Where Your Donations Will Actually Make a Difference
Jun 03 | 2020
With everyone’s Instagram feeds flooding with endless places to donate, there have been a slew of chances to help BLM non-profits that desperately need it.
However, choosing a place of donation at random is never a good call. There are plenty of scams floating around online, so make sure the charity of your choosing is still accepting donations and that you’ve found their official account. Places like the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund and the Minnesota Freedom Fund, for example, have received an overwhelming number of donations, and they are providing a list of alternative places to donate. As we all look for ways to help, here’s a selection of charities where your donations will actually make a difference.
The Bail Project
Labeled as an “unprecedented effort” to combat mass incarceration, The Bail Project pays bails for those who need it and aims to reunite families and restore the “presumption of innocence” for incarcerated people. All donations go directly towards paying bails and helping to fight for this cause.
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Offering a fantastic crisis hotline to help victims report abuse, the Communities United Against Police Brutality offers legal, psychological, and medical resources to victims, and helps callers fight back against police violence.
Showing Up For Racial Justice
SURJ’s main initiative is education. It seeks to dismantle and re-educate white people who want to tackle their inner racism. The multi-racial movement is always looking for donations and applications.
Black Visions Collective
BVC is an organization focused on self-love and empowering people of color. “We need to integrate healing justice into all that we do,” a statement reads on their website. “We are insisting on conditions that can carry us towards the next generation of work, and towards a deeper place of freedom for all of us.”
No New Jails NYC
The NYC-based collective aims to keep New York from allowing the construction of new jails. The aim is to divert funds to helping with housing, mental health, and other means of support for dismantled communities.
The Know Your Rights Camp
Founded by Colin Kaepernick, the Know Your Rights Camp educates and trains communities of color to help them learn their legal rights. The organization even set up a legal fund for Minneapolis protestors.
MOODI
MOODI stands for Mobile Outreach and Outdoor Drop-In. Developed as an initiative in Minneapolis, the organization provides immediate relief for those without shelter.