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Connect 2 Change

Connect 2 Change empowers women affected by sex trafficking through entrepreneurship, providing essential business training, personal development, and launch support to help them rebuild their lives and achieve sustainable independence.

Private Holiday GatheringFeaturing Strength and Shine, Candle Co. Celebrate the season with us! Enjoy a warm, uplifting evening as we share this year&rsquo;s impact and what&rsquo;s ahead after our <a fr-original-style="" href="https://youtu.be/kJc-s-ZuZXA?si=B5VpGxnX1G7O0XNp" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">2025 SVP Fast Pitch win.</a>&nbsp; You&rsquo;ll hear from our alumna, Nakia, as she shares her journey and the powerful story behind her candle company, Strength &amp; Shine&mdash;and where her business is today. Be the first to hear updates on:✨ Expanded classes✨ Volunteer opportunities and those joining the movement✨ New found collaborations and partnerships✨ Field trips into Sacramento&rsquo;s entrepreneurial ecosystem✨ Momentum growing for the women rising through micro-enterprise &nbsp;🔸Short and Sweet 🔸 Special and Memorable🔸 Just 2 hours &mdash; Friday, Dec 12, 2025 🕓 Evening Agenda4:00&ndash;4:30 &mdash; Arrival &amp; Mingling4:30&ndash;4:45 &mdash; Welcome from the Board4:45&ndash;5:00 &mdash; Emily&rsquo;s Message5:00&ndash;5:20 &mdash; Alumna Spotlight5:20&ndash;5:30 &mdash; Closing5:30&ndash;6:00 &mdash; Networking Glad to be connected.<a fr-original-style="" href="//connect2change.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">connect2change.org</a>&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1763264257/wysiwyg/zc3dtmoqp2dslqepi9zf.jpg" style="width: 332px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 332px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">We look forward to sharing this powerful journey with you. Founding Executive Director and Board of Directors

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This Giving Tuesday, join us in rewriting what&rsquo;s possible. <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.connect2change.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Connect 2 Change</a> empowers women who&rsquo;ve survived sex trafficking and exploitation to rebuild their lives&mdash;through entrepreneurship. We invest in long-term transformation. Our survivor-led workshops provide the tools, coaching, and startup essentials needed to launch microbusinesses that create real income and lasting change. ✨ Your donation directly funds:<ul data-end="696" data-start="558" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="590" data-start="558" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Business coaching and training</li><li data-end="627" data-start="591" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Startup supplies and systems tools</li><li data-end="696" data-start="628" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Empowerment workshops focused on mindset, confidence, and strategy building</li></ul>Your investment fuels her potential, power, and purpose forward. 🤍 Be a part of her next step. Donate today for her success tomorrow! Learn more on our website: <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.connect2change.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.connect2change.org</a>

This Giving Tuesday, join us in rewriting what’s possible.Connect 2 Change empowers women who’ve survived sex trafficking and exploitation to rebuild their lives—through entrepreneurship.We invest in long-term transformation. Our survivor-led workshops provide the tools, coaching, and startup essentials needed to launch microbusinesses that create real income and lasting change.✨ Your donation directly funds:Business coaching and trainingStartup supplies and systems toolsEmpowerment workshops focused on mindset, confidence, and strategy buildingYour investment fuels her potential, power, and purpose forward.🤍 Be a part of her next step. Donate today for her success tomorrow!Learn more on our website: www.connect2change.org

Invest in Her Success This Giving Tuesday 🤍

Something powerful is being built at Connect 2 Change, and you can be part of it. We are raising $100,000 to build the AI and technology capacity behind our mission: equipping women who survived sex trafficking with the tools to build their own businesses. This initiative funds the systems, equipment, AI tools, training, security, and technical support that help us serve survivors more effectively, and give them greater access to the tools shaping today&#39;s economy. Our rallying point is simple: 100 gifts of $1,000 gets us to $100,000. But it doesn&#39;t have to happen only that way. It could be 50 gifts of $2,000. A business could give $5,000. An institution could give $10,000. Every gift moves us closer, and larger gifts help us get there faster. Your gift helps fund:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Systems: AI-powered infrastructure that strengthens Connect 2 Change and expands our capacity.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Access: laptops, AI tools, and business-building technology for women in the Rebuild &amp; Rise Academy.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Support: training, coaching, cybersecurity, hosting, and ongoing technical assistance.</li></ul> Give today. Then share this campaign with one or two people, businesses, or institutions who may be ready to give too. We are not simply funding software. We are funding freedom.

Something powerful is being built at Connect 2 Change, and you can be part of it.We are raising $100,000 to build the AI and technology capacity behind our mission: equipping women who survived sex trafficking with the tools to build their own businesses.This initiative funds the systems, equipment, AI tools, training, security, and technical support that help us serve survivors more effectively, and give them greater access to the tools shaping today's economy.Our rallying point is simple: 100 gifts of $1,000 gets us to $100,000. But it doesn't have to happen only that way. It could be 50 gifts of $2,000. A business could give $5,000. An institution could give $10,000. Every gift moves us closer, and larger gifts help us get there faster.Your gift helps fund:Systems: AI-powered infrastructure that strengthens Connect 2 Change and expands our capacity.Access: laptops, AI tools, and business-building technology for women in the Rebuild & Rise Academy.Support: training, coaching, cybersecurity, hosting, and ongoing technical assistance.Give today. Then share this campaign with one or two people, businesses, or institutions who may be ready to give too.We are not simply funding software. We are funding freedom.

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