Unite a Nation, Inc.

Danielle Lafayette (she/her)

“As a black woman founder of a community-based nonprofit organization, I am overcoming many barriers to receiving funding for my organization.”

Unite a Nation, Inc. makes funding more equitable by removing capitalist barriers in the funding process.

Danielle Lafayette is the Founder and Executive Director of Unite A Nation. As the director, Danielle is a housing, youth development, leadership, policy, advocacy, and Holistic program provider. She has been featured in the LA Times, the Wave, and Charter/Spectrum news and has been awarded the Uplift California award and the Spirit of Kings award. As a community organizer and advocate, she uses public policy and programs to empower communities to advocate for and utilize resources to close the black student achievement and wealth gap and create pathways to success for students, organizations, and low-income communities locally, statewide, and nationally. Danielle is also a soccer mom, first-generation college graduate, homeowner, and a California State University, Dominguez Hills graduate.