UW - Madison Black Initiative Fund

The Wisconsin Black Student Union and the Associated Students of Madison are dismayed yet unsurprised by the continuing police violence in our country that took the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, and countless other people whose lives mattered. 

We have chosen to form the Wisconsin Black Initiative Fund so that our campus community can come together to financially support equity and justice for Black Badgers. Fund allocation will go towards the UW-Madison Black Cultural Center, community, and national organizations such as Color of Change. This is subject to change based on the WBIF Board‘s decision that will factor in an organization’s financial need. Updates will be provided as decisions are made.

The Fund’s executive board is composed of representatives from the following UW Student Organizations:

- Wisconsin Black Student Union
- Associated Students of Madison
- The Black Cultural Center
- Student Inclusion Coalition
- Wisconsin Association of Black Men
- The Black Voice
- The Black Law Student Association
- National Pan-Hellenic Council
- Multicultural Greek Council 
- African Students Association
- Mixed Students Association

We will be asking the University of Wisconsin-Madison to match all of our contributions to this Go Fund Me once we meet, and hopefully surpass our fundraising goal. Together, we can make a difference.

Any donation will be helpful towards reaching our goal of $10,000 and we ask that you share this fundraiser with family and friends. Thank you for ALL of your support and special thanks to the 90 + student organizations for sponsoring this initiative so far:

- Queen in You 
- Student Bar Association
- Undergraduate Business Council
- Alpha Kappa Psi
- Women in Finance and Accounting
- Hillel at UW-Madison
- TAMID
- Wisconsin Men's Club Basketball
- WUD Distinguished Lecture Series
- Malaysian Student Association
- Indonesian Student Association
- Teaching Assistants' Association
- Sports Business Club
- Delta Sigma Pi
- ACLU Student Alliance
- Panhellenic Association
- Vietnamese Student Association
- Indonesian Student Association
- Latinx Student Union
- Beta Theta Pi
- Criminal Justice & Health Association
- Badger Support Network
- Filipino American Student Organization
- Pre-Law Society
- Delta Phi Lambda Sorority
- Black Graduate & Professional Student Association
- Ethical and Responsible Business Network (ERBN)
- Interfraternity Council
- Social and Environmental Business Advocates
- American Marketing Association
- Chinese American Student Association
- Bell Magazine
- Alpha Chi Sigma
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- India Students Association
- AHANA-MAPS Pre-Health Society
- Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity
- Sigma Pi
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Investment Banking Club
- American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Mock Trial Team
- Capital Management Club
- Badger Acts of Kindness
- Hmong American Student Association
- Zeta Beta Tau
- REthink Wisconsin
- The Women's Network
- Healthcare Inclusion Initiative
- Wisconsin Consulting Club
- Dietetics and Nutrition Club
- Phi Delta Theta
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi International Sorority
- Health Law Student Association
- Club Tennis
- Theta Delta Chi fraternity
- Badger Alliance for Israel
- Political Science Student Association
- Student American Veterinary Medical Association
- CALS Health and Research Society
- American Meteorological Society
- QLaw
- Badger Pride
- American Medical Student Association
- Wisconsin Alumni Student Board
- Actuarial Club
- Lao and Cambodian Student Association
- Habitat for Humanity-UW Chapter
- Her Campus Wisconsin
- Ballroom Association
- Kappa Delta Chi
- Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment
- Aspiring Nurses Association
- UW Boxing Club
- UW Microbiology Club
- Wisconsin Surma
- Alpha Chi Omega
- Women in Scientific Education and Research
- Health Professions Society
- Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
- AreaRED
- Mind. Body. Badger.
- Graduate Association of Philosophy
- The Crossing
- GlobeMed
- Business and Tax Law Association
- WiscoMUN
- Women's Club Lacrosse
- Multiracial Student Union
- MEDLIFE
- Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS)
- Alpha Gamma Rho
- Sigma Psi Zeta
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Global Economic Forum
- Tau Beta Pi