Help Us Build Connections

Help Us Build Connections

Here at WIA, we are grateful to you for all the ways your support and generosity have allowed us to grow. We are a community of creatives working together to provide connection, collaboration, and promotion of underrepresented talent in animation, VFX, and gaming industries.  At WIA, we’re proud of the fact that the percentage of women, nonbinary, and trans professionals in the animation industry is now 34%, up from 20% just six years ago. That means there are more people in the industry creating content that reflects the world as it should be—representative, inclusive, and authentic.

At WIA, we understand the Power of Connection. Our networks are our greatest resource to each other, opening doors and creating opportunities where roadblocks once existed. And the virtual communities we plan to build — including Discord — break through geographic barriers allowing creatives to connect and walk through more doors. We rise by lifting others.

This is why we are asking you to be a part of creating a robust and active community by helping us raise $15,000 necessary to build, maintain, and grow many successful communities.

Our first platform to develop will be Discord! As you know, Discord is a free platform but it takes a lot of work and staff hours to establish a sound foundation for a virtual space where members can exchange ideas and support each other. In this space, your donation will go toward the following:

  • Staff time to create and support the infrastructure for a successful Discord space
  • Server automations
  • Premium Discord subscription service for an enhanced user experience
  • Organizing Discord-exclusive events for members
  • Funds allotment for future development

Your donation of $25, $50, $100, $1,000 or more will help us:

  • Maintain and grow our virtual community space
  • Offer more ways for members to interact and connect, including Discord-exclusive events
  • Support our growing community through dedicated staff management/help

As an advocacy nonprofit, we rely on your support to do our work. It’s through your generous donations that we are able to offer a variety of tools and resources that actively tear down the barriers faced by creatives of underrepresented gender identities within the industry.

Our new membership model and our Discord channel will empower, educate and support WIA members, ultimately reducing barriers to advancement within the industry. Your support is critical to our success.

The Power of Connection is a key factor in professional development and growth. Help us make careers in animation, VFX, and gaming more accessible to all underrepresented genders in all parts of the world.

 

With gratitude,

Jena Olson
Deputy Director

 

p.s.  The Power of Connection Spring Appeal will end on April 30, 2023.  Please give a gift to help expand our Discord platform today!

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