MAY NEWSLETTER Grant winners announced upcoming events | brand refresh |
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Congratulations to our 2021 Grant Recipients The Voting Members were asked to select the "top 3" from the "top 7" applicants and Girls Like Me, Iron Village Preparatory Academy, and Slyderz Baseball were the "top 3" applicants. Because of your contributions, we were able to award our "top 3" applicants with their requested funding: Girls Like Me ($2,500) | Iron village Preparatory Academy ($5,000) | Slyderz Baseball ($5,000) We are excited to also been able to provide micro grants in the amount of $1,250 to the remaining "top 7" applicants: Battle Plan Strategic Consulting | Black Lives Matter 804 Resume Revamp | World Academic Sports Team We will be highlighting our grant winners on our social media. |
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We Give Summit May 2021 Check out the We Give Summit — the largest convening of everyday givers in the world. Across four weeks in May, you’ll hear from more than 100 speakers.
Week 1 of the We Give Summit is completely free to attend! You can choose to purchase an All-Access Pass to gain access to all four weeks of content AND, if you register by April 30 for any pass type, you’ll be entered for a chance to win two JetBlue airline tickets. | | |
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Collective 365 Meet & Greet Wednesday, May 12 12:00-1:00pm EST Our meet & greet is an informal opportunity to virtually get to know more about The Collective. This event is open to current and prospective members of Collective 365. Come as you are, and build community! (If you can't stay the entire hour that is okay.) | | |
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Trust-Based Philanthropy Panel Discussion Wednesday, May 12 12:00-12:50pm EST Join Fatima M. Smith, Collective 365 co-founder, and others as they tackle: How do we ensure the best intentions of our gifts are demonstrated in their impact? How do we mitigate the threat of our gifts rendering harm in the places we are seeking to support? With trust. The trust within our giving collectives, and the trust we build with those we seek to support, can fundamentally shift what is possible through our giving. Trust-Based Philanthropy is a suite of practices and frame for relationships that embrace power analysis, relationships and community to help us fuel the change we seek. Join giving circle leaders who use trust to elevate giving and make equitable impact. | | |
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Collective 365 Meet & Greet Tuesday, May 18 6:30-7:30pm EST Our meet & greet is an informal opportunity to virtually get to know more about The Collective. This event is open to current and prospective members of Collective 365. Come as you are, and build community! (If you can't stay the entire hour that is okay.) | | |
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The Excellence of Black Philanthropy May 20, 2021 3:00-3:50pm EST Research shows that Black philanthropists give about $11 billion annually to support organizations and causes, primarily Black-led — and that’s just what’s recorded! Giving often and giving collectively is a longstanding tradition in the Black community. Share space and join in a conversation with leaders in Black Philanthropy as they discuss the past, present and future of Black giving. You’ll leave with inspiration and a model path forward for your giving circle. Register to attend this panel discussion: | | |
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More events will be added to the calendar and will be shared via email and our social media platforms. |
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VCU CreateAthon Brand Refresh This semester Collective 365 was invited to participate in VCU's CreateAthon, which is a class where students assist local nonprofits with marketing & branding free of charge. Shawn, Natalie, Anna, & Megan, our student group, worked really hard this semester to assist Collective 365 with sharing our mission via social media. Our logo has been tweaked slightly; new social media graphics; our brand colors have expanded, and a new website design will be released this summer. We appreciate the efforts of the students & volunteers! | | |
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Apply to become a Collective 365 Board Member If you are interested in becoming a Board Member of Collective 365, please click here for the overview of the role of Board Members. If you are interested in applying, please apply below: | | |
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New Season, New Goal With your help we can get to our 2022 Grant Fund goal of $35,000.
All contributions are tax deductible and support individuals, businesses, groups, & nonprofits who are doing work with and for Black + Brown communities in DC, MD, VA
Can you make an investment? | | |
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Collective 365 x YouTube Did you miss our April Speaker Series events? Don't worry, we got you covered. Collective 365 now has a YouTube channel where you can find all the recordings of the speaker series. Check it out: | | |
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Supporting our 2021 Grant Applicants We received over 200 grant applications during the 2021 grant cycle. There are amazing individuals, groups, businesses, and nonprofits in DC, MD, & VA doing great work for and with Black & Brown communities.
Although we could not give grant funding to all the applicants, we invite you to learn about them, volunteer, and invest in them. Our goal is connect applicants with our members to provide capacity building support. In the meantime, we are highlighting all grant applicants from our 2021 grant cycle on our website. | | |
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Become a Voting Member for the 2021-2022 Giving Season The "giving season" is the time Collective 365 is growing the grant fund and its membership. The "giving season" is when we invite individuals to join The Collective and give their time, talent, and treasure. Voting membership to Collective 365 is on an annual basis. If you wish to be a member or donor this "giving season", please below to complete an application. Voting members must complete an application and make a $50 (or more) investment. If you are a previous voting member or general member, you do not need to complete a new application, just make a new investment. You have the option of making (A) a one-time donation, (B) a monthly donation, (C) an annual donation. | | |
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Support Collective 365 when you shop online with PayPal. Set us as your "favorite charity", and you can choose to donate $1 when you checkout with PayPal. Get started here: | | |
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Create a fundraiser on Facebook to spread the word about the mission of Collective 365 and invite your friends to donate to Collective 365. Facebook fundraiser also allows you to share your fundraiser via email, Twitter, and other platforms with a shareable URL. After all, giving is more fun when you do it with friends! |
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Collective 365 is now on Benevity, which means you can select us for your employee giving program. Benevity is trusted by the world’s most purpose-driven brands to engage their people and communities in doing good. Over 600 companies utilize Benevity for their employee giving program. If your company does not use Benevity, please let us know so we can learn how to be added to your company's employee giving program. |
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If you have questions and/or ideas, please contact collective365info@gmail.com Collective 365 is a registered 501(c)(3) and donations are tax deductible. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Instagram | Connect with us on LinkedIn |
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