TCEDC Partnerships and Funders
TCEDC has a long history of public/private partnerships. Even prior to our 1994 recognition by the National Civic League as an All American City, we have created a strong network of community leaders (including our board), public agencies, and state officials, citizens, and numerous non-profits.
Public/Private
- Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)
- Rural Development Leadership Network
- The Southwest Marketing Network
- NM Dept of Agriculture Cooperative
- Rural Resources Group
- Taos Valley Acequia Association
- Taos Land Trust
- Accion New Mexico
- Native American Lending Group
- North Central New Mexico Development District
- New Mexico Environment Department
- New Mexico State University
- Community Development Loan Fund
- Regional Development Corporation
- Farm Service Aid American Indian Credit & Outreach Program
- NM Livestock Board
- Colorado College, Southwest Studies Regional Research Initiative
- Quivira Coalition
- Taos Soil & Water Conservation District
- Farm to Table
- Girl Time
- Teen Drug Rehabilitation Department
- Kellogg Foundation Food & Society
- First Nations Development Institute
- Sustainable Ag Food System Funders
- Rocky Mountain Youth Corp
- Taos County Youth Build
- Da Vinci Project
- NM Department of Health Women, Infants and Children Program
- Town of Taos
- Taos County Extension Office
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- Rural Development Leadership Network
- Taos Farmers Market
Funders:
- NM Department of Ag Marketing & Development Division
- NM Department of Economic Development
- NM State Legislature Capital Outlay Fund
- Kellogg EBS Initiative Partners
- Los Alamos National Labs
- Taos Pueblo Diabetes Program
- Oxfam America
- Levinson Foundation
- Santa Fe Community Foundation
- McCune Foundation
- Daniels Fund
- Taos County
- Grousebeck Foundation
- USDA Risk Management Agency
- Health and Human Services/Office of Community Services Food and Nutrition
- USDA Food Security
- Western Center for Risk Management Education
- USDA Community Food Projects
- New Mexico Health and Human Services Department
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Awards and Honors:
- NGO Founding Board Members, Steering Committee, Conference Committee Chairs. Executive Director Pati Martinson, NGO President
- Kellogg Foundation Food & Society Conference Planning Committee
- Governor appointed members of “Insure New Mexico” Council
- Leadership; Service Award 2004 from NGO NM: Non-profit Day at NM Legislature
- Keynote address of “Working Mother Magazine’s, Women of Color” conference in New York
Presentations:
- “Quivira Coalition” Conference
- Tohono O’odham Community Action Heard Museum – “Celebration of Basketry and Native Foods Festival”
- Community Food Security Coalition
- 2nd annual Native Food Summit, Milwaukee