Social Impact Secrets

A Half-Day Virtual Funding Experience For Black Women Business Owners

Hosted by Dr. AJ Austin
Founder of Black Women In Grants, LLC

Saturday, June 27, 2026
12 PM – 4 PM (EST)
A Virtual Event

Your Business Might Be More Fundable Than You Think.

Many Black women business owners struggle to win grants, sponsorships, partnerships, fellowships, and funding opportunities because nobody ever taught us how to communicate our impact.

So we:

undersell ourselves
over-explain
sound too generic
focus only on products/services
or keep getting rejected without understanding why

SIS was created to change that.

This is NOT another “where to find grants” workshop.

This is a social impact storytelling experience designed to help Black women business owners understand how to better position their businesses for:

funding
visibility
opportunities
partnerships
and long-term impact

ASHLEY’S CLASS WON $2,000 FOR BOOKS

INSIDE SIS, YOU’LL LEARN:

Why social impact matters to funders
How grant winners communicate differently
The connection between storytelling and funding
Why many applications get ignored
How to position your business beyond “I need money”
How ethical AI can help you organize and communicate your ideas faster
Why copy-and-paste prompts don’t work
How to communicate the HEART behind your business
Why your lived experience matters more than you think

THIS EVENT IS FOR BLACK WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WHO:

Have applied for grants before but haven’t won yet
Know their business creates impact but struggle explaining it
Want another way to fund their business
Feel overlooked or under-supported
Want to learn directly from a current grant winner
Want strategy, clarity, and direction
Are tired of surface-level grant advice

ABOUT DR. AJ AUSTIN

Dr. AJ Austin is the Founder of Black Women In Grants, LLC and creator of The Grant G.A.M.E. Mentorship Program.

She has personally won over $200,000 in grants and grant-funded opportunities and has helped over 700 Black women business owners collectively win over half-a-million dollars in grants and funding opportunities.

Her work focuses on:

grant literacy
social impact communication
ethical AI
economic empowerment
and helping Black women learn how to position themselves for funding opportunities without dependency on grant writers.

GENERAL ADMISSION

$97

Includes:

Full 4-hour live virtual experience
Live Q&A
Social impact training
Grant winner storytelling framework

VIP HOT SEAT COACHING

$197

VERY LIMITED

Includes EVERYTHING in General Admission PLUS:

Live hot seat coaching with Dr. AJ Austin
Personalized feedback on your business positioning
Social impact guidance
Priority interaction during the event

VIP spots are available on a first-to-sign-up basis only.

THIS IS BIGGER THAN GRANTS.

SIS is about learning how to communicate your business in a way that opens doors.

Because funding often follows:

clarity
positioning
visibility
impact
and storytelling.

If you’ve ever felt like your business deserves more support, more opportunities, and more visibility…

this room was created for you.

SAVE YOUR SEAT TODAY.

SHE WON $3,500 TO TRAIN LIFEGUARDS

*T. Sands-Hendricks, Small Business Pitch Competition Winner*

You Know Your Business Has Purpose.

But figuring out how to communicate that purpose in a way that gets people to fund you?

That’s where many Black women business owners get stuck.

You’ve probably:

Applied for grants and got rejected
Wondered if your business is “fundable”
Felt overwhelmed trying to figure out what to say
Been told you need a grant writer
Bought grant lists that went nowhere
Tried using AI prompts that made your applications sound robotic
Been pouring your own money into your business while hoping for another way

Meanwhile…

Other people are winning grants, pitch competitions, sponsorships, fellowships, and funding opportunities that could help them grow their businesses faster.

The difference usually isn’t luck.

It’s positioning.

Inside this virtual social impact experience, Dr. AJ Austin will teach you how grant winners actually THINK and why funders financially support certain businesses over others.

This is NOT another “here’s a list of grants” webinar.

This is a conversation about:

social impact
storytelling
communication
visibility
positioning
ethical AI
economic empowerment
and understanding how funders think

TAE WON $20,000 TO TEACH KIDS TO SWIM

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

PART 1:

THE FUNDING CONVERSATION

Why so many Black women business owners struggle to access funding (and the truth about what funders / grant check writers are actually looking for)

PART 2:

THE SOCIAL IMPACT ADVANTAGE

What social impact REALLY means (and why your story matters more than sounding “professional” on a grant application

PART 3:

HOW GRANT WINNERS THINK + MOVE DIFFERENTLY

Why grant writers and generic AI prompts do not guarantee you a grant win (and might get you disqualified from winning)

PART 4:

REAL GRANT WINNER STORIES

Hear real examples of Black women business owners who:

Won grants
Increased visibility
Built confidence
Expanded their impact
Positioned themselves differently after learning these strategies

THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU IF:

You’re a Black woman for-profit small business owner
You want another way to fund your business besides using your own money
You’ve applied for grants before but haven’t won yet
You know your business creates impact but struggle to explain it
You’re tired of information overload and want real strategy
You want to learn directly from a current grant winner and mentor
You want support, community, and direction

THE GOAL IS NOT JUST TO HELP YOU APPLY FOR GRANTS.

The goal is to help you think differently about:

your business
your impact
your story
your visibility
and your access to funding opportunities.

Because grants are not just about money.

They’re about access.

And Black women deserve greater access to revenue, resources, relationships, and opportunities.

SAVE YOUR SEAT TODAY

Join us for this powerful half-day virtual experience and learn how grant winners position themselves differently.