Black Education Fund

We are so very proud to announce the awarding of our first scholarship! In just under 3 months all of you have helped us raise over $20k to help Black youth gain access to post-secondary education. Please join us in celebrating Tobi Adebajo, our first recipient, as she continues her journey at McMaster University. We are behind you, Tobi! #BlackLivesMatter #Education #Scholarship #EducationMatters #Teacher #Teach #School

Tonight’s the night! We are proud to announce we have formed an exciting partnership with the Markham African Caribbean Canadian Association (MACCA). Through this new partnership, we have an opportunity to present one of 17 scholarship awards tonight at MACCA’s 33rd Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony. This is our first step towards creating real change and achieving our goals of empowering and supporting Black youth. We are very proud of this moment and there WILL be more to... come! If you would like to register and attend MACCA’s virtual event, please click the link below. Admission is free (Donations are welcome) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maccas-33-annual-scholarship-aw

Guess what?! We stepped up our game in the world of helping you help us! You can now donate securely through PayPal. We’ve also updated our website to give you the ability to sign up for our monthly newsletter to get critical information from our steering committee about our actions in the community. #BlackLivesMatter #Education #Teach #Teacher #EducationMatters #Donate #Student

Some good news to share!

We are proud to announce that as of today, the Black Education Fund has raised over $10,000!!! In just under two months we have done something so amazing but our work is not done. Our Steering Committee continues to meet regularly and we are developing additional strategies and tools to expand our reach, strengthen our foundation, and build our resources. All in the name of supporting and empowering our Black students. A BIG Thank you to each and every one of you for your ded...ication, support and belief in this initiative. #Education #BlackLivesMatter #Scholarships #Teacher #Teach #EducationMatters

Education matters. While we are still working hard on community efforts for our first series of scholarships, we want to share and support some of the other local causes. Reposting @tmbuk2edu: ... "We're back... again! Okay, we didn't really go anywhere. It's just that when you're busy in the trenches it's hard to lift your head up and see who's around.... We've been working hard to develop services to support you in all your educational endeavors. We understand that these quadmesters have been doing a number on our young learners. As a way to offset the intensity of quadmesters we are offering Online Study Halls. Online Study Halls allow high school learners to get help from one of our Learning Strategists on particular questions or topics in throughout the coming weeks. Small 3:1 Learner to Learning Strategist ratio Focused step by step guidance Multiple opportunities for support Low cost high quality support Learn more or register at www.tmbuk2edu.ca/events" #Education #BlackLivesMatter #Teacher #SupportLocal #Student #Tutor #OnlineTutoring

We are all about #education. So is @bfcn2011. Please check out their FREE workshop on helping Black youth search, prepare and apply for scholarships. #blacklivesmatter #blackeducators #scholarship #teachersofinstagram #teachers

Our Mission Statement: The Black Education Fund helps to empower Black students to succeed. We are a volunteer not for profit organization that raises funds to create scholarships and make a sustainable impact on the lives of Black students. Our support helps to minimize financial barriers that may be faced in accessing post-secondary education (university, trade school or college). We build community partnerships, leverage our network and search for new ways to fundraise to support the success of Black students. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackEducation #Education #Teach #Learning

Hi guys. Pls check out the updated logo that has been created by Darryl! Hope everyone loves it! Just another quick update... Please make sure you like and follow the Facebook and Instagram pages to keep track of everything we are accomplishing or trying to accomplish!... We have a bank account now and an official email address. This means we are able to receive funds directly. If you have committed to contribute and have yet to pay please send etransfer to [email protected] We have already received 5000$ as of today! With a significant number of outstanding commitments. Lastly, we are now accepting contributions larger and smaller than 50$ so if you are telling friends or family members they can contribute any amount they wish! Hope everyone has a great week!

Some news to share! The Steering Committee met Friday evening and we accomplished a lot. ... Our logo is ready and the official version will be released shortly! Our not for profit is officially set up as 12306468-Black Education Fund Our bank account has been set up to receive contributions. If you haven’t contributed yet please etransfer any amount to the below email: [email protected] Please go to Instagram and follow us @blackeducationfund Check back for more updates coming soon and please invite your friends and family to support Black students by liking and sharing our pages and our posts and consider making a donation to our scholarship fund! Thanks to all who have helped us get this far! We have already exceeded our initial goal of 5000$ in donations in only 2 weeks!

Back to work after a busy long weekend! Please share this page with all your friends and family and encourage them to like and support our efforts to fund Black Education! The steering committee will be meeting this Friday to firm up the foundation and finalize some decisions around our mission and our structure Thanks again to all for the help, suggestions and support so far!... https://youtu.be/vAnQ41evkc4

A little inspiration to keep our energy up! Funding education for Black students is one of the greatest equalizers available. Thanks again to all who have liked, joined or contributed to our collective investment in the future! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I52mntN0XME&feature=youtu.be

Good afternoon everyone On behalf of the Black Education Fund, I wanted to update you with what’s been happening behind the scenes, but first I must thank each of you for your commitment, patience, and donations. Your generosity and positive response has been incredibly uplifting. It has only been 7 days and we’ve accomplished so much! Below are some bullet points on our progress so far:... * To date, our collected funds from the founding members and a few outside donors totals over $3000! That is amazing considering we haven’t tapped into our vast network or put social media to work for us. * A steering committee of nine members from our founding group has been established and will begin to meet regularly. * Our not-for-profit business has been registered and is operating as the Black Education Fund. * The domain and email have been secured for collecting donations and will be available soon. * We're also starting to network with other organizations who have either done something similar, or are interested in partnering with us. Thanks again for being part of this journey, Darryl Narain

Good Morning and welcome! The original details of this initiative, created last Friday are below. The target of 100 people contributing 50$ was achieved in 5 days. As a group we decided to expand that initiative and make it ongoing and sustainable. This is a grassroots effort to raises funds to create one or more scholarships for Black post secondary students. We are currently putting a little bit of structure in place so we can receive funds, grow, communicate and remain transparent so please be patient with us! More information will be available shortly. Thanks for checking us out!