BE BLAC Foundation

08/22/2026

Y’all know what time it is! We are STILL out here giving flowers!”

National Black Business Month isn’t over yet, and we are keeping that same energy! We’re continuing to lift up the Black entrepreneurs, creators, and non-profits making moves right here in Marion and Polk Counties.

Highlights this week:

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SnoDayzz | Mobile Snow Cone Business

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08/15/2026

What’s the best part of National Black Business Month? The momentum, the vision, and the community showing up! This week is no different, so we are challenging you to show up and show out for these local businesses!

Highlights this week:
T Beauty Supply
Shirley Brown
Holy Cookie Co.| Salem, OR 💗🍪
NikkiPothos
Black Cultural Initiative

Want your business or non-profit featured before the month ends? This is a 100% opt-in series! Hit the link in our bio to fill out the quick submission form and get on our radar. Let’s keep building together!

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08/08/2026

Week 2 is HERE! Tap In. Show Love. Support Local.” 💐✨

We’re keeping the momentum rolling for National Black Business Month! This week, we’re handing out another round of flowers to the incredible Black entrepreneurs, non-profits, and leaders making moves in Marion and Polk Counties.

Highlights this week:
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Unknockable Studios
Riegna Breaux
JBEE PACIFIC HHC
Exit Bliss Consulting
Cultural Harvest Collective

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08/04/2026

Dr. Jumesha Wade is no stranger to this organization, walking with us as our business consultant! 🤝✨

An interdisciplinary leadership coach & small business consultant, Dr. Wade brings cross-sector experience in healthcare, education, business, and social systems to advance equity, access, and opportunity. A relationship-centered leader, she takes a holistic approach to building strong connections to drive meaningful, sustainable, community-oriented impact. 📈🌱

We are incredibly grateful for her guidance and so excited for you to learn from her expertise!

Join her for Nonprofit Leadership Development:

📅 Date: Monday, August 10th

📍 Location: Link in bio for location details!

🎟️ RSVP here: https://BBFleadership.eventbrite.com

08/01/2026

August is National Black Business Month, and we’re giving everybody their flowers!

EVERY WEEK this month, we’re tapping in to spotlight the Black entrepreneurs, non-profits, creators, and tastemakers holding it down in Marion and Polk Counties!

Give their page a follow, shop their products, use their services, and share the love.

💡 Want your business or non-profit featured—or know one that does? This is a 100% opt-in series! Hit the link in our bio to fill out the quick submission form. Let’s invest back into our community together! 🤎

Highlights this week:
Savored Soul Catering
Arjay Mendiola
MG Chenault & Associates
Radness Ensues
Berrien Concrete
African food in Oregon

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07/29/2026

There are so many ways to make an impact! ✨

Our Nonprofit Leadership Development workshop will help you understand various aspects of nonprofit leadership, core values, how to recruit and retain an effective board of directors, and the basics of strategic planning and organizational structure, so you can have a greater impact and leave a lasting legacy!

In this session, you will:
1️⃣ Understand the nuances of nonprofit leadership.
2️⃣ Master the basics of strategic planning to scale your impact.
3️⃣ Explore organizational structures to build a sustainable foundation.
4️⃣ Develop strategies to recruit and retain an effective board of directors.

Give your leadership a summer refresh! ☀️
🔗 Register Here: https://BBFleadership.eventbrite.com (Link also in bio!)

Gain a better understanding of how leadership skills can help you join a board or start and grow your non-profit long term.

07/20/2026

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07/20/2026

This workshop presenter have been with us since the beginning as her grant writing has helped us craft the footprint of this foundation! 🫶✨

Elaine is the visionary behind Just Look Left - Creative Grant Consulting, a full-service grant consultancy partnering with Oregon-based nonprofits across the Children, Youth, and Family sector, bringing more than 40 years of collective grants experience and expertise to the table. When she's not wearing her Chief Awesome Officer hat, she is a Girl Mom, Wife, Nonprofit Co-Founder, Wine Lover, and English Bulldog Wrangler. 🐾🍷

We are so excited for you to learn from her! Join her for Funding Your Nonprofit: Grant Writing Basics:

📅 Date: Monday, July 27th

📍 Location: Link in bio for location details!

🎟️ RSVP here: https://BBFGrantWorkshop.eventbrite.com

07/16/2026

Funding Your Nonprofit: Grant Writing Basics 💰✨

A collaborative (and fun!) workshop to best equip participants on their grant-seeking journeys. Attendees will be asked to share their specific questions and pain points related to grant seeking and writing to ensure they walk away with a plan and the right steps to work toward their next grant win! 🎉

Tangible takeaways related to:

📋 Grant readiness

🔍 How to find grants

📈 How to improve the odds of winning grants

Let’s turn those grant applications into wins! 🚀
🎟️ Register here: https://BBFGrantWorkshop.eventbrite.com (or click the link in our bio!)

Grant Writing to get your non-profit to the next step.

07/14/2026

We are excited to welcome Nikki Paxton back as a workshop presenter with us! 🙌✨

Nikki is a fundraising strategist, creative producer, and community builder who believes development work should feel as alive as the mission it supports. With more than a decade of nonprofit leadership experience, she has led grant strategy, donor engagement, signature events, and helped organizations prepare for major growth initiatives.

As the founder of Nikki Pothos Fundraising & Events LLC, she partners with nonprofits to design clear, actionable fundraising plans rooted in strong cases for support, thoughtful systems, and authentic relationship-building. She is known for translating big, ambitious visions into step-by-step strategies organizations can actually execute! 📈🎨

Beyond consulting, Nikki curates creative gatherings through Night Owls: Creative Salon and is building toward the launch of Wallace Roadhouse, a future retreat and event space in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Whether she’s refining a grant portfolio or stringing up rainbow paper chains, Nikki’s mission is the same: help people build something lasting, beautiful, and entirely their own. 🌟

Join her for Designing for Impact: Building Programs That Produce Results:

📅 Date: Monday, July 20th

📍 Location: Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry

🎟️ RSVP here: https://BBFResultsworkshop.eventbrite.com