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Brilliant Reminders of Radical Self Care

August 17, 2023

Dr. Dawn Jacobs Martin and Pumpkin Jacobs both have huge birthdays next week; Pumpkin is turning 4 and Dawn is turning an age (with 4 in it) that I can’t disclose if I want to keep my sister and her fabulous Leo energy.

Open Horizon featured in the Alexandria Stylebook

July 27, 2023

Our Conversations About Race & Belonging: Parents Program was recently featured in The Alexandria Stylebook.

Ignite the South’s inaugural cohort’s holds its final in-person retreat in Atlanta, Georgia!

July 21, 2023

Last week, Ignite the South’s inaugural cohort held its third and final in-person retreat. They convened in Atlanta, Georgia for three days of programming.

D’Lynn wishes you a Happy Juneteenth!

June 19, 2023

I wish for you truth and liberation on this Juneteenth, Friends & Cousins of Open Horizon! I love Juneteenth. It has been one of my favorite holidays since before it was a federally recognized holiday.

A Letter from D’Lynn Jacobs on Open Horizon’s Conversations About Race and Belonging: Fall 2023 Parents Program

June 1, 2023

Happy Pride, Friends and Cousins of Open Horizon! I hope you and your families enjoyed connecting and barbecuing on Memorial Day, if that is a way you honor the holiday.

Resistance & Resilience: Ignite the South Holds Second In-Person Retreat in Jackson, Mississippi

May 1, 2023

A couple of weeks ago, April 12 -14, Ignite the South held its second in-person Retreat, this time in Jackson, Mississippi.

A Letter From Our New Executive Director, D’Lynn Jacobs: Philanthropy is Love in Action

April 7, 2023

Spring Greetings, Friends of Open Horizon,
May this post find you all well on this holy week for many. I joined Open Horizon as Executive Director on March 20, equinox.

Open Horizon Names D’Lynn Jacobs Inaugural Executive Director

April 6, 2023

We are delighted to announce the hiring of D’Lynn Jacobs as Open Horizon’s inaugural Executive Director! Open Horizon is an Alexandria, VA-based family foundation.

The Safe Sisters Circle Wins Prestigious Award

December 18, 2022

We are proud to announce that The Safe Sisters Circle, one of Open Horizon’s nonprofit partners, has been awarded the Nannie Helen Burroughs Humanitarian Award during the District of Columbia Courts’ Black History Month’s Fourth Annual African American Impact Awards Ceremony.

A Letter From Our Founders: Open Horizon Enters Its Fourth Year

December 15, 2022

As we enter our fourth year of operation, there is much to celebrate at Open Horizon. During our first two years as a foundation, since December 2019, we focused on granting funds to mission-aligned nonprofit partner organizations.