KeyBank Partners with Resilia to Strengthen Grassroots Organizations Throughout the United States

Partnership to support grassroots community-based organizations across the country through on-demand, capacity-building programs

New Orleans, La. - Resilia, a social enterprise with offices in New Orleans and New York City, has partnered with KeyBank to empower and support Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC) led and serving grassroots nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. Through Resilia's partnership, KeyBank's nonprofit grantees will receive support through capacity-building solutions including 1:1 nonprofit coaching, peer-to-peer learning, and an online training and resource platform.

Through lending, investing, grants and volunteerism, KeyBank participates in the growth, revitalization, and sustainability of the communities it proudly serves to make a lasting difference, KeyBank engages with community members and community leaders to understand their needs and ideas, develop plans and then take action. This includes KeyBank’s $40 billion plan that will help create opportunities for home ownership, environmental sustainability, diversity, equality and social inclusion, and much more. More information about KeyBank’s corporate responsibility initiatives can be found here. 

“At KeyBank, our purpose is to help our clients and communities thrive. The best example of a thriving community is one in which its nonprofit network has strong leadership, direction, and operations,” says Shanelle Smith Whigham, Director, Community Relations and Corporate Initiatives at KeyBank. “We are pleased to provide our nonprofit partners with expert capacity-building coaching, access to templates, and on-demand courses through Resilia’s capacity-building offerings.”

"We are excited to partner with KeyBank in support of BIPOC-led grassroots organizations nationwide," said Resilia CEO and Founder Sevetri Wilson. “We are confident that this collaboration will have a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and communities across the country." 

About KeyBank 
KeyCorp's roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Key is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $189.8 billion at December 31, 2022. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management, and investment services to individuals and businesses in 15 states under the name KeyBank National Association through a network of approximately 1,000 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, click here. KeyBank is Member FDIC.

About Resilia
Founded in 2016, Resilia is a Black-led organization that leverages technology and the human touch to help nonprofits and change makers build capacity, elevate stories, and increase impact in their communities. Resilia's Funder Program enables grantors (foundations, corporations, and government offices) to empower their nonprofit partners with on-demand back-office and mission-facing tools, 1:1 nonprofit coaching, and peer-to-peer learning support that meets them where they are in their development.

Visit the Resilia website to learn more about how funders can build grantee nonprofit capacity through the Resilia Funder Program.