What's The Flash / FlashFWD? 

We've been playing around with our Newsletter format working to deliver the most jam packed email full of professional development & DEI focused insights & opportunities directly to your inbox (as we know inboxes are a sacred space & constantly bombarded). The result, The Flash / FlashFWD (still workshopping the name 🤔, help us decide via the survey below). 

Our goal is to serve up a monthly Newsletter full of quick hits that's an easy read/skim through & click to learn more OR move on with your day! 

We'll be sharing: 

• Features of individuals in the community
• Grants / funding opportunities
  
• Job Opportunities
• Events & Workshops
• Insights - to inspire, motivate, & provide perspective on current events
• & of course what we're up to here at FWD

Did you vote for "Something else..."? Click here to email us your idea!

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This is so cool! Taylor Elyse Morrison, Founder, Inner Workout and former FWD Associate / part of #FWDFamily launched the 'Instead' Deck on Kickstarter!

Instead is a card deck that helps you divest from distraction and reinvest in your self care. Made with intention by the Inner Workout team. You can read more about the heart behind the project in this Healthyish article.

Inner Workout was founded by Taylor Elyse Morrison, a workaholic by nature who is learning to do the inner work. She started her career in a leadership development program at a Fortune 500 before leaving to join a health + wellness startup as their first full-time employee. Today, she's on a mission to help people beat burnout through sustainable self-care practices.

The Deck

• 50 cards that offer you prompts, activities, and affirmations as an alternative to scrolling
• Standard "poker" size (2.5" x 3.5")
• Rounded corners
• 300gsm paper stock
• Sustainably sourced paper
• Tuck box
• Manufactured in the United States

ONLY 48hours left to get in on the Kickstarter!

“I AM EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE 1ST DISTRICT AND HEAR ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT MATTER.”

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'She's Next' $10,000 Grant Program for Black Women-Owned Businesses

Visa

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa is continuing to take action and remove the disproportionate barriers faced by Black women founders by offering $10,000 and a one-year IFundWomen Annual Coaching Membership to 60 Black women-owned businesses across six (6) key cities in the U.S. 

Applications are open through April 16, 2021. Apply here via IFundWomen.

$10,000 Monthly Grant for Women

WomensNet Voices

WomensNet founded the Amber Grant Foundation in 1998. The Foundation was set up with one goal in mind: to honor the memory of a very special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at just 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.

Today, WomensNet carries on that tradition, giving away at least $10,000 every month in Amber Grant money. We’ve also expanded our grant-giving to include a year-end grant of $25,000.

Apply here.

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