Donations
Join us in being the spark that ignites change, empowering youth and nurturing their confidence. Our nonprofit is dedicated to shaping a brighter tomorrow. Your support fuels education, lifting our youth to new heights. Together, let's craft a lasting impact. Discover our heartfelt donation packages—each contribution inspires confidence in the next generation's potential and paves the way for a brighter, more empowered future.
Donate Now To Our Afterschool Program
Please Don’t Die Black Men (PDDBM) is raising $150,000 to continue empowering youth through our free afterschool programs in fashion design, filmmaking, and journalism. These programs don’t just teach creative skills—they also provide real entrepreneurial opportunities for middle and high school students to earn money, build confidence, and showcase their talents at community events. Your donation directly invests in the next generation of leaders, ensuring they have the resources, mentorship, and safe spaces they deserve to thrive.
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Fueling Change: Power Your Impact with Generosity
Supporting PDDBM is an investment in empowering African American/Black communities, particularly children of color, through education, opportunity, and cultural enrichment. Your generous donations sustain our mission of “Empowering Lives, Building Equity,” breaking barriers for a brighter future. Due to Wix system updates, preset donation packages are now provided below. Custom donations require a minimum contribution of $5. Funds given to specific packages will be restricted to the programs or initiatives listed, ensuring your gift directly supports the area you choose. Your support fuels transformative initiatives, scholarships, and programs, making a tangible impact on lives. Thank you for investing in positive change with PDDBM.
Fueling Change
Donation Packages
Supporting PDDBM is an investment in empowering African American/Black communities, particularly children of color, through education, opportunity, and cultural enrichment. Your support fuels transformative initiatives, scholarships, and programs, making a tangible impact on lives.
Simple Fashion
Design Packages
The term simple or basic, which is used for plain, comfortable, plain clothing products, also works to classify styles. The basic style, which envisages that dressing should not be an ornament but a necessity, defines products that contain limited colors but can be worn anywhere for many years with their quality fabrics.
Giving Youth A Voice
Program Donations
PDDBM champions the future's leaders, offering middle and high schoolers a platform to contribute to our PROUD magazine. PROUD magazine serves as a fertile ground for students to cultivate marketing, editorial, sales, journalism, and photography skills—essentials for their personal and professional growth.
Fashioning the Future Program Donations
PDDBM's Fashion Design Program stands as a testament to our dedication in fostering the future's empowerment. Our program is a launchpad where students explore their artistic potential, provided with the tools and resources essential for crafting their unique designs. It's more than just sewing; it's about kindling imagination, cultivating individuality, and shaping an artistic identity.
Start-to-Finish Film Program Donations
The Start-to-Finish Short Film Program is a transformative journey empowering middle and high schoolers with equity and creative expression. It's an immersive experience where students collaborate, overseeing every aspect of a short film—scriptwriting, casting, shooting, and editing. As a culmination, each student earns an IMDb credit for their finished film.
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
Ujamaa embodies the principle of fostering our own businesses and stores, uniting to share in their prosperity. This concept extends beyond commerce; it carries an inherent duty of generosity, especially towards the marginalized. Ancient teachings emphasize the reciprocal reward of generosity, where small acts yield abundant returns.