Our Events
We are delighted to announce that our Summer 2022 Funder raised over £18,000 for the three selected organisations – Urban MBA, 5 Aside Theatre, and Mindwalk Yoga. This brings the total funding raised since our launch in November 2020 to £66,000. Our next event will be in Winter 2022, and will be announced as soon as the date is secured.
Click here to submit your organisation for consideration for our Winter 2022 funder
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Previous Funding events:
Raised since our launch in November 2020
donors across just 3 funding events
Grassroots organisations funded through our events
Next EVENT: 10th November 2022. Click here to submit your organisation for consideration. APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 30th September 2022
Upcoming Events
Following the exciting launch of BFN in November 2020 we have hosted three fundraising events. Our next event will be held to celebrate our 2nd anniversary on 10th November 2022, with three new selected organisations presenting.
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Past Events
Summer 2022: We raised over £18,000 for our third crowdfunding event, held in June 2022. The successful organisations were Urban MBA, 5 Aside Theatre and Mindwalk Yoga.
This totals our overall raised funds to £66,000 since our launch in November 2020.
Spring 2021: Thank you to everyone who made our second crowdfunding event for Black-led social changemakers a success. We have raised over £46000 since our launch in November 2020.
Our successful presenters at our Spring Funder were Make a Difference at Sandies, Alfred Fagon Award and A2I Dyslexia.
November 2020: Our launch event raised an incredible £30,000 for our selected organisations who presented online to a collection of givers. The organisations were Sister Systems, With Insight, and Elevated Minds.
Become a member and make a difference
Our goal is to inspire and connect African and Caribbean heritage people in Britain to those who want to support underserved communities of colour. We leverage our members’ collective resources in order to help create the change we all want to see.
Membership offers individuals and institutions a strong connection to the community and a tangible way to support social change.
Associate Member
An introductory taster of BFN Membership – with a free ticket to two BFN events per year
As an Associate member you will contribute to our core costs.
An invitation to nominate one project or organisation for funding per year.
Individual Member
Free tickets to all BFN events.
An invitation to nominate projects or organisations throughout the year.
As an Individual member you will contribute to our core costs.
Friend Member
All the benefits of an Individual membership and bring your friends, too.
The ability to participate on our selection panels.
As a Friend you will contribute to our core costs.
Corporate Member
Give your employees and network members the opportunity to nominate projects.
The ability to participate on our selection panels.
Volunteer with organisations seeking BFN support.
As a Corporate member you will contribute to our core costs.
Black Funding Network – Crowdfunding Launch Event
Black Funding Network (BFN) launched with its first fundraising event on Tuesday 10th November 2020, which raised over £30,000 for three amazing changemaking organisations.
Established by four Black female business leaders — Patricia Hamzahee (Founder of Integriti Capital), Yvette Griffith (Co-CEO, Jazz re:freshed), Erika Brodnock (Co-Founder and Research Director, Extend Ventures) and Angela Ferreira (Managing Director, Douglas Road Productions) — the initiative aims to help Black-led non-profit organisations access a generous community of donors that exists in Britain who want to be intentional in their giving.
Our first live, online event was hosted by The Funding Network (TFN) where three organisations – Sister Systems, With Insight, and Elevated Minds — presented how they create positive change for the communities they serve. This was be followed by a live crowdfunding session which raised funds for the organisations.
Join us at our Spring 2022 Funder
Images from the crowdfunding launch event of Black Funding network –
10th November 2020
Yvette Griffith endorsing Sister Systems
Erika Brodnock endorsing With Insight
Angela Ferreira endorsing Elevated Minds
Host Josh Babarinde confirms late arriving donations means we raised some £30,000 in total