Vision Fund

Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where innovative solutions are harnessed from within a community?

Not just harnessed, but done so in a way that actually satisfies the needs of that community?

And not just that community, but beyond?

This is our dream and we’re doing everything we can to see it become a reality.

We gather people, the Gifted Ones, who are high on passion and low on resources and we provide them with resources in realizing their passion projects.

Our current fundraising goal is $27,000.

Your financial contributions help us create and offer dynamic programs to empower community leaders to make their passion projects real.

Current Projects

Currently we provide support to community organizers in a variety of ways, mostly 1:1 from our founder. This is not only not sustainable, it’s not scalable. 

We want to be as impactful and efficient as possible. This will allow us to support more community leaders and launch more passion projects.

Here are some of the types of passion projects that we are currently nurturing using our existing resources.

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Addressing Food Insecurity

Project:

We’re supporting programs that are addressing food insecurity at all stages of life ranging from prenatal care through elder care. While we have leaders in the U.S. and Uganda, thanks to Gifted Ones they are working together, sharing ideas and knowledge. They represent a vast diversity in solutions specific to their community, including generational gardening, education and farm-to-table programs.

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Reimagining Faith + Wellness

Project:

We’re working with leaders that are generating new ways of interacting with physical and spiritual wellbeing to evolve how we relate to our faith and how we live with one another in community. These programs promote physical and spiritual healing and foster relationships that are dogmatically agnostic.

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Transforming Trauma to Impact

Project:

There is a special passion found in those who have uncovered and begun to heal their own trauma and are ready to share that journey with others. We have leaders who are actively transforming their own healing journey into projects to help impact others and inspire them to start their own path to healing. These range from workshops to art to storytelling.

If this is what we’re able to nurture now, imagine the possibilities as we scale!

Our immediate goal is to create an incubator, a well oiled educational program that provides these ladders with personal, professional and leadership development. It will not only ignite their passion, it will give them the tools, connections and support to see them become a reality.

In our incubator they will be provided with expert coaching and education in personal development, community building and organizing, and (this is the best part) community with their peers.

Other Programs

While GO! is definitely in a phase of growth and maturation, we have been around for a long time.

The positive effects from Gifted Ones are already rippling out in the world.

Gifted Girls!

Gifted Girls was a neighborhood-based summer program that ran from 2008 and 2009.

Supported by a grant from the BETA Center, girls ages 10-16 were supported through real talk, deep listening and education on life skills on topics like financial management, sexual awareness, nutrition and more.

There are thriving young women in the world today who credit their success to participating.

GO! Gifted Ones Mental Health Initiative

GO! MHi is supported by a grant from Advent Health and the generous donations of in-kind services from our partners.

We offer a heal the healer approach to supporting those who work in mental health, providing community, education and nourishment to those who are constantly giving.

We also offer a revolutionary model and financial assistance to up and coming mental health providers who are seeking supervised hours to complete the licensing process.

GO! Love

GO! LOVE brings together those who believe that love is the most powerful force to transform the world.

We amplify uniqueness and acceptance through a blend of the 5 Love Languages and the 7 Chakras.

We create and curate spaces that promote deep reflection, fun and utilization of creativity as a catalyst for change.

A Bit About Us

Founded in 2006 and receiving our 501c3 designation in 2014, Gifted Ones has supported dozens of passion projects over the years. After weathering the pandemic Gifted Ones has received a make-over and is gaining support like never before.

With our newly appointed Board of Directors, the recent grant award from Advent Health and acceptance into the Empowering Good Nonprofit Accelerator at Rollins College, we are gaining momentum and plan to keep it up!

Please consider a recurring donation to help us gain the momentum we’ve begun.

While every dollar counts we would gladly receive the gift of your time as well.

We can use all sorts of skills, though these are the specific gaps we have at the moment:

Social Media Management
Grant Writing/Research
Operations Management
Business Coaches & Services

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