Collections by Michelle Brown WSG Consultant & Activist Kim Ford

Kim has over 20 years’ experience working with grassroots, community-based, and national nonprofit organizations. Her work has been intergenerational.
She’s been engaged with the Third Wave Fund ensuring young women, queer, and trans youth of color have the tools and resources they need to lead powerful movements, and that they have a seat at the table within philanthropy. She’s worked with GRIOT Circle Inc.; In Our Own Voices. a community-based, multigenerational organization serving LGBTQ elders of color.
Her work has crossed boundaries working with many organizations including Fierce!!, Stonewall Community Foundation’s Racial Equity Initiative; Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues; and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.
She has worked with pioneering organizations and is the co-founder of Beyond Bold & Brave, Black Lesbian Conference 2016 and 2018; and founder of Kitchen Table Giving Circle: A Black/African Descent Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Women Philanthropic Initiative.

She has facilitated workshops; moderated and spoken at events, panels and readings; presented on various topics including organizing in the LGBTQ POC communities, racism within LGBTQ communities, women’s health and wellness, and sexuality.
She is now focusing her energies in a new direction making a commitment to invest in herself. As a health and fitness coach, she uses her journey to assist and motivate others to find Mind Body and soul balance.