Girls Destined for Greatness
Cinnamongirl is a leadership development organization that empowers girls to be the visionaries our world needs.
HELP OUR GIRLS CHANGE THE WORLD!
Of the $24.2 billion given by the top 1000 largest charitable foundations in 2016, only 0.6% specifically targeted women of color.
When a young girl steps into her GREATNESS, her attitude changes, her grades move into honors level, she goes after key leadership positions, and we see girls matriculating into universities with reputations for nurturing leadership and scholarship.
We can’t run this important Black-led organization without you.
70% of our gifts come from the community – not foundations. Your gift will help fund programs that give girls of color opportunities to travel the world, learn financial literacy, nurture creativity, and foster lifelong bonds with other ambitious girls and women of color.
Our Girls Deserve Your Support!
Please consider becoming a monthly or quarterly donor to help us build this pipeline of trailblazers and changemakers.
Find the cohort that’s best for you!
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Write Your Story (ages 12-18)
Cinnamongirl writers and storytellers come together for 10 master classes led by critically-acclaimed and accomplished female writers of color. Girls receive their own writing coach who supports their writing, builds their confidence, and advises achievers on how to hone their craft. This work culminates into a fantastic and engaging anthology of the girls’ writing, produced and presented by Cinnamongirl, in partnership with the Bay Area Book Festival.
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Travelgirl (ages 14-18)
Each Travelgirl cohort visits special destinations around the country and world! Cinnamongirls prepare for their travels by managing their fundraising efforts and attending fun, hands-on meetups to learn the history, customs, and people of their travel destination. Our girls take on a global mindset as we introduce them to the world outside of America. Lifelong friendships are forged as well as experiences and memories likely to alter the lives and dreams of our travelers forever.
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Passport Book Club (ages 9-18)
Brilliant book-loving girls select books written by women of color from around the globe to read. The book club meetings are led by two older Cinnamongirls and a college student liaison. Through two cohorts – one for older girls and one for younger girls – Readergirls cultivate friendships, expand their minds, and discuss the books and their big ideas without the pressure of a parent in the room.
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Entrepreneurgirl (ages 12-18)
Entrepreneurgirls develop skills from idea generating to finances to marketing. Master classes and workshops led by accomplished female entrepreneurs of color teach them to identify problems and solutions, explore their passions, and tell the story of their business to investors.
Entrepreneurgirl is paused for the 2023-2024 school year.
Cinnamongirl changes lives one girl at a time. The more people give or volunteer, the more lives we can touch.
Partners
Thank you to our Partners, Sponsors, and Grantors who support us in our mission.
