With aims to boost community engagement and create lasting social change in the fashion industry, Gucci announced the recipients of its first-ever Changemakers Impact Fund Awards.
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Providing both scholarships and allotments to a diverse range of struggling undergraduate students and start-up organizations, revered Italian luxury, fashion and leather goods brand, Gucci, announced two additional programs under its Changemakers North America scheme in March last year. These programs which aim to boost community engagement and create lasting social change in the fashion industry, provide individuals with the much needed industry-mentorship and other leadership opportunities, necessary for success. Gucci’s First-Ever Changemakers Impact Fund Awards 16 NGOs with $50K

Since its initiation in 2019, the brand has plans to periodically unveil an updated list of fund recipients, hand selected by a council of esteemed industry professionals, including the likes of fashion designer, Dapper Dan and supermodel, Naomi Campbell.

Awarding grants of up to $50,000 USD each for a one-year funding cycle, a total of 16 nonprofit organizations were selected for the 2020 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund. The extensive list featured organizations such as Slay TV, which brands itself as the ?premier destination for queer and trans entertainment?, offering post-cable and post-normative sta...