APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Calling All Dreamers. Click Here to Apply. Applications close on May 31st 2024
At #SheaMoisture, we’re all about championing Black female-owned businesses and founders who are paving their own career paths on their own terms.
We’re excited to open applications for the 2024 Dream Fund grant, offering $10k grant and personalized coaching & mentoring sessions to 5 entrepreneurs. If you’re a Black female-identifying small business owner who is resilient, innovative, and creating a wave of change in the community in Canada, this is for you! 🚀
Click Here to Apply. Applications close on May 31st 2024
BOF & BCFC Grant and B3 Capacity Building Program applications are now open!
Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is pleased to be launching a grant and capacity building program for Canadian Black-led, Black-serving, and Black-focused nonprofits and charities, in partnership with the Black Canadian Fundraisers Collective (BCFC).
This 8-month program is designed to provide Black-focused, Black-led, Black-serving nonprofits and charities, with funding and capacity development support that positions them to collaborate, lead and deliver community-determined solutions that effectively address identified community priorities and needs.
This pilot initiative is made possible through funding commitments from the TD Ready Commitment @td_canada and the @RBC Foundation. BOF is pleased to be partnering with BCFC and delivery partners Imagine Canada, Management Advisory Services (MAS) and the International Coaching Federation, Vancouver Chapter.
This BOF/BCFC grant and Capacity Building Program is national in scope, involving the selection of twenty-five B3 organizations from across Canada, delivering initiatives in one or more of BOF priority areas. The program funding has been secured from philanthropic organizations – United Way Halifax, and The Toronto Foundation, to prioritize the participation of fifteen B3 organizations selected specifically from three communities (Halifax Regional Municipality and East Hants; the Greater Toronto Area; and Windsor-Essex County) in the pilot.
All organizations selected will receive $20,000 in funding to allocate according to their charitable purposes, operational and program needs. In addition, organizations selected to participate in the pilot will receive coaching support from certified professional Black coaches and access to mandatory training in key areas of nonprofit management. All applicants will have access to specifically curated online resources covering relevant topics critical in building and maintaining healthy, adaptable, and community-responsive organizations.
Applications are open from Monday, March 25, 2024, and will close on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST.
For more details on how to apply, please visit this website:
The Rise Up Womens+ Pitch Competition, co-founded by the Black Business and Professional Association, The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), Diversity Institute, and Casa Foundation, with support from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Loblaw Companies Limited, Hydro One, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), The Globe and Mail, and City of Brampton, is dedicated to enabling the success of Black women in business.
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your business idea, compete for $10,000, and join a supportive community of fellow entrepreneurs.
Take your entrepreneurial journey to new heights! Sign up by April 6 to learn more.
Click on this website link to begin your application process.
Why Participate in the Pitch Competition:
1. Seize the opportunity to win thousands of dollars and gain access to invaluable mentorship opportunities. 2. Present your business idea or established venture to a distinguished panel of judges. 3. Elevate your entrepreneurial journey with exposure, recognition, and potential funding. 4. Connect and network with like-minded Black women entrepreneurs, both aspiring and accomplished.
Sign up by Saturday, April 6 , 2024 to learn more.
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