BLACK ECONOMIC COUNCIL of MASSACHUSETTS WE ARE MORE THAN CLEANIN HELPING BLACK BUSINESSES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS COMBAT COVID-19 PROVIDING RELIEF $500K We connected BECMA members to over $500k worth of relief through a partnership with Berkshire Bank. Through partnerships with the Foundation for Business $5M Equity, LISC Boston, and dozens of others, we connected members and other businesses to over $5 million worth of grants and PPP loans. PROTECTING COMMUNITIES We launched Protect MA, an online marketplace connecting local Black and Latinx PPE suppliers to those who need it most, generating commerce for struggling businesses and keeping our families healthy and strong. INFLUENCING POLICY Engaged more than 3,000 stakeholders through our virtual event series "On the Mark", by making their voices heard directly by policy makers and doers on local and federal levels. Organized the Black Mass. Coalition, a group of statewide Black led organizations that developed a blueprint for the private sector, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations and government to follow through on for the liberation of Black lives. Are you a Black owned business? Become a member at becma.org/membership. BLACK ECONOMIC COUNCIL of MASSACHUSETTS WE ARE MORE THAN CLEANIN HELPING BLACK BUSINESSES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS COMBAT COVID-19 PROVIDING RELIEF $500K We connected BECMA members to over $500k worth of relief through a partnership with Berkshire Bank. Through partnerships with the Foundation for Business $5M Equity, LISC Boston, and dozens of others, we connected members and other businesses to over $5 million worth of grants and PPP loans. PROTECTING COMMUNITIES We launched Protect MA, an online marketplace connecting local Black and Latinx PPE suppliers to those who need it most, generating commerce for struggling businesses and keeping our families healthy and strong. INFLUENCING POLICY Engaged more than 3,000 stakeholders through our virtual event series "On the Mark", by making their voices heard directly by policy makers and doers on local and federal levels. Organized the Black Mass. Coalition, a group of statewide Black led organizations that developed a blueprint for the private sector, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations and government to follow through on for the liberation of Black lives. Are you a Black owned business? Become a member at becma.org/membership.