BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Speaker series highlighting black entrepreneurship
How it started?
After the brutal murder of George Floyd, Diana White sent out a call in the Black Mtl: Building Our Community Facebook page to start crowdsourcing solutions to work on improving the situation of Black Canadians. Many like-minded individuals answered the call and We Funded It was born in June 2020 with the mission to #FundBlackGoals.
Who are we?
We Funded It is a non-profit organization entirely led by a group of passionate Black women who volunteer their time and expertise to support Black students and entrepreneurs in achieving their goals through scholarships, grants, and mentorship opportunities.
In February 2022, We Funded It will hold a 3-night intimate speaker series called The Diary of a Founder, with inspirational Black entrepreneurs who will share their journeys, including the pitfalls, and the many lessons learned along the way. The themes of the evenings will revolve around diversity in the technology, beauty, and art industries. These themes mirror the career paths of the first few entrepreneurs that have been funded by our organisation.
The fact that this speaker series is being held during Black History Month is no coincidence. We Funded It recognizes the impact of successful role models in our community to inspire the next generation of Black entrepreneurs and Black students. This is an opportunity to learn, network, and inspire each other.
What we do?
We’re a collective of Black volunteers supporting students and entrepreneurs to create wealth and impact our community across Canada.
How to support?
Your support is invaluable to We Funded Its mission. We recognize that it really does take a village to build the next generation of successful Black students and entrepreneurs. To this end, there are many ways that you can help:
You can become a sponsor of the event and help ensure its reach and success
You can share the event in your network to help increase our reach
You can donate to We Funded It and help us fund more Black students and entrepreneurs. Make a donation here. For in kind donations, contact us at info@wefundedit.com
Event details
Speakers
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Gina Delisme
BEAUTY | FEBRUARY 12th
Gina se qualifie comme étant une entrepreneure en série, son parcours entrepreneurial a commencé en 2012 et NAGI COSMETICS fut créé. Sa ligne de maquillage est actuellement vendue dans plus de 33 pharmacies Jean Coutu et Uniprix au Québec, en Ontario et au Nouveau-Brunswick. Elle croit que la représentation est importante et elle juge essentiel que les femmes noires aient une marque à laquelle elles puissent s’identifier.
Contact: email
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Schamma Rosidor
BEAUTY | FEBRUARY 12th
Schamma Rosidor est maman de 4 enfants et une épouse. Passionnée par l’entrepreneuriat, elle désire l’épanouissement des femmes en affaires. Elle est bachelière en administration des affaires et co-propriétaire de la compagnie Royalty natural. Royalty Natural fait la fabrication, le développement et la distribution de 11 produits capillaires pour les cheveux afro et crépus.
Contact: email
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Danielle Cox
ART | FEBRUARY 19th
Danielle Murrell Cox is a minimalistic graphic designer. She is best known for her self-published colouring books Black Queens and Black Kings. The colouring books gave her the opportunity to work with HarperCollins. Together they released the board book, “My Hair”. In addition to her work as a graphic designer, she is the founder and designer of the toy brand, “Zuri & Dre.”
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