ABOUT BLACK TO THE FUTURE
Black to The Future (BTTF), is a capacity-building initiative to strengthen leadership and organizational scale of Black focused, Black Lead and/or Black Serving nonprofits and grassroots organizations in Toronto.
BTTF was shaped through a collaborative process between the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit at the City of Toronto and Black community organizations and leaders who joined together to co-create and deliver three capacity-building initiatives: Action Grant, community of practice and the BTTF summit.
This co-creative endeavour was an extensive one and we recognize the 19 Black Focused, Blacklead or Black Serving organizations that engaged in this development and consultation process.
Terms of Reference: Black, Black-lead & Black-serving (B3)
BLACK
- Supports causes that impact the Black community
- Has Black service users
- Identifies itself as a Black organization serving the Black community
BLACK-LED
- A governance structure that is Black (i.e. a majority of board members are Black)
- A majority of senior management staff are Black
BLACK-SERVING
- The main population or service users are Black
- An organization that explicitly (i.e. through vision, mission, or strategic plan) serves the Black community
- An organization that uses an African-centered, cultural, approach
