Happy Juneteenth Family!
Today we celebrate freedom, the resilience of our ancestors, and the ongoing pursuit of justice.
The Black Future Co-op Fund is proud to stand alongside the leaders and organizations who work each day to create a radically free Black future.
We envisioned the Fund as a way to ignite Black generational wealth, health, and well-being across our state while shifting the philanthropic paradigm.
Five years later, we reflect on the journey from that initial vision to where we are today. We offer to you our five year story.
Making a Way out of No Way: Five Years of Love in the Real World with the Black Future Co-op Fund.
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What does Black well-being entail?
The Black #Well-being: Moving Toward Solutions Together report shares a community-defined vision, crafted by and for Black Washingtonians, citing the solutions we created together and pathways that make them real.
Dig into the report (link in bio) and use the hashtag #BlackWellbeing to tell us what it means to you. #WAstate #washingtonstate #blackfuturewa
The #BlackWellbeing: Moving Toward Solutions Together report is a collective naming of what is wanted in our communities and the solutions Black Washingtonians have identified to manifest our collective vision.
We share it today for the first time publicly in love and with deep gratitude to everyone who has shown up, shown out, tuned in, and turned up with us to make this moment happen! Now live, it is yours to own and craft new possibilities from. Link in bio! #community #wastate #blackfuturewa #washingtonstate
Calling Black rising juniors in Seattle — this is your moment!
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Portfolio Project is officially open for applications, offering hands‑on support to help navigate the college application process with confidence.
From August 22 to December 15, students will meet every Saturday from 10 AM–1 PM in the Seattle area for workshops, coaching, and guidance designed to help you build a strong college‑ready portfolio. Spots are first‑come, first‑served, so early applications are encouraged.
This is more than a program — it’s a launchpad. It’s a chance to step into their next chapter with support, clarity, and people rooting for your success.
If you know a rising junior who could benefit, pass this opportunity along. Our young people deserve every resource as they prepare for this big milestone, and together we can make sure they get it. ✨
Academic testing season is upon us and can bring a lot of pressure; but students don’t have to navigate it alone. Here are simple ways families, educators, and communities can support student well‑being:
✅ Normalize stress. Let students know anxiety during exams is common and not a sign of failure.
✅ Prioritize rest. Sleep improves memory, focus, and emotional regulation.
✅ Build in breaks. Short walks, stretching, or breathing exercises help reset the brain.
✅ Offer structure, not pressure. Help students plan study time in manageable chunks.
✅ Stay connected. Check in with students about how they’re feeling, not just how they’re performing.
✅ Model calm. Students mirror adult stress; your tone sets the environment.
✅ Celebrate effort. Reinforce that their worth is not defined by a test score
Today, we celebrate the women who are the backbone of all liberation work. The hearts that nurtured and instilled hope, discipline, and empathy. The hands that wiped away tears, filled our bellies, and held us tight in our darkest moments. Today, we celebrate mothers in every form— from birth mothers to elder sisters to aunties.
We thank you for your love. We honor your resilience. We celebrate your maternal power. Happy Mother's Day. 💜
For centuries, Black communities have practiced mental and emotional care long before Western psychiatry existed, from ancestral healing traditions to community‑rooted support systems.
But enslavement, medical racism, and the harmful myth that Black people are “strong enough” to endure anything disrupted those traditions and created stigma that still shapes access to care today.
Reclaiming our mental health means reclaiming our history and refusing the lie that Black pain isn’t real.
If you or someone you love needs support, check out the Black‑led organizations listed at the end. Healing is ours. #MayMentalHealthAwarenessMonth
This month, join Black Future Co-op Fund’s Co-architect and Interim Managing Director, Andrea Caupain Sanderson, at the Women Who Lead Summit!
Hosted by the @pugetsoundbusinessjournal , this event will be an intentional afternoon filled with dynamic conversations and expert insights with inspiring business women taking charge across the Puget Sound region.
Whether you’re a seasoned business leader or a rising entrepreneur, this summit is a meaningful opportunity to build connections, gain new perspectives, and learn from incredible women leaders! #PSBJWomenWhoLead
Interested? Grab your tickets by heading to the link in our bio!
2025 was a year of introspection for the Black Future Co-op Fund. We dug deep into our own systems, processes, and presence in community as we embarked on the journey of developing a new strategic vision and plan for the evolution of the Fund.
Through conversations with community members, partners, staff members, and more, we summarized our learnings within the 2025 Strategic Planning Data Synthesis Report that highlights:
- How the Fund shows up in community
- Ways that we can step up
- Persistent challenges facing Black Washingtonians today
- Proactive steps we can take to support the Black community
These learnings give us a clear roadmap as we engage in deeper conversations of forming our new strategic vision for the next chapter in the Fund’s story.
To learn more about the report and what we learned from our community, head to the link in our bio and read our latest blog.
As we celebrate Earth Day 🌎, we pay homage to the mother of environmental justice: Hazel Johnson.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Hazel set her life out to address environmental and health concerns in her community when she learned that her neighborhood had the highest cancer rate of any area in the city due to the toxic chemical industry. Hazel founded People for Community Recovery, an organization fighting for environmental justice. Through her work, she provided workshops on lead testing, conducted health surveys highlighting the disparity of environmental pollution in low-income communities, and even collaborated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to urge President Clinton to sign the Environmental Justice Executive Order.
Hazel’s passion and commitment to keeping her community safe have reverberated across the globe. Thanks to her work, communities around the country have access to cleaner, healthier, and safer environments.
From southern gardens to urban green spaces, from ancestral farming traditions to today’s community growers, our relationship with the earth has carried culture, healing, and possibility.
Here’s to the soil and waterways that hold our stories, the land that shapes our joy, and the future we’re growing together.
Happy Earth Day! 🌍
How does the systematic suppression of Black progress by the current administration affect communities today? According to the Blackout Report by Onyx Impact:
🛑 Black unemployment is the highest it’s been since 2021, with 306k Black women losing their jobs since 2024.
🛑 Over 3 billion cuts and freezes of grants for programs and research serving HBCUs, Black entrepreneurs, and Black communities.
🛑 Over 6,000 federal databases distorted, including data about maternal mortality, sickle cell disease, and other healthcare issues that historically affect Black Americans at a disproportionate rate.
The assault on Black futures is intentional—and only growing. With the findings in this report, philanthropy, nonprofit, and community leaders can step up to understand the impacts Black communities are currently facing, and how to support our brothers and sisters in the current political landscape.
Head to the link in our bio, or to our website, to read the full report.
