Fighting poverty & building community wealth in Athens, GA and surrounding counties
We have LAUNCHED!
With gratitude to you, we met our goal on Giving Tuesday and are gearing up to share some BIG news with our community on March 16th!
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HIVE MIND Community Investment Cooperative!
Thank you! Welcome to the Hive!
HIVE MIND Co-Operative was founded by:
DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
Phase 0
- Establish a steering committee to begin research and planning
- Work with consultants from NC3 to assist with structuring the DCIF
- File non-profit incorporation with the IRS
- Host an in-person Launch Event
Phase 1
- Hire first staff to manage day to day operations and fundraising
- Non-Profit Board designs scope of work for paid community advisory team
- Raise funds to pay community advisors
Phase 2
- Recruit & on-board housing cost-burdened community advisors
- Community advisory board proposes DCIF investment priorities and Guaranteed Income program design features
Our Solutions
Diversified Community Investment Fund (DCIF)
Reparational wealth building, centering QtBIPOC community, in both real estate and business investment, starting in NEGA and expanding outward at the pace of community
Worker-Led Non-Profit
Increase quality of life of BIPOC throughout the NEGA region through community-building, advocacy, and redistribution of resources to redress multigenerational exploitation and disinvestment.
What’s at stake if we do nothing?
"If nothing changes, human suffering will increase"
HIVE MIND Steering Committee: Founders & Cshanyse Allen, Matthew Epperson, Matt Hall, Alice Kinman, Jami Mays