This year's theme -Roots & Beginnings, 14 Nov 2026
Black Tie Impact Fund
The Black Tie Initiative
The Black Tie Initiative is being built to become more than an annual gathering. Our long-term vision is to create a sustainable platform that connects generations, builds professional and business networks, creates opportunities, celebrates achievement and contributes meaningfully to the wellbeing of our wider community.
Through strategic partnerships, we aim to develop programmes and initiatives that create measurable and lasting impact.
Our community has a longstanding culture of standing together during times of need. We seek to strengthen this tradition through a more structured and sustainable approach to member support.
Areas of focus include:
Our ambition is to transform individual acts of kindness into a coordinated system of support, guided by appropriate governance, accountability and transparency.
We believe that an inclusive community is one in which persons with disabilities have meaningful opportunities to participate, contribute, develop their potential and thrive.
As the Black Tie Initiative grows, we seek to build partnerships that support inclusion, empowerment and opportunity for persons with disabilities.
Potential areas of support include:
Our goal is not simply to provide assistance, but to help create pathways to participation, dignity, independence and opportunity.
We aim to connect younger generations with experienced professionals, entrepreneurs and leaders within and beyond the Nakawa Estate community.
Through mentorship, networking and knowledge-sharing, we seek to help young people:
The Initiative will provide a platform for members and emerging entrepreneurs to connect, collaborate and create opportunities.
Our longer-term ambition includes:
We seek to encourage continuous learning and create opportunities for members and young people within our wider community to access knowledge, mentorship and professional development.
Potential initiatives may include career conversations, professional networking sessions, mentorship programmes, skills development and educational support.
The Black Tie Initiative will celebrate the people, stories and achievements that have shaped our community.
Through recognition and storytelling, we will honour professional, entrepreneurial, sporting, social and community achievements while creating inspiration for the generations that follow.
Our community carries a proud heritage of people who have gone on to make significant contributions in different fields. The Initiative seeks to preserve these stories while creating new opportunities for future generations.
Together
Our partners are not simply supporting an event.
They are helping us build an institution with the potential to create long-term social, professional and economic value.
Corporate and institutional partners can support specific impact areas, including:
We welcome partnerships that combine financial support, technical expertise, mentorship, products, services, networks and other resources that can contribute to sustainable impact.
As the Initiative grows, we are committed to developing appropriate structures for accountability, transparency, responsible resource mobilisation and measurable impact.
Together, we can move from celebrating where we come from to building something that creates opportunities for where we are going.
Celebrating Our Roots. Building Our Future.
How it works
Sponsors and supporters will always be able to see how their contribution creates impact.
Support programmes designed around their specific needs.
Wellbeing and healing support for members and families.
Career guidance, scholarships and professional mentorship.
Training, mentorship and opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs.
Backing members who represent the community in sport.
Beyond the Gala
Connecting entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders.
A youth and mentorship platform: internships, career guidance, skills.
Annual recognition for entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership.
Preserving the stories, photographs and records of the community.
Supporting selected community priorities with measurable outcomes.
Fund education for a young person from the community.