Support UpDayton

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A fundraising campaign for UpDayton

2020 brought incredible, unprecedented changes. While all the events of the past year took a toll on UpDayton's capacity to offer our annual Incubator and Summit, we are still committed to doing the necessary work to ensure UpDayton's continued relevance and sustainability. Starting in November, the Board began a strategic planning process. We will share updates as we move through the planning steps and look forward to rejoining our Dayton community in the days ahead.

UpDayton works to engage, retain, and attract young talent to the region. We provide a platform for emerging leaders to develop their skills and make a difference in our community.

Our ability to bring the grassroots energy of the private sector to the systemic structure of the public sector is key to moving our community forward sustainably and leaving no neighbor behind. Together, we respond to the needs of our community, so that all of us are proud to call Dayton home.


Summit project winners share the impact of UpDayton:

“For the first time, I felt like an organization with power used their platform to help us spread the needs of the Black community. Instead of receiving the white savior complex, they supported and trusted us to provide for ourselves." - Leroy Bean, project leader of Baldwin Cafe

“The project incubator program has been incredibly beneficial for our team to stay on task each month and gain perspective on how to succeed in various areas like budgeting, fundraising, and marketing.” - Amanda Davis, project leader of Participatory Defense

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