2021 Donation Report
In 2020 I pledged to start setting aside a percentage of my gross profits to donate to non-profits. Mostly, I have chosen non-profits that address racial disparities in maternity and infant health directly and in the form of diversifying care providers (OB/Gyns and midwives) and doulas.
In 2021, here are the non-profits that I donated to:
Community Doula Alliance - $1000 - CDA’s Vision is to decolonize the birth work profession and eliminate the gap in maternal-infant health disparities and inequities that disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous and Latino/a/x communities. Their mission is to create an exceptional generation of professional doulas, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x, Asian and other racially and linguistically diverse, underrepresented doulas, who can enter the workforce with sustainable careers, improve maternal and infant health outcomes, and meet the ever-changing needs of birthing and postpartum people.
National Birth Equity Collaborative - $519 - NBEC is truly an impressive organization. They are doing research, policy level advocacy, strategic communications aimed at shifting culture, global projects around birth equity, training for health systems around deconstruction bias, and even technical and business assistance for organizations that are working to improve the lives of Black families.
MamaBaby Haiti - $257 - MamaBaby Haiti is a non-profit which runs two birth centers, health clinics, and a midwifery school all located in Haiti that opened in 2010. They provide a safe place for Haitian women to receive compassionate and respectful care at the hands of skilled midwives. No one is turned away.
Black Mamas Matter Alliance - $214 - BMMA’s is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. They center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. They envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. Their goals are to introduce and advance policy grounded in the human rights framework that addresses Black maternal health inequity and improves Black maternal health outcomes, cultivate innovative research methods to inform the policy agenda to improve Black maternal health, and explore, introduce, and enhance holistic and comprehensive approaches to Black mamas’ care, and redirect and reframe the conversation on Black maternal health and amplify the voices of Black mamas
Commonsense Childbirth - $206 - Commonsense Childbirth was founded in 1998 by Jennie Joseph who has dedicated her life to helping women and families have better birth experiences. Over the years Jennie’s work has grown beyond the birth room. She speaks nationally and internationally sharing her positive outcomes on low birth weight, prematurity, infant mortality, and maternal mortality rates that remain particularly high in minority and disenfranchised populations in the United States.
Baby Blues Connection - $40 - The Baby Blues Connection supports all people who experience mood disorders after having a child.
NW Mother’s Milk Bank - $25 - NW Mother’s Milk Bank provides pasteurized donated milk to infants in need, especially premature infants and those in intensive care.
