Let’s just say for those we reached out to, diversity in games were not viewed as important enough to help us find our feet in all this Without a request for resources we didn’t have, or even acknowledging the work we were trying to do though our paths aligned.

So we’re asking, again with our best puppy eyes all aglow for help in getting from a tag to an org. Why you ask? Well…if we are a 501c3 org we’ll have better luck getting monies and resources because donors can write that off.

Not being one makes it harder to get buy in from places like & other places b/c it’s seen as giving to individual or for-profit. We get it

But there’s a limit to what a few people can do without that .org behind them. So if you know how we can get there, please help?

If you can @ us, DM an email contact or hit us up on Google + and reply to this post with ideas, etc we’d appreciate it!

Thank you! ❤

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.