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RENDRD FOUNDATION

A non-profit levelling the CREATIVE LANDSCAPE for BIPOC communities.

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MISSION

“To educate, nurture & employ youth from underrepresented communities at the intersection of creative
and digital innovation.”

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We have built and are always continuously expanding technological infrastructures these communities can access, such as remote computing, 3D printing, and virtual production equipment. These solutions remove physical and financial barriers to entry of underrepresented communities coming into the creative industry.

RENDRD Foundation provides participants with direct access to industry-standard equipment and programming, delivered through a culturally diverse, unprejudiced framework. Additionally, our team offers hands-on mentorship.

MANIFESTO

Rendrd provides BIPOC COMMUNITIES with solutions that impact their positive social and economic outcomes.

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TODAY
BLACK CULTURE HAS VISIBLY INFLUENCED ALL ASPECTS OF POP CULTURE AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA. TODAY, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY, AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR JOBS AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN POSITIONS OF POWER.

This is a clear opportunity for Black Canadians of all backgrounds to advance their social and economic influence in this field
2017
In Canada alone, visual effects and animation services for audiovisual works generated *59.0% of total industry sales 3D visual effects and animation services for audiovisual works added another *11.0%
Domestic clients accounted for 82.1% of total industry sales, up from 79.3% in 2015.
2018
The global 3D animation market size was valued at $13.75 Billion and is expected to expand to *$28.3 Billion
from 2019 - 2025


This is attributed to technological advancements in 3D animation technology, emphasis on producing
High-Definition videos, andwide usage of 3D animated videos.
According to Selig Center for Economic Growth, the Black community’s buying power was $1.4 trillion (USD) in 2019
2019
According to Selig Center for Economic Growth, the Black community’s buying power was
*$1.4 trillion (USD)

According to Selig Center for Economic Growth, the Black community’s buying power was $1.4 trillion (USD) in 2019

“We were essentially the Instagram police and called out fake influencers left, right and centre. It was fun and all, but there is only so many bikini chicks you can look at on Instagram before you start losing your mind.”

Dan, Co-founder and CEO of Lumio

2024
According to Selig Center for Economic Growth, the Black community’s buying it’s projected to grow to
$1.8 trillion, which continues to shape their social and economic influence.

“After this, we both took up golf on during the week and started eating fancy dinners at the local Country Club... Ha. This is not what happened at all. We suck at golf and love eating Guzman Y Gomez.”

Adam, Co-founder of Lumio

RENDRD Foundation is determined to remove accessibility and financial barriers for the Black community through mentoring & labor market integration.

FEATURED
PROJECTS

ENTROPY IN 
PROTOPIA

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ENTROPY IN 
PROTOPIA

I n a world of mass migration, globalization, and refugee displacement, it is essential to empower the voices that carry the cultural legacy and folklore for generations to come.

Our project leverages cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence (AI), 3-D animation, and Web3 to build worlds that depict narratives. This is a collaboration with Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) and creatives from underrepresented communities.

We empower and fund marginalized creatives in Canada and across the globe to engineer a future where developing nations thrive.

This is your invitation to foster and become a part of our ecosystem of innovative solutions.
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ENTROPY IN PROTOPIA

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We are devoted to building technological infrastructure that the Black community can access, such as remotely accessible computing power, software licenses, render farms, VR gear, motion capture equipment, 3D scanning, and 3D printing technology.

 "Our team and partners are committed to sharing resources and tools to empower participants and create diversity in the innovation space and socially."
RESOURCES
& ACTIVITIES

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December 9, 2021

  • Physical computing tools
  • Rapid prototyping tools
  • 3D printing/scanning solutions
  • Virtual production tools (VR/Mocap)
  • 3D mentoring and training.
  • Remote virtual computing access
- Physical computing tools - Rapid prototyping tools - 3D printing/scanning solutions - Virtual production tools (VR/Mocap) - 3D mentoring and training. - Remote virtual computing access

Technological accessibility for BIPOC communities.

December 2, 2021

  • Physical computing tools
  • Rapid prototyping tools
  • 3D printing/scanning solutions
  • Virtual production tools (VR/Mocap)
  • 3D mentoring and training.
  • Remote virtual computing access
- Physical computing tools - Rapid prototyping tools - 3D printing/scanning solutions - Virtual production tools (VR/Mocap) - 3D mentoring and training. - Remote virtual computing access

Job & networking opportunities

December 2, 2021

  • Surveying and community research
  • Access to tech labs and studios
  • BIPOC industry guest speakers
  • One-on-one mentorship
  • Remote work opportunities
- Surveying and community research - Access to tech labs and studios - BIPOC industry guest speakers - One-on-one mentorship - Remote work opportunity generation.

Training & Competitions

December 2, 2021

  • Industry-standard training
  • Software-specific training
  • Creative challenges & submissions
- Industry-standard training - Software-specific training - Creative challenges & submissions

Financing

December 2, 2021

  • Hardware Loans
  • Software Financing
  • Hardware prizes and giveaway
- Hardware and software loans/financing - Hardware prizes and giveaways -

“With every exciting, new technology or trend, we should be asking ourselves who is being left out of this conversation and how can we fix that?”

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 "Our team and partners are committed to sharing resources and tools to empower participants and FOSTER diversity in CREATIVE & innovation spaceS."
OUR 
PARTNERS
NIKE

2022

Air Max Day

TROYBOI

2022

The Year 5 Collection

OTOY

2022

Placeat laboriosam voluptas magni nemo voluptates voluptat

NBA

2022

NBA Creators program

BEST BUY

2022

Passon the passion with best buy

OCAD

2022

Coming Soon

INNOVATE INC

2022

Founding Partner

TWENTY2B

2022

Founding Partner

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a Black-led non-profit levelling the CREATIVE LANDSCAPE for BIPOC communities
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a Black-led, non-profit group leveling the ground for Black, Indigenous, and POC communities
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