Road to 55/5
Sustainer Drive
For a portal of 1 month and 11 days, the Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause is holding our FIRST community fundraiser!
55 Donors
$5,000
Sustainability Now & Beyond!
We are in Season 5 of the podcast. 5 is a year of change and transformation. As a multi-media platform with the intent to shift the narrative and landscape of menopause, we’ve expanded our approach in how we are bringing the menopause conversation to the global majority.
This year, we’ve gone on a diasporic tour, BGG2SM Hits the Road, to visit some of the partners we’ve met and the communities they live and work in. We’ve also grown our team to support in the continued documentation of our stories. We now turn to you, our community, to help sustain the growth we’ve experienced and to continue this work mapping the menopausal multiverse.
We are looking for 55 supporters to help sustain our work. Your monthly contribution is a commitment to support our work and our team.
We are also looking to raise $5000 via one-time contributions. Your donation is a pledge to help us continue to move forward.
Your support helps us:
Generate new content that will be shared via the podcast and our Instagram platform
Engage a video production team to create a documentary on BGG2SM and our work
Strengthen the podcast team to effectively manage various aspects of BGG2SM, including its public engagement, production/editing, marketing, fundraising/development and infrastructure
Collaborate with content creators, reproductive justice advocates, champions of sex- and body-positivity on storytelling projects through the podcast and public intergenerational events
Acquire a BGG2SM laptop and the necessary applications for all our media and production requirements
Invest in long-term COVID-safety materials such as masks, HEPA filters, and disinfectant lamps for our in-person gatherings
Thank you for your support on this journey of reclamation and re-imagination.
Our Accomplishments To Date
Thanks to your support
- Conducted four full seasons of personal interviews for the BGG2SM podcast.
- Developed the Say More deck in partnership with Kindra—a tangible tool for open discussions about our bodies.
- Launched the Cartographer’s Guide to the Say More deck.
- Compensated artists for their creative contributions, including our original, retro, and intergalactic logos.
- Facilitated meaningful intergenerational community conversations within North Carolina and the eastern United States.
- Introduced three Instagram series in collaboration with community and medical partners, sustaining conversations amid a global pandemic.
- Initiated the BGG Hits the Road diasporic tour to connect with our partners and the communities they serve.