<h3><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Why Are We Starting This Fund?</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h3>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nonprofit organizations around the world continue to perpetuate, and even accelerate, institutional and structural racism. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The leadership of many social skateboarding projects is predominantly white, mirroring trends in a wider non-profit sector that has historically relied on inequitable practices such as unpaid interns, volunteers, and centralizing positions of power in Western countries. On top of this, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>access to funds is one of the top issues facing social skateboarding projects worldwide —&nbsp;particularly for smaller projects in less-developed countries or poorer communities.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Pushing Against Racism working group proposed to create a fund to financially support greater diversity and inclusion within the social skateboarding community. As working group member, Yash Presswalla (Impact Skate Club), states:</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
