Good Work

2021 highlights from Building Beloved Communities

Winter & Spring: The Gauntlet Program & Competition

The Gauntlet is a regional business program and competition that helps entrepreneurs get connected to resources, information, and mentorship. From February to April 2021 BBC participated in The Gauntlet Business Program. In May 2021, BBC won GOLD level in The Gauntlet Competition.

Summer: The Back-to-School Shoes Project

In June 2021, BBC received a large contract with a nonprofit in New Mexico as Interim Director of Operations and hired their first employee, Shannon Dominguez, former Director of The Gauntlet Program. From June to August, BBC worked with a Roanoke, VA nonprofit Project Forward to raise over $150,000 cash in 60 days and a total of over $450,000 in cash & in-kind donations in less than 90 days!

Fall & Winter: New Clients & An Updated Website

BBC volunteers with Latinas Network in long term strategic planning sessions with the board. BBC has been hired on by The Dream Initiative, The Care Colloquium, The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce, Vag Con, and will be hiring soon so stay tuned! BBC launches their updated website in December 2021. By the end of 2021, BBC will have donated over $15,000 cash to nonprofits and helped raise over $500,000 for nonprofits.

BBC & 2022: What to Expect

BBC is consulting with Jen Marie Cliff for the 1st Annual Virtual Vag Con on April 21-23, 2022, and with Kimberly Whiter for the 1st Annual National Care Colloquium on November 14 – 16, 2022. BBC will be expanding and hiring additional team members in 2022. BBC aims to raise over $25,000 for nonprofits in 2022.

Building Beloved Communities is grateful to every client, partnership, and relationship cultivated over 2021 and is excited to connect with more entrepreneurs and new partnerships in 2022. If you’d like to connect with BBC, you can email them at bonnie@buildingbelovedcommunities.com or shannon@buildingbelovedcommunities.com or visit www.BuildingBelovedCommunities.com.

GOOD WORK

By Shannon Dominguez

Executive Summary:

Building Beloved Communities (BBC) is a Roanoke-based business consulting firm with a focus on bringing community centered solutions to small business and nonprofits to create a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem. BBC has been in operation since 2018, and 2021 proved to be the year it took off. Here’s a recap of a very exciting year.