Checkout How This TEDx Speaker Went From Section 8 to Owning Multiple Homes And Authoring Financial Literacy Book

FROM SECTION 8 TO OWNING MULTIPLE HOMES -- MEET THE TEDX SPEAKER WHO FLIPPED THE SCRIPT ON POVERTY

Nationwide -- On the heels of his new book entitled Financially Irresponsible, author Rahkim Sabree says that closing the financial literacy gap can be done with the establishment of a team.

"Each one, teach one," he says. "Each one, reach one. If you know, teach. If you don't know, learn." It's a mantra he mentioned he'd grown up with and declares he embodies today.

Having captured the TEDx Hartford audience's full attention, Rahkim Sabree, now 2x author, TEDx speaker, and non-profit co-founder is declaring that conversations around financial education should be had in every classroom, at every dinner table, and during every holiday.

FaceBook Grant

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FaceBook Grant

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is looking for applications to help schools improve student outcomes.

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American Association of University Women Community Action Grant

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American Association of University Women

Community Action Grant

Sponsor: AAUW

Award: $2,000 to $10,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Dec. 1

TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12

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TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12

Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation

Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Feb. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000

Walmart Community Grant Program

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Walmart Community Grant Program

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Deadline: Ongoing

Walmart’s more than 2 million associates are residents, neighbors, friends and family in thousands of communities around the globe. Walmart works to strengthen these communities through both our retail business and community giving.

We support and invest in communities through local giving, encouraging volunteerism, and through programs to strengthen community cohesion.

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants

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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.

Number of Awards: Varies

Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."

$6 Million to be Infused in Black Women-Owned Businesses

FOUNDER OF BLACKWOMAN.BIZ COMMUNITY TO INFUSE $6 MILLION INTO BLACK WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

Nationwide --  BlackWoman.Biz is tackling the low sales revenues of Black women-owned businesses with an online community to learn, mentor, buy, and sell. The new program for Black women entrepreneurs will launch with 10,000 member businesses that make a commitment to give and get support. The goal this year is to create thousands of transactions and at least $6 million directly for Black women-owned businesses.

More than 2.4 million Black women-owned businesses make up 20% of all women-owned businesses. These numbers seem reason to celebrate, but the average sales revenue for a Black women business is the lowest at less than $25k per year according to American Express and the U.S. Census Bureau.

"With billions in buying power, Black women can help ourselves and change the game by buying from each other's businesses. It can be as simple as buying at least one item per month from a Black woman business," says Founder Natasha Taplin. BlackWoman.Biz members are encouraged to spend at least $50 per month at another member's business.