The Movement for Black Girls and Women

The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium is a collective of Black women in philanthropy, activism and girls’ work, who hold deep roots in movement-building.

Since 2020, We have given

500

#BlackGirlJoy Challenge Awards

We Fund Dreams

We act to improve the lives of girls and women across a region where funding has lagged

Since 2020, We have given

140

Grants given to Black women-led organizations

Since 2020, We have given

500

#BlackGirlJoy Challenge Awards

Join the Movement for Black Girls & Women

We’re a global movement of Black women leveraging the historic legacy of walking and the power of
self-care as a pathway to heal and transform our lives.

Youth Ambassadors

We engage Youth Ambassadors as ‘program advocates’ to

help the next group of Black girls seeking to win the #BGJ Challenge.

We Need Your Wisdom.

Help Us Select Our Next Grantee Partners. The Wisdom Council is an intergenerational group of leaders who represent the 12 states served by the Consortium.

Spread Black Girl Joy

The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium is a network of activists and philanthropists who fund Black girls’ needs with the aim to create space for Joy.

Who We ARE

The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (Southern Black Girls) is a collective of Black women in philanthropy, activism and girls’ work, who hold deep roots in movement-building. Led by four anchor institutions including the Appalachian Community Fund, the BlackBelt Community Foundation, the Fund for Southern Communities and the TruthSpeaks Innovation Foundation, Southern Black Girls has become a disruptor in grantmaking and is positioned as a catalyst to fundraise and provide greater resources toward underfunded organizations that, intentionally, support and empower Black girls and women in the South.

Fed up with reports confirming that Black women and girls receive less than one percent of the $4.8 billion in philanthropic investments in the south, Southern Black Girls launched the Black Girls Dream Fund to embody their mission and raise $100 million over the next decade to financially empower the goals of Black girls and women. To date, they have already awarded $2.2 million to 71 organizations and special projects across 12 southern states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

We Fund the South

Invest in Southern Black Girls & Women, Strengthen the Nation

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Over half of the Black population lives in South
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Black women and girls receive less than 1% of the $4.8 Billion in philanthropic investments in the South
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Last yesr we gave $3 million to fund the dreams of Black girls and women

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