Upcoming ouRVA Collective Events.
2023 Grant Celebration
Join us to celebrate our next grantee! Members will have the opportunity to celebrate, network, and learn from the organization!
Fall Member Mixer
Get ready for OuRVA's Fall Member Mixer where you can meet, mingle, and make new connections with current and perspective OuRVA Members!
Membership Grant Review and Vote Period
On October 17, 2023, the membership of ouRVA Collective will meet to learn about the finalists for our annual grant. Membership will have the opportunity to hear presentations and ask questions about each finalist. Voting will commence following the event and be open online for 2 weeks. On November 3 2023, voting will close, and our grantee will be selected! Of course, this organization will then be invited to our Grant Celebration on November 15, 2023.
Community Connections with OuRVA Collective
Join us for a Thursday night social with ouRVA Collective! Come out and meet current members and learn about our 2023 Impact Area.
Community Connection Networking with OuRVA Collective and Common House
OuRVA Collective’s mission is to benefit the Richmond community by empowering its next generation of philanthropists, ages 21 and older, through education, volunteerism, community building, and collective giving.
Join us at Common house to engaging in valuable conversions with fellow Common House and members of OuRVA Collective over drinks and light snacks.
Black History Month Movie Night
Join Members of OuRVA Collective for a movie night! Space is limited please RSVP above.
Give Back Night at Ruff Canine Club
🐾🐶 Join us the evening of Wednesday, August 17th at @ruffcanineclub to socialize with ouRVA Collective members and their pups! Thank you Ruff Canine Club for donating 10% of the night's profits to support our annual grant!
Volunteer At Richmond Habitat ReStore
Volunteer with OuRVA Collective! On August 13 we will be supporting Richmond Habitat For Humanity as Restore Volunteers. only 10 Volunteer slots are available Please RVSP below.
Juneteenth Volunteering Event
Historic Evergreen Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery, created in 1891 and located in Richmond's East End. These cemeteries are the resting place for many of Richmond’s African-American leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Maggie L. Walker, Hezekiah F. Jonathan, John Mitchell, Jr., Rosa D. Bower, and Rev. J. Andrew Bowler. Clean-up activities have been conducted at Evergreen and East End Cemetery for several years.
Due to the delicate nature of the headstones, the use of heavy equipment is very limited. Please be careful as you clear areas on, or around the headstones. Your volunteer time is crucial to the success of this project as we reclaim and maintain the cemetery.
Virtual Recruitment Webinar
Join us for this 'lunch and learn' webinar to learn more about ouRVA Collective and the benefits of membership.
Please RSVP at the Eventbrite link below.
Membership trip to Maggie Walker House
This outing is open to the general public! Join us this women's history month for a little learning and a little socializing.
ouRVA Collective’s mission is to benefit the Richmond community by empowering its next generation of philanthropists, ages 21 and older, through education, volunteerism, community building, and collective giving.
As a part of our effort to build community and educate young philanthropists in Richmond, we are excited to visit the the Maggie Walker National Historic Site! This outing is open to the membership and to the general public! Bring a friend and learn more about a history-making female Richmonder and the work ouRVA Collective is doing!
Through an annual monetary contribution from each member, ouRVA Collective makes a grant each year to a deserving nonprofit organization.
If you'd like to learn more, check out our website www.ouRVACollective.org.
For more on the Maggie Walker and the museum, check out https://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm.
Please RSVP at the Eventbrite link below:
Membership trip to Black History Museum
ouRVA Collective’s mission is to benefit the Richmond community by empowering its next generation of philanthropists, ages 21 and older, through education, volunteerism, community building, and collective giving.
As a part of our effort to build community and educate young philanthropists in Richmond, we are excited to visit the the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia! This outing is open to the membership and to the general public! Bring a friend and learn more about Black history and the work ouRVA Collective is doing!
Through an annual monetary contribution from each member, ouRVA Collective makes a grant each year to a deserving nonprofit organization.
