Summer is right around the corner, which means that gardens have begun to flourish. Ripe tomatoes are starting to bud on the vine and heads of lettuce are peeking through the soil. The long summer months ahead are the perfect time to re-energize your community garden through public events, farmers markets, and guided tours. Whether you have a few neighborhood plots or are just starting to repurpose an empty lot,  here’s everything you need to known about cultivating a successful community garden. 

In 2018, a group of about 14 Detroit outdoor enthusiasts began meeting at the home of Tepfirah Rushdan, who would become a founding member of Black To The Land Coalition (BTTLC). Being a long time advocate and farmer in the Urban farming scene, Tepfirah (Tee) wanted to form a super team of BIPoC leaders who shared the same passion and goals for building a relationship with each other, through the land. Through their ioby project Be Out!, they are hoping to raise $8,000 before July 11th. Their project is a part of our 2023 Detroit Match Program, meaning donations are doubled up to $400 per donor!

From windowsill gardens in New York City to community juice pop-ups in Cleveland, these activists are planting the seeds for a different world.  Food justice leaders work to ensure universal  access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally-appropriate food. These leaders are transforming their neighborhoods through food justice projects.

Fundraising can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. With ioby’s help, you can successfully crowdfund for community projects both small and large. Through events, crowdfunding campaigns, and social media, it is possible to fundraise for a cause you care about. ioby’s comprehensive guide provides step-by-step tips for how to get started.

There is nothing more exciting than getting a new project off the ground. You have the energy, enthusiasm, and excitement — now you just need the funds to make it happen! Raising money for a cause you care about can be daunting at first, but with the right tools you can fundraise like a pro. Below is ioby’s comprehensive guide to raising money for a cause you care about. 

Being a nonprofit leader means staying flexible. Below, we help you understand when to write grants and when to tap into crowdfunding as a way to fulfill your project’s needs.

If you’re a nonprofit leader, you know that adaptation is key to your organization’s success. As the coronavirus pandemic made clear, even our best-laid plans can become undone in a matter of days. And often, those forces aren’t a global pandemic: they can be a major donor stepping back to focus on new priorities or a much-needed grant application getting denied. 

Across the country, Doulas are closing the Black Maternal Health Gap to ensure childbirth is empowering for all.

Over the past five years, activists across the United States have called attention to one of the most tragic inequities in our healthcare system: Black maternal death rates. According to the CDC, Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than white women.