Beloved Community

What Beloved Community does

Beloved Community is a New Orleans-based non-profit organization that delivers equity consulting, training, and research services to schools, workplaces, cultural institutions, and public health bodies primarily in the Southeast United States. Founded in 2017, the organization operates a portfolio of service offerings including individualized consulting and custom coaching (Business Services), the Good Jobs For All workforce equity program, a Facilitator Certification track, and online courses, complemented by Awa by Beloved — a dedicated DEI platform that bundles equity audit tools with personalized consulting. It also runs the Center for Community Engaged Research, which focuses on decolonizing data collection and participatory action research, and publishes materials such as the Power to Make Change Report.

The go-to-market model is sales-led and consultative: engagements are typically multi-year, quote-based professional services contracts, augmented by cohort-based learning programs (e.g., the Equity at Work Hospitality Cohort supporting 20+ New Orleans restaurants) that create group accountability and peer learning. Revenue is diversified across consulting fees, cohort program fees, online course subscriptions, and donations, while the customer base spans education (FirstLine Schools), arts/culture (The Orpheum), nonprofit/workforce development (Innovate Memphis), and public health (Louisiana Public Health Institute). Marketing relies on thought leadership through content, social media, events, and research publications rather than paid acquisition, with distribution spanning regional direct sales for consulting and global self-serve access for online courses. The organization is guided by COO Stephanie Taylor and is accredited with the 2024 GuideStar Transparency Seal.

Name

Beloved Community

Legal name

Beloved Community

Website

https://WeAreBeloved.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beloved Community is a New Orleans-based non-profit providing equity consulting, DEI training, cohort programs, and research services to schools, workplaces, and public institutions primarily in the Southeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

DEI Consulting and Equity Training

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Equity consulting
• DEI training
• Workforce development
• Facilitator certification
• Equity audits

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Individualized consulting services and custom coaching provided to schools and workplaces. Revenue generated through professional service engagements with organizations committed to equity journeys.
2. Online Courses: Educational courses delivered through an online platform, providing structured learning for equity advancement.
3. Cohort Programs: Group-based learning programs where multiple organizations participate together, such as the Equity at Work Hospitality Cohort supporting restaurant industry leaders.
4. Donations: Nonprofit organization accepting donations to support mission-driven work in racial and economic equity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Beloved Community provides individualized equity consulting and custom coaching to schools and workplaces, cohort-based learning programs (including the Equity at Work Hospitality Cohort supporting 20+ restaurant establishments), facilitator certification, online courses, and workforce equity programs such as Good Jobs For All. Its proprietary Awa by Beloved platform combines equity audit tools and DEI toolkits with personalized consulting. The Center for Community Engaged Research arm produces equity-focused research and publications such as the Power to Make Change Report.

Product overview

Beloved Community is a consulting and training organization offering a portfolio of equity-focused services. The core offerings include individualized consulting and custom coaching for schools and workplaces (Business Services), workforce equity programs (Good Jobs For All), and facilitator certification training. The organization operates Awa by Beloved, a DEI tool combining equity tools with personalized consulting. Additional offerings include online courses, research services through the Center for Community Engaged Research, publications, and a blog. The portfolio is structured as service-based offerings rather than a unified software platform, with Awa serving as the primary technology product within the suite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Awa by Beloved: Equity empowerment platform that connects powerful DEI tools with personalized consulting, designed to fit the needs of businesses, organizations, or teams.

Products and services

• Awa by Beloved A DEI platform that combines equity audit tools, toolkits, and learning modules with personalized consulting services, designed for businesses, organizations, or teams seeking to operationalize equity practices.
• Business Services Individualized consulting services and custom coaching for schools and workplaces committed to advancing their equity journeys, delivered through professional service engagements.
• Good Jobs For All Workforce equity program focused on building sustainable equity and inclusion practices in employment, addressing talent practices, bias reduction in hiring, and retention strategies.
• Facilitator Certification Training and certification program for individuals seeking to become equity facilitators, part of Beloved Community's broader cohort learning experience.
• Online Courses Structured educational courses available online for individuals and organizations seeking to advance their equity knowledge and practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations transition from talking about equity to implementing actionable change

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FirstLine SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner that participated in Beloved Community's cohort program. Provided testimonial on the value of building shared vocabulary and language for equity challenges within their team.
• The OrpheumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution that engaged in Beloved Community's cohort program, resulting in real actionable change toward equity rather than just discussion.
• Innovate MemphiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit workforce development partner that participated in cohort learning focused on talent practices, attraction, retention, and implicit bias reduction in hiring.
• Louisiana Public Health InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic health institute that engaged with Beloved Community's equity tools and resources, praising the unparalleled toolkits, learning materials, and facilitation methods.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• BoardSource: Nonprofit leadership and governance support organization offering consulting, training, and resources — an emerging peer to the consulting/training arm of Beloved Community, particularly for nonprofit and education clients.
• Equity in the Center: Nonprofit focused on accelerating racial equity in the social sector through research, benchmarks, and practitioner programming — an emerging peer that overlaps with Beloved Community's research arm and nonprofit client base.
• The Perception Institute: Research and intervention-focused organization on implicit bias, race, and equity — an emerging peer that overlaps with Beloved Community's Center for Community Engaged Research and bias-reduction cohort content.

Direct peers

• ProInspire: Nonprofit leadership development and DEI-focused organization working with social-sector and education clients — directly comparable customer base and program model to Beloved Community's schools-and-workplaces focus.
• PolicyLink: National research and advocacy institute advancing racial and economic equity across housing, workforce, and education — the same three sectors Beloved Community names in its value proposition, making it a strong sector-scope peer.
• The Winters Group: DEI strategy and racial equity consulting practice serving workplaces and institutions, with a similar mix of cohort-style learning, customized consulting, and equity audits as Beloved Community.
• Paradigm Strategy: DEI and inclusion strategy consultancy offering diagnostic, training, and cohort-style programming for organizations, with a comparable consulting-plus-platform posture to Beloved Community's Awa-enabled model.
• Cook Ross: A long-established DEI consulting firm that delivers customized equity, inclusion, and leadership development engagements to corporate and organizational clients — directly comparable to Beloved Community's consulting and cohort offerings.
• Awaken Group: DEI strategy and equity consulting practice serving corporate, education, and community clients with customized engagements — a direct peer to Beloved Community's individualized consulting and cohort work.
• Race Forward: National racial-justice nonprofit that combines research, publications, and applied equity work — directly comparable to Beloved Community because of its parallel Center for Community Engaged Research and equity-training programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Beloved_US
• Facebookfacebook.com/BelovedCommunityUS

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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