Our Girls. Our Strength. Our Future. Our Magic.

Annual Report

2024

A Message From Our Founder

As I reflect on the year, I am filled with gratitude for the intentionality, commitment, and magic that defines our community. This reflection on our year does not just explore our growth as an organization; it highlights the transformative programs, initiatives, and partnerships that have propelled our mission forward. More importantly, it celebrates the girls that are at the forefront of who we are and why we do what we do

At Love Your Magic, we are dedicated to creating spaces where Black and Brown girls can confidently navigate and disrupt systems that are not designed in their image. We curate sacred spaces through our transformative programs and initiatives, equipping our girls to become leaders of the future by living lives that align with their values and using their voices to ignite meaningful change.

This year, we focused on codifying our programs and initiatives to enhance consistency, sustainability, and effectiveness in delivering our mission. We also completed a comprehensive rebrand to ensure that our website, branding, and overall identity deeply resonate with the girls we serve.

I am grateful for and proud of the young women who are at the heart of Love Your Magic. Your dedication, resilience, and unwavering belief in the power of change inspire us all.

You are the most powerful force within our organization, driving everything we do. Your commitment to shaping a brighter future for yourselves, your community, and the world around you motivates us to continue providing the sacred spaces you undoubtedly deserve.

In a world that tells you and your girl you can't, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for waking up every day and saying you can — and your girls will. We believe the well-being of our girls is a shared responsibility, one that belongs to all of us. Your unwavering support enables the girls to show up with open hearts and allows us at Love Your Magic to fully embrace them, knowing they have a community invested in their growth and success.

To our supporters and funders: thank you for your unwavering belief in our mission and your contributions to our work. Your support makes it possible for Love Your Magic to continue creating transformative spaces where Black and Brown girls can thrive, lead, and shine.

Warmest Regards,

Ivanna Solano

Impact by the Numbers

534 girls

have participated in our programming

Amplifying our Mission

This year, we focused on enhancing the visibility and impact and reach of Love Your Magic in the community. Through strategic collaborations, we developed key promotional materials to amplify our presence, including:

  • An informative brochure showcasing our programs

  • Detailed program overviews to provide deeper insight into our offering

  • 3 Videos highlighting the impact of our programs

  • A branding kit to ensure consistency and alignment across all platforms

These resources are part of our ongoing effort to engage new supporters and elevate the profile of Love Your Magic. They empower our partners and stakeholders with the tools needed to share our mission and vision effectively.

Funding

19

funding partners

$442K

$442,979.99 raised

97%

spent on direct services

Our financial allocations demonstrate our commitment to impactful programming and sustainable growth.

Strategic partnerships

  • New Partner

  • New Partner

  • New Partner

  • Program Partner

  • Program Partner

  • Program Partner

  • School Partner

  • School Partner

  • School Partner

Our Love & Magic Pillars

  • We equip Black and Brown girls with the tools and skills they need in order to advocate for themselves in a world that too often demands their silence. 

  • We affirm and instill the importance of self - love into Black and Brown girls so that they are fully aware of their value and entitlement to healthy and reciprocal love and relationships.

  • We reclaim self-care and prioritize mental health for our Black and Brown girls to strengthen the toolkit they have to tend to their mind, body, and spirit.

  • Through an emphasis on fostering authentic connections and chosen kinship, we encourage our girls to see each other not as competitors, but as friends, supporters, and champions of one another.

  • We believe the world needs Black and Brown girls leading for equity, justice, and fairness. Love Your Magic leaders unapologetically take up space, lead authentically, and demand what they deserve. They teach people how to treat them well and prioritize their right to be heard, respected, and honored.

Program Overview

From empowering sessions on self-love and advocacy to immersive experiences in history, social justice, and outdoor adventures, our diverse array of programs offer a comprehensive journey of growth and empowerment. Through every event, program and fellowship we celebrate the unique identities and potential of Black and Brown girls, nurturing their confidence, resilience, and leadership skills.

Love Your Magic offers tailored programming for Black and Brown girls from ages 7 to 24, designed to foster community, nurture confidence and cultivate self-advocacy. Each program is carefully crafted to be developmentally appropriate, providing skills and support needed to help young girls thrive.

Love Your Magic programs and events are rooted in our Love and Magic Pillars.

  • Annual Conference

    ANNUAL PROGRAMMING: The Love Your Magic Conference is a one-day conference that centers the experiences of Black and Brown girls through self-care, self-love, self-advocacy, community and chosen kinship, and leadership. This year’s Annual Conference emphasized the importance of nurturing justice and joy.

  • Love Your Magic Summer Camp

    ANNUAL PROGRAMMING: During our three-day, two-night summer camp, girls get together and participate in life affirming activities. From culturally significant ones like double dutch and hand games, to traditional camp adventures like swimming and rock climbing, participants celebrate their heritage while honing vital life skills and fostering joy.

