The internet can reward our worst impulses. A racist playground rant pulls in six figures. A controversial killing yields millions for legal fees. A public pledge to exclude LGBTQ+ couples becomes an $842,000 windfall. That’s not the internet we want to build.

Give today to flip the script. Fund dialogue. Fund trust. Fund Djembe.

🔍 What Is Djembe?

Djembe: Inspiring Inclusive Connections is more than a card deck. More than an app.

It’s a tool for real conversations. For trust. For truth.

Rooted in West African traditions of community and rhythm, Djembe invites people of all backgrounds to listen, reflect, and connect—across race, gender, faith, ability, and more.

It’s already working in homes, classrooms, and workplaces. Now, we’re building a Djembe App to take this healing tool to the people who need it most—especially young people, teachers, facilitators, and everyday folks hungry for meaningful connection in divisive times.

Want a closer look at the app in progress? View the live prototype here: Djembe App Prototype. (Note: Best viewed on desktop. This preview is a work-in-progress.)

⚠️ We’ve Seen What Hate Can Fund.

Imagine What Love Can Build.

If division can raise three quarters of a million dollars, surely we can raise $75,000 to build an app that helps people talk with each other instead of about each other.

Your support will help us:

Build and launch the Djembe app
Make it free for schools and youth-serving programs
Train community facilitators to use it in healing conversations
Offer powerful tools to spark empathy, not echo chambers

💡 How You Can Help

Donate today — even $10 fuels connection.
Share the campaign using the hashtags
#FundBelonging, #ConnectionOverHate, #OutLoveTheHate
Sponsor access for a school, nonprofit, or community group

💛 Tax-Deductible Donation

All tax-deductible contributions to the We Fund Belonging, Not Bigotry campaign are processed through our fiscal sponsor, Austin Revitalization Authority (ARA), a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 74-2871279).

Donations made through this option are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and directly support the work of the Central Texas Collective for Racial Equity (CTCRE) and the Djembe initiative, including the development and expansion of the Djembe app.

If you’d like your contribution to be tax-deductible, please select the “Tax-Deductible Donation (via ARA)” option on the Givebutter page for details.

Let’s show the world that connection is stronger than cruelty.

Let’s build something that lasts.

🪘 Help us build the Djembe app—and a future where everyone belongs.

We Fund Belonging, Not Bigotry

By Jelani Consulting, LLC

We Fund Belonging, Not Bigotry

🪘 Build the Djembe App. Build Real Connection.

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