The Sum
| Address |
1321 E. Market Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 |
| Phone | (434) 260-9377 |
| Website | https://www.thesum.org |
| Primary Contact | J. Elliott Butler-Cisneros |
| Primary Email | jelliottcisneros@thesum.org |
| Executive Director | J. Elliott Butler-Cisneros |
| Primary Focus Area | Other |
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Mission Statement
Supporting people and organizations to BE THE CHANGE
with the "Power of Difference" Assessment and Training
for a just and thriving life, organization, and a world where no one stands alone.
Overview
We provide assessment and training to support people in integrating our unconscious patterns regarding race, sexual orientation, religion, culture, class, gender, and dis/ability...for greater: effectiveness, impact, and solidarity across our differences; pride without prejudice; ability to refuse both silence and violence; capacity to catalyze meaningful systemic change w/o effort; greater clarity, purpose, passion; accountability w/o blame or shame.
Giving Opportunities
| Opportunity 1 | |
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| Title: | Group Assessment Online Scoring Development - Power of Difference Assessment |
| Description: | The Power of Difference Assessment was recently studied by North Carolina State University and found to be a valid and reliable measure of unconscious patterns related to gender, class, sexual orientation, dis/ability, religion, race, and culture. Currently the assessment is designed to be automatically scored for a single user. We are expanding that capacity so that groups can take the assessment and a group score will be automatically tabulated. We are working with a technician to redesign our Amazon Web Services system to make this possible. |
| Project Timeline | We hope to have this completed by November 1 |