  • Be Well Retreats

    QUARTERLY PROGAMMING: The Be-Well Retreat is a one-day retreat that offers Black and Brown girls a space for healing. Through yoga, meditation, healing circles, arts and crafts, and dance, Black and Brown girls learn about, explore, and engage in practices designed to support and deepen their commitments to their well being.

  • How Are Our Girls?

    CAREGIVER EVENT: How Are Our Girls? is an event series designed to center the unique experiences and wellness needs of Black and Brown girls. This series seeks to bring importance to the intersectional identities of Black and Brown women and uplift the young women and girls who have long been the (overlooked) pillars of our society.

  • State of Our Girls

    CAREGIVER EVENT: The State of Our Girls is a convening that examines the experiences of Black and Brown girls across the state of Massachusetts and explores strategies to uplift, center and support their positive identity development.

  • All About (Self) Love

    AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMING: All About Self Love is a program designed for Black and Brown girls to define, critique, explore and develop ways to love themselves more deeply through an examination of self, their ancestors, their communities and how they can grow a deeper commitment to their journey of self love.

  • Liberation is for Everybody

    AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMING: Liberation is for Everybody is a program and learning experience designed to equip Black and Brown girls with the language, tools and history to be able to identify, name and critique the oppression they experience so that they are able to resist, advocate and love themselves deeply

  • Girls Solidarity Circle

    AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMING: In partnership with Boston Girls Empowerment Network, the Girls Solidarity Circle (GSC) is a monthly program for girls in high school to engage in "Community Solidarity Conversations" that promote healing, understanding, and a sense of community. Supported by mental health professionals, trained peer leaders, and special presenters, GSC fosters social justice education, cultural connection, and personal growth.

  • Reading for Liberation

    AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMING: The Reading for Liberation Book Club is a unique opportunity for participants to cultivate meaningful relationships, deepen their understanding of themselves and their communities, and enhance critical thinking and literacy skills. Through engaging discussions and exploration of diverse stories, girls in the program embark on a journey of self-discovery, building connections that extend beyond the pages of the books.

  • Their Eyes Were Watching Boston

    AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMING: Their Eyes Were Watching Boston examines the work of Black and Brown women connected to Boston, Massachusetts, and the diaspora, from the abolitionist movement to the present day. This program offers an exploration of how Boston underwent significant transformations driven by the struggle for justice, freedom, voting rights, and equality spearheaded by Black and Brown women.

Our Commitment

Love Your Magic will continue its commitment to be a sacred space for the healthy development of Black and Brown girls through our Theory of Action:

Love Your Magic will continue its commitment to be a sacred space for the healthy development of Black and Brown girls through our Theory of Action:

  • We are intentional about cultivating a “third space” of safety and community designed to foster chosen kinship. Our young people are free to express themselves in a space where they are affirmed, seen, and celebrated for their uniqueness and individuality.

  • We know the world seeks to shrink the power and authority our Black and Brown girls are entitled to, therefore we arm them with the skills to navigate the world with audacious confidence, clarity of their power, and a deep-rooted sense of self and values.

  • We create programming that supports healthy development focused on well-being, self-awareness, self-improvement, advocacy, and healthy relationships.

  • We grow with our participants from elementary school to college as a guiding and supportive partnership through all stages in their development.

Priorities for 2025

Scale and advance feedback system that were operationalized in 2024

Redefine and restructure school partnership recruitment and onboarding

Codify programming that was piloted in 2024

Continue awareness campaign via the Love Your Magic “Media Kit”

Debut inaugural Our Love, Our Magic fundraiser

Increase partnerships with community organizations

Broadening the scope of we serve at our Annual Conference

Debut fundraising via social media

4 year vision

Continue to build the infrastructures and systems that will inform our ability to grow and scale.

Strengthen and grow our program model to broaden its reach and consistency

Expand partnerships and community engagement such as volunteer opportunities and corporate and global partnerships

Upcoming Dates

January 2025 | Where Do We Go From Here?

March 2025 | Annual Conference

June 2025 | Our Love, Our Magic Fundraiser

October 2025 | State of Our Girls

July 2025 | Summer Camp

Board Members

  • Alice Owolabi Mitchell

    Managing Director of Academics, KIPP, Massachusetts

  • Laura Assade

    Salem Public School District Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Engagement

  • Janille Olivo

    Program Director, Love Your Magic

  • Ivanna Solano | Founder

    Executive Director, Love Your Magic

Thank You to Our Partners

Barely a Drop!

The Harsh Truth of Funding Disparities for Women and Girls of Color

Less than 2%

of the $444 billion in total charitable giving in the USA is allocated to organizations supporting women and girls

Source: The Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s Women & Girls Index (WPI) found that giving to women’s and girls represented a mere 1.8% of charitable giving in the U.S.

of billions in donations reach girls and women of color

Source: Ms. Foundation for Women landmark report ““Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less” published statistics on philanthropic giving for women and girls of color.

Just 0.5%