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10 Years. 10 More.
The Prosperity
of Belonging
BIWOC-led. Ancestrally-rooted. Community-owned.
Welcome to our 120-day initiative to raise $200,000
$200,000 ensures Just BE can cover our operating costs and sustain core programming through 2027, protecting a vital ecosystem of care, economic justice, and BIWOC leadership in the Bay Area.
Without meeting this goal, Just BE will be forced to close in January 2027 — disrupting healing-centered spaces, cooperative learning, and community infrastructure that hundreds of micro-entrepreneurs rely on.
just Be Holds a bold vision
True prosperity starts with healing and belonging. When community comes first, entrepreneurs can co-create and lead — not just survive.
Over the next five years, our goal is to cooperatively own a mixed-use property in the Bay Area that hosts below-market-rate housing for artists, healers, and micro-entrepreneurs, and serves as a revenue-generating maker space for our community.
We're not just asking you to keep us alive. We're asking you to invest in what comes next.
120 Days of Gatherings
THE PROSPERITY OF BELONGING
Stewarding the Next Decade
Membership Happy Hour - June 18, 2026 | Understory, Oakland | 5:30 – 8:30 pm
To survive, Just BE must evolve. Like our ancestors before us, we must lean on each other. That's why we're launching our co-stewardship membership program — and celebrating with you in person.
In honor of Juneteenth and each other, we're hosting a happy hour mixer and membership drive for Just BE women and gender-expansive entrepreneurs of color. Come as you are. The first 30 people through the door drink on us.
THE PROSPERITY OF BELONGING
Invest in BIWOC Futures
$10K Small Donor Campaign
Not a woman or gender-expansive micro-entrepreneur of color; but have one in your life that you love? Support Just BE through a one-time or monthly donation. Every dollar moves us closer to our $200k goal!
THE PROSPERITY OF BELONGING
Investing in the Next Ten
Funder Briefing Late August | Online | Time TBA
Join us for Just BE’s first online funder briefing. This gathering is an invitation to experience our thought leadership in economic development and learn how our intersectional model weaves together somatic healing, cooperative economics, and community-led infrastructure.
We will share more about our five year vision to cooperatively own a housing and maker space in the Bay Area, creating a lasting home for BIWOC entrepreneurs, artists, healers, and small business owners.
We are calling in foundation leaders, impact investors, wealth managers, and community wealth builders who are ready to invest in a new economic paradigm. Community members are also welcome to attend as champions of Just BE. ✊🏾
THE PROSPERITY OF BELONGING
A Decade of Becoming
10-Year Celebration - December | Understory, Oakland | Time TBA
Ten years. This is worth celebrating.
Join us for our fall gathering honoring a decade of Just BE — and dreaming out loud about everything that comes next. Expect somatic activities, community games, art and maker vendors, and a few words on the history and heart of this organization. Food and beverages available for purchase at Understory.
We're grateful to Understory for generously donating their space for this event.
JUST BE
JUST BE
This is more than a Fundraiser
It's a demonstration that a healing-centered, cooperative economy is possible — built by and for women of color who have always found ways to thrive, even as systems continue to abandon us.
Your investment is a vote for that future.
Questions? Reach us at hello@justbecommunity.com
Just BE is fiscally sponsored by Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your gift may be tax-deductible pursuant to §170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please visit Tides State Nonprofit Disclosures for additional information. Federal Tax ID: 94-3213100