Podcast shows will be straight-talking, truth-telling conversations -- voices from the front – provocative and illuminating. Each episode’s authentic voices and innovative ideas will deepen a listener’s understanding of poverty’s impact and what we can do about it.

Are you the angel we're looking for?

As we take steps toward launching our podcast as a nonprofit, we seek financial support from business owners who want to help combat poverty and hunger in New Mexico.

Businesses that sponsor our podcast will receive advertising space on this website, as well as mention, with thanks, on social media.

For sponsorship information, call Scott Seldin, 505.466.2878, or email scottseldin@comcast.net.

Interested?

To further illuminate the goals, vision, and underlying purpose of our podcast, we offer an excerpt from a business proposal prepared by Sarah Byrd, business manager for Combatting Poverty in New Mexico.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Objective

The objective of this business proposal is to lay the foundational framework of establishing Combatting Poverty in New Mexico as a nonprofit entity, and putting a plan in place for moving forward. This is a living document, meaning it is ready to be updated at any time and reviewed and revised regularly.

Goals

The goal of Combatting Poverty in New Mexico is to bring awareness to the issue of poverty and to reduce it and the effects it has on the New Mexico community. We aim to do this through education, awareness building, providing public services, partnering with other organizations, and working with lawmakers to introduce legislation that would reduce poverty in our state.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER

Mission

The Combatting Poverty in New Mexico podcast is dedicated to sharing the stories of people and communities suffering from the effects of low income and poverty, educating the public about the systems in place that perpetuate income inequality on a state-wide scale, partnering with organizations to provide services to those in need, and working with the New Mexican government and legislators to implement meaningful and lasting change.

Vision

The Combatting Poverty in New Mexico podcast is dedicated to eliminating poverty in New Mexico, restoring dignity in low-income communities and vulnerable populations, and dismantling systems of oppression and income inequality.

Core Values

Dignity
Uplifting vulnerable communities and empowering people to break free from poverty.

Respect
Honoring New Mexican cultural traditions and the experience of those suffering from poverty.

Equality
Dismantling systems of oppression, Upholding beliefs of inherent equality between all people.

Justice
Combatting oppression and income inequality

Impact
Making lasting change in the laws and regulations of the New Mexico state government

Integrity
Supporting those in need through services, partnership with public service organizations, and financial responsibility

Inclusivity
Giving a voice to the oppressed

WHAT WE PROVIDE

Podcast

Combatting poverty must be approached in a variety of ways. The first is through education and inspiring the public to understand the importance of this issue, and how they can get involved in their own communities. The Combatting Poverty in New Mexico podcast aims to educate the general public about issues contributing to poverty and how we can combat it in New Mexico. The show will have the following primary focuses:

1. Education, bringing in experts from various fields and discussing the diverse aspects of poverty. The education portion of this show answers the question, “What do New Mexican listeners need to know about this topic?”

2. Stories, giving a voice to those directly impacted by poverty, and highlighting their experiences. The stories portion of this show answer the question, “Why should New Mexican listeners care about poverty if they are not directly suffering from it’s effects?”

3. Partnerships, establishing inter-organizational relationships with other public services and programs aimed at reducing poverty. The partnership portion of this show answers the question, “What can New Mexican listeners do to get involved and where can they volunteer/contribute in order to make an impact?”

4. Advocacy, dismantling systems that uphold income inequality and making change on a legislative level by working directly with state representative. The advocacy portion of this show answers the question, “What can New Mexican listeners do to prevent poverty and income inequality from occurring in the first place?”

Services

The second way to approach combatting poverty is to provide services and support to those in need. People suffering from poverty need immediate resources, and our organization can help to coordinate, organize, and distribute these services through partnering and bringing attention to other non profits. While the materials, funds, and resources of this organization may be limited by our fundraising efforts, the possibility of partnering with other service-providing organizations is limitless.

Advocacy

Finally, combatting poverty must be approached on a legal and institutional level. Poverty does not occur naturally, and is a direct result of income inequality. Dismantling the systems that create, contribute to, and uphold poverty is treating the disease, not they symptom, as it were, on a statewide level. Our organization will make efforts to work with legislators and lawmakers on local and state wide levels in order to implement change in the favor of equality amongst all New Mexicans.