NextGen Policy’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NextGen Policy is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that advances and advocates for progressive policy change and legislative actions to address environmental, social, racial, gender, and economic inequities throughout California.

We believe justice begins with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and these principles are the foundation on which our work is built. We focus on serving communities which have been historically excluded and are systemically underrepresented within our state government. We strongly support policy and program solutions to combat inequities that have been perpetuated by systems of institutional discrimination and oppression.

The team at NextGen Policy is composed of dedicated, thoughtful, and action-oriented policy and communications experts whose work centers on equity and justice for everyone who calls California their home. We value diverse voices, integrity, and lived experiences to guide our internal policies and practices as well as essential elements of our successful policy development and communications strategies. 

By working together, we believe a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and more prosperous California is possible.

Take a look at a few recent examples of our team’s successes as seen through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lens:

NGP’s racial equity work, which led to the Governor’s new Executive Order on racial equity and creation of the Racial Equity Commission

NGP’s work in support of the Local, Equitable, Access to Food Act (SB 907 – Pan), which was signed into law in 2022 and helps all Californians equitably access healthy foods

The California Alliance for Digital Equity (CADE), is a dedicated group of statewide advocates focused on all forms of digital equity, from broadband access to digital literacy

NGP’s Climate 100 work, helped California enact a historic, multi-billion dollar budget to address both the causes and impacts of the climate crisis

The Students’ Basic Needs Policy Brief, a joint policy brief NGP helped draft with Compton College to address the basic needs of all higher-ed students