2023
To celebrate our TEN YEAR anniversary, donations were made to:
NRDC, a non-profit that protects the health of air, land, and water while also defending endangered natural places. They’re a top-ranking environmental agency running programs for climate, land, wildlife, water, oceans, energy, food, and sustainable communities.
No Loose Braids, an organization dedicated to the revitalization of traditional indigenous practices to revive community and culture through workshops and events. They braid communities together through traditional practices, cultural revitalization, experiential learning, workshops, and art.
Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first and only national non-profit solely dedicated to achieving health equity for Black women in America.
Plus, our Kiva microfinance loans were rolled over to support a small business venture in the Philippines. Kiva is an organization that funds international small businesses via a crowdsourcing model that uses the USD exchange rate to allow microloans to turn into life-changing opportunities for entrepreneurs in a global community.
And school lunch debt was wiped out for students in the D15 middle school where Laura is an alumna. (Nashville schools have eliminated school lunch payments at a Metro level. If you or your company want to know how to eliminate school lunch debts as an act of giving, email here and we can help.)
During the deep cold snap in Q1, with the generosity of clients and the successes of the season, we compiled and distributed 50 pairs of wool socks (the thick and soft ones that are made for work boots) and 50 cups of hot coffee (thanks, Dunkin Donuts!) to some of our unhoused Nashville neighbors. Additionally, to help with the disaster relief in Turkey and Syria, a donation was made to Oxfam International, a 501c3 dedicated to offering lifesaving support, fighting inequalities, and working to end poverty and injustices globally.
2022
Fenwick Photo Arts has been grateful and fortunate to be able to contribute to our community in a range of ways in 2022. Donations were made throughout this year to Black Women’s Health Imperative, the first and only national non-profit solely dedicated to achieving health equity for Black women in America (read more here) and to Kiva, an organization that funds international small businesses via a crowdsourcing model that uses the USD exchange rate to turn microloans into life-changing opportunities for entrepreneurs in a global community (read more here).
2021
India Covid Relief — Give India and Breathe India are both fundraising, collecting, and distributing essential healthcare materials, including oxygen, within India during their calamitous COVID-19 outbreak. Fenwick Photo Arts donated towards their aid.
Kiva — Shoots through the summer allowed for microfinance loans to be sent to small businesses in Nigeria and Tajikistan to support renewable energy projects and farmers there. Kiva is an organization that funds international small businesses via a crowdsourcing model that uses the USD exchange rate to allow microloans to turn into life-changing opportunities for entrepreneurs in a global community.
2020
Nashville Tornado Relief — Laura spent five days with Courtney from In Good Company Nashville, in partnership with 615 Waffles, making and distributing 7,000 meals immediately following the tornado that destroyed 200 businesses and 400 homes in Nashville. Fenwick Photo Arts donated towards the cost of the initial need of groceries. This relief was made further possible by your donations: we collected $2,200 to be used towards community meals.
Last Resort PPE Fabrication — Eric Fuertes, a sculptor and fabricator in Chicago, has dedicated his studio to the 3D printing of ventilator components, face shields, face masks, and other essentials for healthcare workers combatting COVID-19. Fenwick Photo Arts donated supplies to support his work. To join in donating supplies, click here. If you have a 3D printer and would like to join the effort, Eric has offered to share the design files. Contact Laura here to learn more.
Care Packs for our Unhoused Nashville Neighbors — in September, Fenwick Photo Arts made and distributed 36 care packs to the Nashville, TN unhoused community with the support of our clients and peers. In November, we did it again with 48 packs.
2019
MNPS — Fenwick Photo Arts, launching the start of Do Well + Do Good, paid towards student school lunch debt in Metro Nashville Public Schools to celebrate Q2 growth in 2019.
Natural Resources Defense Council — successes in Q3 allocated a donation for NRDC. NRDC protects the health of air, land, and water while also defending endangered natural places. With a Charity Navigation Score of 96.35 and 83.6% of expenses spent on programs, they’re a top-ranking environmental agency running programs for climate, land, wildlife, water, oceans, energy, food, and sustainable communities.
International Rescue Committee — growth in Q4 guarantees a donation for IRC. IRC serves people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict, and natural disasters in countries where people don’t have the support they need to recover from crisis.
Supporting:
CMNSH — Fenwick Photo Arts is a proud sponsor of Creative Mornings Nashville. Creative Mornings is a monthly meeting, constant creative resource, and community of interconnected professionals striving to improve the creative field.
Sky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary — Fenwick Photo Arts is a longterm supporter of Sky Mountain. Addressing the maintenance of wilderness and the permanence of wild horses thriving on wild lands, Sky Mountain affords permanent sanctuary to mustangs displaced by the BLM. With a whole-environment perspective, their work ensures land flourishes and stays wild while the animals it supports equally thrive.
Partnerships:
Parnassus Books benefitting Monroe Carrell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt — Fenwick Photo Arts’ September 2019 partnership with Parnassus Books benefitting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was so successful we (actually, literally) had the maximum donation Vanderbilt was capable of receiving in a single delivery. Any more and we would have been required to schedule a second donation drop to ensure they weren’t overwhelmed with new books.