Building a Movement and Shifting Philanthropy
ATLANTA – The Southern Black Women and Girls Consortium (SBGWC or The Consortium) is pleased to announce that it awarded funding to 71 organizations or projects from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia through the Black Girl Dream Fund. The Consortium launched the Black Girl Dream Fund in September 2020 with a 10-year fundraising initiative to raise $100 million [...]
Be an Ambassador for Southern Black Girls
The Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium (SBGWC) is seeking six Youth Ambassadors to help girls apply to the next #BlackGirlJoy Challenge and to help to select winning ideas. Youth Ambassadors are girls and youth ages 12-24 who are able to speak to the importance of having the SBGWC as a support to their dreams. The application will be open for girls who live in the 12 states served by [...]
Press Release: Launching the Black Girl Dream Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2020 SOUTHERN BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN’S CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND The $100 million fundraising initiative will support making Black girls’ dreams a reality ATLANTA - Today, the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (SBGWC) kicked off a 10-year fundraising initiative to raise $100 million to financially empower the goals of Southern Black girls and women in the United States through the Black Girls Dream [...]
