Black Empowerment Initiative June 19 2020
Dear friends of StingRay Shields,
We have been listening, learning, thinking and reflecting on this historical global movement, to figure out what’s right versus what’s politically expedient — and what we as a small business with big goals can do to continue to forward the momentum. In order to make a sustained commitment, we have decided to dedicate each upcoming month to supporting a different Black Organization throughout 2020.
For the month of June, every purchase made at StingRay Shields will include a donation to Black & Brown Founders, a woman-focused organization that gives entrepreneurs knowledge, tools and cutting-edge tactics to launch startups without relying on venture capital.
@bbfounders
In honor of June's celebration of National PRIDE Month, every purchase made will also include a donation to The National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS.
@nbjconthemove
We will continue our donations to Black organizations through the entire year. See the link in our profile for further information and for our calendar of contributions.
We hope you will join us in support of these incredible organizations, and also in transforming that support into a lasting habit.
-The folks at StingRay Shields
Black Empowerment Initiative
JUNE — Black & Brown Founders— Black & Brown Founders gives entrepreneurs knowledge, tools, and cutting-edge tactics to launch startups without relying on venture capital.
JUNE — The National Black Justice Coalition— Black & Brown Founders gives entrepreneurs knowledge, tools, and cutting-edge tactics to launch startups without relying on venture capital.
JULY — Black Girls Code— By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, Black Girls CODE introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities in programming languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails.
AUGUST — Girl Trek— The mission is to pioneer a health movement for African-American women and girls grounded in civil rights history and principles through walking campaigns, community leadership, and health advocacy.
SEPTEMBER — Loveland Therapy Fund— Founded to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls.
OCTOBER — Embrace Race— Focuses on future generations. With each new piece of content or webinar they publish, their community of parents, guardians, educators, and advocates grows. In turn, they impact the lives of children and communities to exponential effect.
NOVEMBER — National Black Farmers Association— NBFA is a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families in the United States. As an association, it serves tens of thousands of members nationwide. NBFA's education and advocacy efforts have been focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for black and other small farmers.
DECEMBER — UNCF— UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally-recognized pipeline of under-represented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly-qualified college graduates and to ensure that our network of member institutions is a respected model of best practice in moving students to and through college.
JUNE — The National Black Justice Coalition— Black & Brown Founders gives entrepreneurs knowledge, tools, and cutting-edge tactics to launch startups without relying on venture capital.
JULY — Black Girls Code— By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, Black Girls CODE introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities in programming languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails.
AUGUST — Girl Trek— The mission is to pioneer a health movement for African-American women and girls grounded in civil rights history and principles through walking campaigns, community leadership, and health advocacy.
SEPTEMBER — Loveland Therapy Fund— Founded to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls.
OCTOBER — Embrace Race— Focuses on future generations. With each new piece of content or webinar they publish, their community of parents, guardians, educators, and advocates grows. In turn, they impact the lives of children and communities to exponential effect.
NOVEMBER — National Black Farmers Association— NBFA is a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families in the United States. As an association, it serves tens of thousands of members nationwide. NBFA's education and advocacy efforts have been focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for black and other small farmers.
DECEMBER — UNCF— UNCF’s mission is to build a robust and nationally-recognized pipeline of under-represented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly-qualified college graduates and to ensure that our network of member institutions is a respected model of best practice in moving students to and through college.
