To say that 2020 has been a challenging year for most of the world is an understatement. So many have been struggling and faced challenges they never deemed possible. While I've witnessed the struggles of many, I've been beyond fortunate to personally and professionally have had the opposite experience. As a small business owner and person of color, I realize how blessed I am. It is in the spirit of gratitude that I share with you the nonprofit organizations nearest and dearest to my heart. I am excited to share the list of nonprofits that BYCHARI has partnered with to help bring change to areas where it is needed most. Thank you for supporting us so we can support others.
To say that 2020 has been a challenging year for most of the world is an understatement. So many have been struggling and faced challenges they never deemed possible. While I've witnessed the struggles of many, I've been beyond fortunate to personally and professionally have had the opposite experience. As a small business owner and person of color, I realize how blessed I am. It is in the spirit of gratitude that I share with you the nonprofit organizations nearest and dearest to my heart. I am excited to share the list of nonprofits that BYCHARI has partnered with to help bring change to areas where it is needed most. Thank you for supporting us so we can support others.
Breonna Taylor was an award-winning EMT and model citizen. She loved her family and community, working at two hospitals as an essential worker during the pandemic. In March 2020, Breonna was murdered by Louisville Police Department when they performed an illegal, unannounced drug raid on her home.
We need your help: join us in calling on important decision-makers to hold these officers accountable for the murder of George Floyd.
Geogre Floyd was a peace activist and respected community leader. He was far from his home in Houston when he was murdered in broad daylight by Minneapolis police.
Ahmaud Arbery was a young Black man who was barbarically shot and killed by Gregory and Travis McMichael, two white men, who told police they believed Ahmaud fit the profille of a suspect.
But the truth is: Ahmaud’s murder was an act of hatred and white supremacy. #JusticeforAhmaud
When We All Vote is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that is on a mission to increase participation in every election and close the race and age voting gap by changing the culture around voting, harnessing grassroots energy, and through strategic partnerships to reach every American.
Launched in 2018 by co-chairs Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monae, Chris Paul, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, When We All Vote is changing the culture around voting using a data-driven and multifaceted approach to increase participation in elections.
The Loveland Foundation was established in 2018 by Rachel Cargle in response to her widely successful birthday wish fundraiser, Therapy for Black Women and Girls. Her enthusiastic social media community raised over $250,000. Black women and girls deserve access to healing, and that healing will impact generations. The Loveland Foundation is the official continuation of this effort to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls.
Founded in 1989, EJI is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons. We challenge the death penalty and excessive punishment and we provide re-entry assistance to formerly incarcerated people. EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment. We are committed to changing the narrative about race in America.
We live in an ever-changing world, and it is no secret being able to code is becoming more and more crucial in our daily lives. Sadly, women are still very underrepresented in the STEM industry, with only 11% of coders being female.
To reverse the gender gap in the STEM industry, we’ve thus designed a systemic change inspired strategy, which includes a safe space for girls to code, a fun video game-based curriculum, as well as a long term mentoring program!
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation'S mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
The Minnesota Freedom Fund envisions a world where justice restores the humanity and dignity of all involved. We fight to exist in a world where every individual has access to resources to lead healthy and full lives. The Minnesota Freedom Fund pays criminal bail and immigration bonds for those who cannot otherwise afford to as we seek to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing.
Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
No Kid Hungry is a national campaign run by Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. After 25 years of successfully investing in local nonprofits and helping find the best approaches to eradicating poverty and hunger, Share Our Strength launched No Kid Hungry in 2010. As a child hunger organization, ending childhood hunger is our primary focus, though Share Our Strength continues to invest in and develop other campaigns.