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 # KeyBank Partners With Tech-for-Good Organization Resilia To Support Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, & People of Color-Led (BIPOC) Nonprofits

 

##### Collaboration provides capacity building for 25 non-profit organizations, including board development, identifying and organizing fundraising plans, and managing operations

 

 

 Mar 16, 2023 9:00 AM ET

  Campaign:  [KeyBank's Commitment to Diversity](/news/campaign/keybanks-commitment-diversity)  ![KeyBank and Resilia logo](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/KeyBank_3.15.23A.png) 

A strong, longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is central to [KeyBank](https://www.key.com/personal/index.html)’s culture and purpose of helping the communities it serves thrive. Now, KeyBank is expanding and growing its efforts even further outside of its organization across the country.​

Recently, KeyBank launched a partnership with [Resilia](https://www.resilia.com/), a social enterprise leveraging technology designed specifically for nonprofits to build economic equity for BIPOC -led and serving grassroots nonprofitorganizations throughout the United States. The collaboration builds capacity for 25 nonprofit organizations, including board development, identifying and organizing fundraising plans, and growing and building non-profit organizations.

"At KeyBank, our purpose is to help our clients and communities thrive. The best example of a thriving community is one in which its nonprofit network has strong leadership, direction and operations, we are pleased to provide our nonprofit partners with expert capacity-building coaching, access to templates, and on-demand courses through Resilia’s capacity-building technology,” said ​Shanelle Smith Whigham, Senior Vice President and Director, KeyBank Community Relations and Corporate Initiatives.

For the inaugural 12-month pilot program, KeyBank and Resilia chose 25 nonprofits across the United States to receive help with organizational capacity through on-demand access to expert coaching, professional development courses, budgeting assistance, board management, fundraising tools, systems and operations, people operations, program management, storytelling and marketing, legal and compliance, and strategic planning – all leveraging technology built just for nonprofits in order to help them expand their impact. Participating organizations include:

- La Casa De Amistad (South Bend, IN)
- Martin Dale Brightwood CDC (Indianapolis, IN)
- LISC Toledo (Toledo, OH)
- Stark Education Partnership (Canton, OH)
- The Well Community Development Corporation (Akron, OH)
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (Youngstown, OH)
- CT Black Expo (New Haven, CT)
- Seasoned Gives (Lake Katrine, NY)
- Albany Black Chamber of Commerce (Albany, NY)
- Jubilee Homes of Syracuse (Syracuse, NY)
- Education Success Foundation (Rochester, NY)
- Matt Urban Center (Buffalo, NY)
- Africatown Community Land Trust (Seattle, WA)
- MESO (Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon) (Portland, OR)
- Tacoma Ministerial Alliance (Tacoma, WA)
- Association of Africans Living in Vermont (Burlington, VT)
- Legacy Community Options For All People (Pittsburgh, PA)
- The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center (Portland, ME)
- Wesley Community Center (Dayton, OH)
- African Chamber of Commerce (Denver, CO)
- Idaho Black Community Alliance (Nampa, ID)
- Suazo Buziness Center (Salt Lake City, UT)
- South Euclid United Church of Christ (South Euclid, OH)
- Appalachian Community Capital (Christianburg, VA)
- Riverside Center for Innovation (Pittsburgh, PA)

“Resilia is excited to partner with KeyBank to support BIPOC-led grassroots organizations nationwide,” said Sevetri Wilson, Resilia Founder and CEO. “We are confident that this collaboration will help advance economic and racial equity, creating a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities across the country."

- [Visit the Resilia website to learn more about how funders can build grantee nonprofit capacity through the Resilia Funder Program](https://www.resilia.com/)
- [Learn more about KeyBank's commitment to helping clients and communities thrive](https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/keybank)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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