08/29/2026
Some of the most important investments we make never appear in a financial portfolio.
They are investments in people.
In opportunity.
In the next generation of ideas, leaders, creators, and entrepreneurs.
As Black Philanthropy Month comes to a close, I'm inviting friends, colleagues, and supporters of Tech Turn Up to help us make one more important investment.
We're raising $5,000 to help launch three VIBES//DC community experiences in Washington, DC.
Technology is changing rapidly, particularly with the growth of artificial intelligence. We want to ensure that more people have opportunities not simply to watch these changes happen, but to learn, participate, create, connect, and help shape what comes next.
VIBES//DC will bring people together to explore emerging technology, develop creative and digital capabilities, exchange ideas, build relationships, and discover new possibilities.
It's grounded in a simple journey:
Discover → Create → Build → Lead.
I don't look at this simply as asking someone to make a donation.
I'm asking you to make an investment in people.
An investment in access.
An investment in possibility.
An investment in a community's ability to help shape its own future.
Our goal is $5,000 to activate three community experiences.
Black Philanthropy Month ends August 31, so we have a short window to make it happen.
If this speaks to you, I invite you to invest alongside us and to share this with someone who believes in building opportunity.
Let's Build What's Next.
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Building Future-Ready Communities, Together