The ASCEND:BLO Initiative seeks to:

• Enhance the growth, sustainability, impact and sense of community among Black-led anchor institutions in the Bay Area in order to ensure the long-term vitality of those organizations, the Black communities and communities of color they serve.

• Apply a fresh, dynamic and replicable approach to collaborative capacity building that further develops the nonprofit sector with a lens towards race and equity.

• Peer networking and learning with access to relevant workshops, annual summits and regional convenings available to Black-led Organizations (BLOs) across the Bay Area.