Shared Struggles Cultivate Collective Strength: Celebrating Juneteenth

Published: Fri, 06/14/24

Updated: Fri, 06/14/24

Shared Struggles Cultivate Strength: Celebrating Juneteenth

As we step into June, a month rich with significance and celebration.

We reflect on the interconnectedness of our histories and the ongoing journey towards equity and understanding.

This month, we recognize Juneteenth highlighting resilience in the face of discrimination, the triumph over ignorance, and the power of compassion.

Read Our Latest Blog: "Shared Struggles, Collective Strength: Juneteenth, Pride Month, and National Indigenous Peoples Day" for an insightful piece that bridges our shared histories and highlights our collective strength while exploring how discrimination has shaped experiences across different communities, the ignorance that often fuels prejudice, and the compassion that unites us in the fight for justice.

Special mentions to note from June's newsletter are:

Three upcoming events for August (also known as Black Business Month and Black Philanthropy Month)
A shortlist of grants from Canada, The U.S, Africa, The Caribbean, and the rest of the world
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focus for June
Five programs SBC created to help elevate nonprofits

SBC's Upcoming Events

It's almost August.

Do you know what you're doing yet for Black Philanthropy Month (BPM) & Black Business Month (BBM)?

If you'd like to ensure that you don't miss out on a unique opportunity to engage and uplift the community, then save the 3 dates!

🔗 Register and save the dates now.

Featured Organization

One Voice One Team (OVOT)

Founded by ex Canadian football player turned motivational speaker, Orlando Bowen (www.orlandobowen.com), One Voice One Team has become a staple in the community not only in Ontario but recently expanding to Manitoba and soon Jamaica.

They provide youth leadership workshops, assemblies, and community service programs in order to empower the youth of today for a better tomorrow. Since 2005, They’ve worked with over 700 schools and engaged over 300,000 youth.

Their mission is to tackle youth unemployment, racism, suicide, gang involvement, and mental health. We also encourage youth to see beyond their circumstances and step into their leadership potential.

Their signature program S.W.O.L.E.™ (Self-respect, Working hard, Overcoming adversity, Leading by example, and Excellence) is a summer camp for youth between 7-13 years old running for multiple weeks in July and August in Ontario and Manitoba and soon Jamaica.

What is S.W.O.L.E.™?

S.W.O.L.E.™ forms the foundation of this engaging and fun week-long camp. Activities include daily fitness and cognitive exercises, weekly trips, inspirational guest speakers, and a S.W.O.L.E.™ graduation ceremony.

OVOT’s mission is to inspire and equip young people to create positive change in their communities.

Learn more about their impactful work and how you can support their initiatives here.

www.onevoiceoneteam.org/program-swole/

Global Black Philanthropy Initiative (GBPI)

The question we all need to ask ourselves is if “Black organizations receive as little as 7 cents for every $100 donated to Canada’s big charities”, then what can we do to bridge this gap on a global scale?

Everything we do at SBC is to help elevate the Black community.

In 2023, we dedicated an entire team that worked around the clock to launch the Global Black Philanthropy Initiative (GBPI).

An entire team dedicated to combining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations with philanthropy for Black nonprofits around the world.

Our ongoing efforts have raised $2,370 Canadian dollars to support the nonprofits listed on SBC's Online Directory of vetted organizations since the launch in August 2023.

Your support is crucial in our mission.

For June, we’re focusing on

SDG#13: Climate Action
SDG#14: Life Below Water
SDG#15: Life On Land

This means that we're making a special effort to raise funds for the nonprofit organizations and Black change-makers aligned with achieving SDG#13, SDG#14 and SDG#15 who are listed in our directory of over 140 nonprofits across the globe.

🌐 Supporting Black nonprofits means investing in the well-being and the advancement of the Global Black community. Let's stand together and amplify their voices! ⁠

Visit www.global-bpi.org and contribute now to help us build a world where all Black-led nonprofits are empowered with the right resources to perpetuate their impact.

Donate Once, Impact Many!

Nonprofit Resources of the Month

1 - Grants & Funding Opportunities

Is your organization looking for funding opportunities? Support Black Charities (SBC) has compiled a comprehensive list of grant & funding opportunities to help empower and sustain your impactful work.

