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S.M.A.R.T.I.E. Startup

Hello,

I am engaging you and hoping that you will engage and support me as I begin working. I have a vision for an organization that can accomplish a number of goals. Depending on the level of funding I am able to raise, I would like to accomplish these tasks (in order of funding requirements):

1.       (S)cholarships –One set based on writing competitions for high school students. Another set based on the needs of an individual in college.

2.       (M)agazine/Webzine – To showcase the writing of these scholars, as well as sourcing articles from professional writers who support the idea of engaging one another with love.

3.       (A)rtistic Endowment – Assisting artists in their desire to bring their ideas to fruition by helping them access the resources they need for such tasks.

4.       (R)esearch Grants – Assisting graduate students with their research by offering grants in different academic areas.

5.       (T)ragedy Assistance – Assisting families struggling through difficult times as the result of the death or a serious medical disability of a loved one.

6.       (I)nstitutions for (E)ducation – Finally, opening educational centers to provide quality education and job training for our children. One center is a charter school for younger children; the other is a college preparatory school that helps athletes who missed their opportunity at a scholarship in high school with another attempt.


 My Campaign

              My aim is to raise the first $25,000 through this campaign. If I am successful $15,000 will be dedicated to scholarship funds, $5,000 will be used to develop the organization’s infrastructure, develop marketing material, and pay for administrative costs. The remaining $5,000 will be held in reserve for the webzine. This is the first of three campaigns that I will be creating this year in order to support my future foundation. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you can find it in your heart to donate to this cause.

 The infrastructure includes the costs of designing a website with a database back-end.  This will allow sponsors/donors to network with each other and with potential recipients of the funding. 

Marketing materials include flyers, business cards, and other brochures that will be provided to sponsors in order for them to enlighten their community to the opportunities offered by the oganization.

Administrative costs will include those related to the startup of the non profit organization and the associated GoFundMe campaign (estimated at $2,500). Also, I will compensate individuals tasked with assisting in the development of essay criteria/rubrics; and those who will be reading and judging the scholarship essays. 

Plans are to launch this organization at the start of the New Year 2016 in order to get the word out to as many potential scholarship applicants as possible. This initial fundraising campaign will last until April. 



About Me:

            My name is Jabari Powell,   I am a graduate of Florida State University. I possess a Bachelor's of Science and Master’s in Accounting, and have been working as a freelance accountant/bookkeeper/consultant for the past few years. I have worked with businesses who have collaborated with not-for-profit organizations to provide services to underprivileged youths and families. 

In my free time I have been working on developing an accounting textbook. In my off time I like to attend the shows of friends and others who are pursuing their dreams. 


Why I am doing this now:

I started this year telling my brother* to rest in peace at 29 years of age. He never made it to 2015.

In September, another brother* was murdered at the age of 30.

And when December began, another brother* was murdered. Again, 30 years old.

How did they die? All were murdered in different ways. However, the story of their lives barely registered in the local news.

Why did they die? That is the question we all struggle with when someone we love passes on. I can recall knowing it all until I had no idea what that answer was.

Now, I know nothing. Knowledge only increases one’s sorrow (Ecc. 1:18), and there is enough of that to last a lifetime.

So why did they die? I believe it’s a very simple answer: Love, or rather a lack thereof.

We live in a world where people feel surrounded by a mountain of hate. Some for their beliefs, some for their skin color, and some simply because others don’t like “how they look”. I hope this campaign will be the beginning of a change of this feeling.

No one is without their faults. And faults should not cause us to judge one another because we are all blessed with them. There was a time when I knew hate and sorrow to a degree unimaginable. Each day I wake up and make an attempt to forget that knowledge. I have faith that this campaign will succeed and hope that you can assist me in this endeavor.

If hatred is the mountain, have enough faith that together we can remove that mountain from our world altogether. (Inspired by "Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matt. 17:20))

Everyday I am reminded of the richness in diversity, and the beauty of accepting others in spite of their differences. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this campaign even if you decide not to support it. Everyone is not capable of doing so, and that is understandable. I would appreciate if you would take the time and share this amongst your friends, so if any of them are willing and able, they can.
 

* I refer to these men as my brothers even though we have no biological connection. They are my brothers in spirit due to the bond we created in the time we spent together. 


With Love, Hope, and Faith,

Jabari Powell

Organisator

Jabari Powell
Organisator
Miami Gardens, FL

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