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Since our founding, the Boxser Diversity Initiative (BDI) has offered thought-provoking programs, world-class speakers, and life-changing educational experiences—all free of charge.
From Pulitzer Prize-winners to global changemakers, we’ve welcomed voices that inspire understanding, empathy, and action.
We've never charged for our programs. We've relied on the generosity of individual donors and foundations to make our work possible. Your support helps us to continue the programs, speakers, and experiences that unite and uplift our community.
Your gift will
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Empower the next generation of changemakers through our Bending the Arc Civil Rights education program,
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Sustain public programs that bring people together across divides, and
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Strengthen our mission to ensure every voice in our community is heard and valued.
Every dollar counts. Every gift matters.
Please give today—so we can keep building the community we believe in.
Three Ways to Support Our Mission
Your Impact in Action
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Energized more than 6,500 community members through public programs and events in Sarasota and Manatee Counties
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Forty-two high school students empowered with Civil Rights education and a Spring Break trip to historical sites in Alabama in the inaugural cohort of Bending the Arc
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One mission: to spark conversations and build understanding across Southwest Florida's diverse communities
Why Give Now?
"Of all the events about the exhibit put on, including New York and in Chicago, BDI's event was the best opening night as well as the most attended."
Dr. Joyce Ladner, Civil Rights Icon & Author