These grants are tailored to support the unique needs and challenges faced by Black communities.

It's time to secure the funding you need to expand your programs, reach more people, and make a greater difference in your community.

Featured Opportunities:

Deadline: June 17, 2024 - USA

Title: Social Impact Grant

Funder: Together Women Rise

Grant amount: USD $ 50,000

Eligible projects: Including International Development project, Capacity Building, Gender Equality, Education, sustainability and self-sufficiency

Link: Click here to Learn more & Apply

Deadline: June 26, 2024 - Ontario, Canada

Title: Seed Grant

Funder: Ontario Trillium Foundation

Grant amount: based on projects

Eligible projects: Project that build capacity, resilience and enhance their ability to deliver programs and services that directly benefit community members

Links: Click here to Learn more & Apply

Deadline: June 26, 2024 - USA

Title: PE.A.R.L. Pledge

Funder: Pearl Milling

Grant type: USD $ 100,000

Eligible projects: Black Women & Girls, community project aligning with prosperity, empowerment, access, representation, leadership

Link: Click here to Learn more & Apply

Deadline: June 30 , 2024 - Africa

Title: Global Good Fund Fellowship

Funder: The Global Good Fund

Grant type: Cohort Fellowship Program

Eligible projects: Supports innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders from both for-profit and non-profit social impact organizations

Link: Click here to Learn more & Apply

Deadline: June 30, 2024 - World

Title: SDG ACTION Awards

Funder: United Nations SDG Action Campaign

Grant type: Awards, Prizes

Eligible projects: Sustainable Development Goals SDG, Impact, Novelty, Innovation, Scalability and Replicability

Link: Click here to Learn more & Apply

Visit our Grant Funding Opportunities page on our website to exploreavailable grants and find detailed information on application processes, deadlines, and eligibility criteria.

2 - 5 Programs to Support Black Nonprofits

Our mission to elevate the Black community is a nonstop work in progress. We crafted the following 5 programs to go above and beyond and accelerate the impact of Black-led, Black-serving, and Black-focused organizations:

1. SBC DIRECTORY

An online directory where organizations are listed, featured or promoted:

For Supporters, For Businesses ➡️ Find an organization to support
For Organizations ➡️ Sign Up to Get Listed, Get Featured and Get Promoted

2. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT FOR NONPROFITS

An assessment tool designed to discover the potential of nonprofits in 21 different areas corresponding to 21 services offered

For Organizations ➡️ Start your Assessment, Discover your potential

3. GLOBAL BLACK PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE

An online fundraising platform to donate to a Cause, Social Impact or Category of our directory,

For Supporters, For Businesses ➡️ Donate Once, Impact Many!

4. SBC ACADEMY

Online Learning Platform for nonprofit leaders and their teams

For Organizations ➡️ Start Your Learning Online, Browse Courses

5. HEAR THEIR STORIES

Web Series – creating professional trailers & interviews of each organization on our directory

SBC Programs for Nonprofits

New Organizations on SBC Directory

CEED Canada

Learn More.

Contribute to SBC's Work

SBC is the only organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of Black-led, Black-serving, and Black-focused organizations worldwide while working to boost charitable giving within the global Black Community. Your support can have a global impact by helping support all Black-focused, Black-led, and/or Black-serving organizations worldwide. We will also provide a tax receipt for all donations (currently only for Canadian based donors).

Here’s how we are fulfilling our mission:

We are continuously engaging with active and impactful organizations to grow our online directory.
We feature organizations, their programs, their events, or their executive/volunteer teams on Social Media to amplify their mission.
We bring attention to and raise awareness of issues or matters specific to the Black experience.
We look for valuable resources for organizations to share on our website’s Resource page. (Ex: grants, funding, blogs, etc.)
We actively promote our vetted directory to attract volunteers and potential donors to find Black organizations to support or engage with.
We are committed to assisting Black organizations to become sustainable and self-sufficient through our 5 programs including 21 services.
We have created a FREE tool “Business Development Assessment for Nonprofit“ to assist organizations discover their potentials
We created a year-long fundraising initiative - GBPI - to promote Black Philanthropy within the community.

Your support makes all of this possible!

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