If you'd like to learn more, check out our website www.ouRVACollective.org.
For more on the Black History Museum, check out www.blackhistorymuseum.org.
Please RSVP at the Eventbrite link below:
Monthly Member Lunch Chat - October
Join us the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm for a virtual lunchtime chat to get to know your fellow ouRVA Collective members!
We'll meet online for a casual half-hour hang with a different prompt to talk through each month — you can find them below to get your wheels turning before we meet on Zoom:
Wednesday, October 13, 2021:
What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?
Membership Grant Review and Vote Period
On September 29, 2021, the membership of ouRVA Collective will meet to learn about the finalists for our annual grant. Membership will have the opportunity to hear presentations and ask questions about each finalist. Voting will commence following the event and be open online for one week. On October 6, 2021, voting will close and our grantee will be selected! Of course, this organization will then be invited to our Inaugural Grant Celebration on October 20, 2021 at Common House Richmond.
Member Volunteer Opportunity
"The Friends of Bellemeade Park are hosting a Conserve and Create workday at Bellemeade Park. The purpose of the Conserve and Create event is to continue to create an Outdoor Learning Campus and Green Space for the families in the south side community. We will be targeting the removal of invasive plants, other gardening activities, riparian/stream side restoration, pruning, mulching and general cleanup near the Bellemeade Community Center (adjacent to Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary School). As COVID-19 safety measures continue to be top priority, it is more important than ever for our children to have a comfortable outdoor learning space where they will have an opportunity to experience nature instead of just reading about it."
Please register to participate with us using the Eventbrite link below:
Monthly Member Lunch Chat - September
Join us the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm for a virtual lunchtime chat to get to know your fellow ouRVA Collective members!
We'll meet online for a casual half-hour hang with a different prompt to talk through each month — you can find them below to get your wheels turning before we meet on Zoom:
Wednesday, September 8, 2021:
What's a book/movie/TV show/podcast you've consumed recently that you'd recommend and why?
Wednesday, October 13, 2021:
What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?
Monthly Member Lunch Chat - August
Join us the second Wednesday of each month at 12 pm for a virtual lunchtime chat to get to know your fellow ouRVA Collective members!
We'll meet online for a casual half-hour hang with a different prompt to talk through each month — you can find them below to get your wheels turning before we meet on Zoom:
Wednesday, August 11, 2021:
What activity would you compete in if you were in the Olympics?
Wednesday, September 8, 2021:
What's a book/movie/TV show/podcast you've consumed recently that you'd recommend and why?
Wednesday, October 13, 2021:
What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?
ouRVA Collective Official Launch Event
Join us for a social evening with like-minded young philanthropists in RVA, and learn about the new way to engage our community!
ouRVA Collective’s mission is to benefit the Richmond community by empowering its next generation of philanthropists, ages 21 and older, through education, volunteerism, community building, and collective giving.
Through an annual monetary contribution from each member, ouRVA Collective makes a grant each year to a deserving nonprofit organization. In addition to this annual grant, the group will offer social, volunteer, and educational events for the membership and general public throughout the year.
This opportunity for collective giving was recently launched in partnership with the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond. We hope our annual dues of $275 facilitate recruitment of a large and diverse group of members. During June and July, we will host various events to connect with folks who are interested.
ouRVA Collective Lunch and Learn
Join us on Zoom during lunch to learn about RVA's newest giving circle, how you can be involved, and our fist year's focus area!
ouRVA Collective’s mission is to benefit the Richmond community by empowering its next generation of philanthropists, ages 21 and older, through education, volunteerism, community building, and collective giving.
Through an annual monetary contribution from each member, ouRVA Collective makes a grant each year to a deserving nonprofit organization. In addition to this annual grant, the group will offer social, volunteer, and educational events for the membership and general public throughout the year.
This opportunity for collective giving was recently launched in partnership with the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond. We hope our annual dues of $275 facilitate recruitment of a large and diverse group of members. During June and July, we will host various events to connect with folks who are interested.