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✨ Thank you to everyone who made #GlampOut2024 unforgettable! Celebrating 15 years with your support means the world to us. Together, we’re growing joyful, healing connections in the outdoors. #OutdoorAfroGlampOut

Shoutout to our amazing instructors, who make each #MakingWaves swim lesson an empowering experience! This fall, they’re helping Black kids swim safely indoors. Join us in reaching our goal to fund lessons for 1,500 new swimmers: bit.ly/3H5yYSU #BlackJoy #SwimLessons

Outdoor Afro’s #MakingWaves program is helping Black families build confidence & joy in the water! In 2024, we’re aiming to teach 1,500 Black children & caregivers life-saving swim skills. Join us: bit.ly/3H5yYSU #BlackJoy

Rue Mapp, founder of #OutdoorAfro, is reshaping who belongs outdoors: ‘We’ve shifted the visual of who gets outside — and who leads,’ she tells Horse-Canada. Her vision makes nature feel like home. 🔗 bit.ly/4eEbCC9

Outdoor Afro is about reconnecting Black communities with the outdoors in ways that feel familiar and true to who we are. It’s about leadership, belonging, and feeling at home in nature. 🌿 #OutdoorAfro #BlackJoyInNature

This December, join #OutdoorAfro in making a difference! Your gift supports: 🌲 Black leaders earning wilderness certifications 🏊🏿‍♀️ Families learning to swim 🎣 Access to outdoor activities like kayaking & fishing Every gift counts this season: bit.ly/3tNelHQ

Too many Black children don’t know how to swim. Outdoor Afro’s #MakingWaves program is changing that—building confidence, joy, and life-saving skills. Help us teach 500 kids to swim by Dec 31. Donate today: bit.ly/4fgN82f

Our volunteers inspire! 🌿 Taunya led a fire-building workshop where participants learned axe skills, foraging, and sparking flames. “We built fire and confidence.” 🔥 #OutdoorAfro #BlackJoyOutdoors

“The outdoors gives me peace.” 🌿 Volunteer Bruce Leeroy revisited his favorite quiet spot at Howard University, reflecting on his military journey & dream of becoming a student. #DCNative #OutdoorAfro

Reflecting on an incredible year of impact, we're asking you to step into #2025 with us by giving. Your gift: ✊🏾 Teaches Black families to swim 🌿 Equips volunteer leaders 🖤 Grows our 60K+ outdoor network No gift is too small! Donate now: bit.ly/408Iz5Q

After a competitive and collaborative search led by Potrero Group, Outdoor Afro is thrilled to announce the addition of 10 new board members who collectively embody our commitment to amplifying Black joy and connection in the outdoors. Meet the board: bit.ly/40t363N

As part of Giving Day, Outdoor Afro Founder & CEO, Rue Mapp, has been invited to appear live on KTVU Fox 2's morning show, The Nine. Tune in on 2/11 at 9:45AM PT to hear more about the work we do in and out of the Bay Area and show your support! ktvu.com/live

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We're looking for a Marketing Director that will develop and implement strategies to drive Outdoor Afro's visibility, community engagement, & financial support. If you or someone you know is ready to make an impact, apply now!cause-capacity.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers/6…

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We're looking for an Operations & Development Assistant who will ensure the department, office, and our mission keep running smoothly behind the scenes If you or someone you know is ready to make an impact, apply now! cause-capacity.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers/6… #NowHiring

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We're looking for a Program Coordinator who will support Outdoor Afro's program operations, volunteer leader coordination, and event logistics. If you or someone you know is ready to make an impact, apply now!cause-capacity.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers/6… #NowHiring #OutdoorAfro

"In times of change, uncertainty, and even exhaustion, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The weight of the world’s challenges—whether social, environmental, or personal—can be relentless. But Outdoor Afro was made for this moment." outdoorafro.org/2025/03/outdoo…

On behalf of Outdoor Afro we're delighted to thank everyone who attended yesterday's reception. Founder/CEO Rue Mapp presented reps from Rep. Mike Thompson & Senator Angus King offices with the Outdoor Champion award for working on policies to enhance Black Americans’ connection to nature.

Many thanks to Congressman William Timmons for meeting with Outdoor Afro's leaders yesterday to learn about the need to connect more Black Americans to nature, and thanks to the offices of Sen. Cory Booker, Ossoff's Office, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Adam Schiff, and Rep. Hank Johnson for also speaking with them.

We extend our gratitude to the offices of Rep. Celeste Maloy, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and the House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chair Rep. Bruce Westerman and Ranking Member Rep. Jared Huffman, for speaking with members of Outdoor Afro last week.

Welcome back, Rue Mapp! 👏🎉 Rue Mapp, a trailblazing leader in the environmental and outdoor community and founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, will be hosting the 2025 #GoldmanPrize ceremony in San Francisco. 🌳🥾 Tune in: Monday, April 21, at 5:30 pm PDT on YouTube.