For Immediate Release
BALTIMORE – CLLCTIVLY will celebrate Black Philanthropy Month by hosting CLLCTIVGIVE, a 24-hour, crowd funding event, on August 9. The organization’s founder says ‘the day is needed due to gross inequality which leaves Black families with less disposable income and Black-led businesses, with less capital than counterparts. Yet even with a staggering racial wealth gap, Black families continue to prioritize giving.
“I was inspired to create this day of giving due to gross inequality,” said Jamye Wooten, founder, CLLCTIVLY. “Black-led organizations receive less than 2% of the $60 billion in foundation dollars. Events like this literally make the difference between staying afloat and shutting one’s doors.”
As of this writing, 112 organizations have signed up to participate in CLLCTIVGIVE. These groups will be featured on a donor platform. The public will then access this platform and give to a group or groups of their choosing. In addition to the CLLCTIVGIVE day of giving, CLLCTIVLY will host a Black Business Quest which kicks off on August 7 at noon and runs through August 9. Black Business Quest participants include, but is not limited to:
- Ancestor’s Dream Apothecary
- Creole Soul
- Crust by Mack
- Cuples Tea
- Everyone’s Place
- Harp Vision
- Hue Café & Apothecary
- National Blacks in Wax Museum
- Paper Herald
- Pandora’s Box
- Bertha’s Soul Food Restaurant
- Ice Queens
- Kurl Bar
- Llamas Corner
- Mama Koko’s
- Milton’s Daughters
CLLCTIVGIVE allows residents to identify and support local Black-owned businesses. Black donors give 25% more of their income annually than white households, according to a report by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
WHO: Black-led businesses in Baltimore
Mayor Brandon Scott
WHAT: Black Business Quest and CLLCTIVGIVE
WHEN: August 7 through 9
EVENTS:
- August 7 at 12:00 p.m.
- August 9, 12pm – 6pm: Black and Social at R. House (301 W 29th Street Baltimore, MD 21211)- Public invited to stop by R. House to enjoy food and music, patronize the Black businesses onsite, and donate to CLLCTIVGIVE via onsite donation stations.
- August 9, 12pm – 6pm: Made in Black at Made in Baltimore (301 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202) – Public invited to stop by to enjoy music, patronize the Black owned Made in Baltimore and Baltimore BOOST businesses, and donate to CLLCTIVGIVE via onsite donation stations.
- August 9, 8:30pm – 12:30am: Studio Black at Collective Spaces (306 W Redwood Street Baltimore, MD 21201): Ticketed celebration event to amplify CLLCTIVGIVE, participating organizations, and celebrate the dollars raised. Event website here.
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