Annual Campaign
The annual BE THE WAIE Campaign provides an opportunity for the community to support culturally responsive entrepreneurial education for young scholars of color. Currently, we’re in Phase 1: Curriculum Development of our campaign. Campaign supporters invest financially and with their time to help the school operate so young scholars can participate regardless of their financial status.
Phase 1: Curriculum Development
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Campaign Goal: $579,425
By supporting phase 1 of the campaign you are joining the founding investors community. This group of the BE THE WAIE community are individuals who are passionate about seeing the school become a reality and supporting the development of curriculum for young scholars to participate in.
Phase 2: Attendance Scholarships
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022
Campaign Goal: $2,535,663
Phase 2 focuses on supporting scholarships and financial aid for young scholars who are interested in participating in the school. By supporting scholarships for WAIE, you are ensuring communities of color are able to access entrepreneurial high school and post-secondary curriculum, mental health resources, physical health resources, outdoor education, and more.
Phase 3: Homeless Youth Dormitory
July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Campaign Goal: $5,843,935
After our first year of operations we plan to build a dormitory building to provide housing to runaway and homeless youth who wish to attend WAIE. Young scholars will be supported by our residential staff, participate in the Hebrew lifestyle, and receive housing, meals, and education as a scholar up until two years after graduation.
Phase 4: Community Spaces
July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Campaign Goal: $6,536,122
Our last implementation phase for the BE THE WAIE Campaign focuses on building facilities that can be used as central hubs for our social events, immersions, co-working, and more for young scholars. This would allow us to reduce the cost of operations from renting facilities from others. Also, we will be able to invite nonprofits and for-profits who serve youth to rent the facility to help raise funds for scholarships.