GRANT REPORT: #Justice4DC Supports #OurLivesMatter and #BlackLivesBlossom Initiative for Black Youth
On September 24, 2014, the inaugural #JUSTICE4DC Giving Circle (www.justice4fund.org) composed of 17 members raised $3100 from 137 donors to fund four social justice organizations with gifts ranging from $600 – $1,000. Black Swan Academy (BSA) received $1000 in funding through the #JUSTICE4 Giving Circle infinitive. BSA used these funds to host two #OurLivesMatter townhall events for youth, and funding will support a #BlackLivesBlossom kite-making initiative taking place during Washington, DC, National Cherry Blossom Festival. How Grant Funds Were Disbursed: $475.00 – Kite-Making...
read moreGRANT REPORT: CC Funds Computers and Literacey Software for Youth at Paul Lighthouse Charter School
In June 2013, the Paul Lighthouse Charter School received $2,102 nonprofit grant that was crowd-funded by Capital Cause Young Philanthropists: Anthony E. Harbour (team lead), Shantae Edwards, Ijeoma Nwatu, and Krishana Davis. Capital Cause Young Philanthropists selected the nonprofit after hearing their pitch to receive support for $2,000 to help increase literacy at a charter school. Administrators asked for funding to purchase a computer and literacy software that could be utilized on the computer and other computers by the school’s population who were reading below grade level. How...
read moreGRANT REPORT: CC Funds The Institute for Student Health | 25 Youth #DanceDigDine
In June 2013, startup nonprofit managed by Millennials – The Institute for Student Health (The ISH) – received a grant in the amount of $2,074 crowd-funded by three Capital Cause Young Philanthropists. Daphne Charles (team lead) Richard Ezike and Elda Auxiliaire – all Capital Cause Young Philanthropists – selected the nonprofit after hearing their pitch to receive support for $2,000 to fund tuition to 25 Latino and African-American youth living in DC’s Ward 5 interested in participating in a healthy “Dance, Dig and Dine” living initiative. The team...
read moreGrant Report: CC-Funds Homeless Childrens Playtime Project | 3 Youth Go to Camp
In June 2013, the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project received $2,066 nonprofit grant that was crowd-funded by three Capital Cause Young Philanthropists. Angelique Moss, Damita Robertson and Tiffanie Wager – all Capital Cause Young Philanthropists – selected the nonprofit after hearing their pitch to receive support for $2,000 to fund tuition to send three homeless youth to camp. The three women participated in three Capital Cause training sessions, which informed them of how to raise funds, use social media to leverage their network and taught them how to plan for...
read moreComplete – Eliminate A Food Desert in DC Ward 7
Complete – Help Eliminate a Food Desert in DC’s Ward 7 Cause: Poverty, Health Project: Four Young Philanthropists created an action plan that educated 300 DC Ward 7 youth about how to choose healthy food options despite living in a food desert. For every 70.000 residents in Ward 7, there are two grocery stores. This means that Ward has officially been classified as a food desert. This team will work to create a solution to address this. Join them in their journey to make change. Impact: 500 DC Ward 7 Residents Gain Access to Healthy Food Options Young Philanthropists...
read moreComplete – Recruit 50 Black Male Mentors
Complete – Recruit 50 Black Male Mentors | #MenWhoMentor Iniaitive Cause: Education Project: Six Young Philanthropists recruited 50 Black men to sign-up for mentoring programs. A young Black boy has a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his life compared to 1 in 17 of his counterparts. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Black males who have gone to prison, dropped out of school. The team will try to improve these statistics by increasing the number of male mentors. Impact: 50 Young Black Boys Mentored by 50 Black Men Young Philanthropists Participating: Ora Wiseman, Garrett James,...
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