Ways to Support
Circle of Excellence
Through the Circle of Excellence, a small, intimate cohort of experienced and aspiring women business owners are guided through the Entrepreneur’s Mindset course, enjoy enrichment sessions and work on strategies to grow their businesses. We’re looking for women…
Clean Shared Mobility Network
Since 2018, we have been working with the City of Fresno on the Transformative Climate Communities project to bring more affordable, green transportation options to residents in our area. The Clean Shared Mobility Network operates…
Fresno Green Team
The Fresno Green Team works to green certify businesses, conserve resources, monitor air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By leveraging incentives, rebates, state program dollars and technical assistance, we set the stage for more Black-owned businesses…
FRIENDS
The Fresno Recently Incarcerated Entrepreneurs Network & Discovery Strategies (or FRIENDS) program was established to empower the formerly incarcerated so they can explore entrepreneurship as a pathway to self-sufficiency and financial sustainability. Since 2019…
The Money Center
Need a loan for your business? Searching for grants that are specific to your industry? Have questions about non-traditional funding sources? One of the benefits of being connected to the chamber is that we have the technical assistance and funding partners available…
ProspHer Women’s Economic Impact Center
Recognizing the importance of leadership development and economic empowerment for diverse women leaders and business owners, we developed the Central Valley Women’s Economic Impact Center to change the narrative…
Scholarships
In the last year alone, we’ve given out more thanto deserving African American students in the Fresno area.
We all know that paying for college can be a challenge for most in our community. Our goal is to close the financial gap for our students so they will have an easier time focusing on pursuing their degrees. By investing in our students, we’re investing in ourselves. In past years, our scholarship recipients have been able to use the aid for things such as utilities, groceries and rent assistance.
Meet Our Scholarship Recipients
Mayor Lee Brand Scholarship Supporting our future leaders
The scholarship will award five Black high school seniors $1,000 each for the next ten years.
The goal of the scholarship is to empower and assist aspiring African American community leaders as they pursue a college degree. To be eligible, you must: