hall. The speakers are raw, vulnerable and honest about what you can do to do better and make an impact in your business as well as the businesses and organizations you choose to support with your hard-earned cash.

After watching the town hall, Mindful Mavericks leapt at the chance to take the pledge, to continue our work to dismantle racism in our lives, community and businesses. Will the work be easy? No. Confronting ourselves and our business practices takes patience, forgiveness and self-compassion. BUT, is it absolutely necessary? That’s a big, bold, fat YES!!!

We encourage you to take the pledge too! You can learn more about it here.

And if you’re new to this work, and confused as to which concrete action steps to take to begin educating yourself and making a personal impact, please check out our resource article here. It will get you started!

Thank you for taking action.