After we shared our recommended list of Black-owned businesses, many professionals, creatives, and experts reached out offering pro bono or discounted services to support small Black-owned businesses. To make sure these generous offers weren’t lost in social feeds, we’ve organized their messages and contact details below so business owners can find help in areas like coaching, web design, marketing, bookkeeping, legal aid, and more.
Business Coaching
Bryn Braaten – Recruiting Manager at Amazon offering up to 5 resume reviews per month to help refine skills and connect candidates with suitable roles at Amazon. CONTACT: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/
Kathy Campbell – Offering a Magical Business Checkup to help BIPOC-owned businesses streamline operations, prioritize growth, or improve work-life balance. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.theunicornsidekick.com/magical-unicorn-checkup/
Lindsey Stamps – Experienced Etsy and Amazon Handmade seller offering one-on-one mentorship to two BIPOC sellers who are starting out or need help growing their shops. CONTACT: https://www.etsy.com/shop/winewifehappylife
Liz Heron – Specialist in burnout prevention and recovery offering two free sessions to assess burnout and create a personalized recovery plan. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.lizheron.com
Megan Sowell – Offering a free business consulting session in Washington, DC. CONTACT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megansowell
Web Design & Social Media
Alice Lawler – Providing free web design for Black-owned businesses worldwide. CONTACT: https://baleinestudios.com/
Ember M.P. – Agency offering up to 10 free hours per month of marketing, web design, and development for affected businesses; open to helping BIPOC business owners. CONTACT: www.instagram.com/leapsparkagency
Jackie Strubberg – Offering two free consulting sessions to help design websites (developer collaboration required to launch). CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.jackiestrubberg.com/
Sara Lloyd – Free class on using password managers (LastPass) covering why they matter and how to set them up on desktop and mobile. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.heckinpasswords.com
T. Claire O’Connor – Website designer offering to design several sites free of charge for Black business owners. CONTACT: [email protected], www.tclaireoconnor.com
Branding, Marketing & PR
Ainslee Neitzel – Communications professional offering free support in website strategy, email campaign planning, and content writing/editing. CONTACT: [email protected]
Beth Thomas – One-hour online consult to help US-based BIPOC businesses set up or optimize Google search campaigns. CONTACT: [email protected]
Briana McDougall – Offering free marketing copy, social media strategy, and digital advertising help. CONTACT: [email protected], www.instagram.com/bri9
Colette – Available as a sounding board for remote calls on marketing and product strategy. CONTACT: [email protected]
Courtney Z – Offering a free one-hour business strategy consultation covering marketing, pricing, finance, or operations as needed. CONTACT: [email protected], www.homeroompdx.com
Emily Niedermaier – Expert in Google and social media advertising, offering help to build a long-term paid media strategy. CONTACT: [email protected]
Golden Word – PR firm hosting a two-hour virtual workshop that teaches small business owners how to handle their own public relations; promotional code offered for free registration in the original listing. CONTACT: https://www.goldenword.co/workshops
Heidi Schmidt – Free strategy sessions for social media, email, and content marketing, plus setup assistance to launch content programs. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.heidijschmidt.com
Jenni Green – Senior Art Director offering pro bono help with art direction, design, branding, and social media to build small business brands. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.jenni-green.com
Karin Conroy – Marketing consultant for law firms offering free consulting, branding help, and discounted website design for Black law firms. CONTACT: [email protected], https://conroycreativecounsel.com/
Kim Hecomovich – Product designer offering long-term help with consultation, design, logos, websites, and apps (excluding direct competitors of employer). CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.whattheheco.com
Lauren Palan – Minneapolis-based brand strategist offering one-hour consulting sessions to help Black-owned businesses. CONTACT: [email protected], http://linkedin.com/in/laurenjeananderson
Lizzie Doherty – Experienced marketer offering free marketing and brand strategy development. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-doherty-86424b7
Jenni Jayne – Brand and product marketer offering help with brand positioning and marketing plans; please include a business summary and current challenge when reaching out. CONTACT: https://www.jennijayne.com/
Melissa M. – Interior designer with marketing experience offering help with content creation, editing, and visual design. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.forageandscoutinteriors.com/
Tracy Morgan – FB & IG ads coach offering a deep-dive “Targeting 101” workshop to help Black-owned businesses fine-tune ad audiences and targeting. CONTACT: http://www.tracybydesign.co/yhl
Copywriting & Copy Editing
Amanda Lawrence – Proofreader offering to review collateral, websites, and email campaigns to catch spelling and grammar errors. CONTACT: [email protected], https://instagram.com/amanda_stlaurent
Barbie Carpenter – Content writer available to develop or update web content for Black-owned businesses. CONTACT: www.carpenterdoc.com/contact
Celeste Tholen – Offering two hours of free editing per business for line edits, substantive edits, tone, and revision suggestions. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.celestetholen.com/
Erin Ollila – Writer offering web copy and content marketing, LinkedIn audits and edits, and reviews of email sequences or opt-ins. CONTACT: [email protected], http://erinollila.com
Jamie Jacobsen – Offering up to five pages of web content with two rounds of edits free of charge. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.instagram.com/jamiepjacobsen/
Karen Miller – Offering a free one-hour session for a website content audit, recommendations, and content strategy, with a focus on supporting BIPOC businesses (Philadelphia area emphasis). CONTACT: [email protected], https://karenmillerwrites.com/
Katie Farmand – Copywriter offering website copy for new businesses. CONTACT: www.instagram.com/kitchenkatie
Laura McClellan – Providing 10+ hours of free marketing copywriting or a full project like website copy (hours negotiable). CONTACT: [email protected], http://lauramcclellan.com
Maria at Project R Design – Copywriter offering to write website, Facebook, and About pages free of charge. CONTACT: www.projectrdesign.com
Graphic Design & Illustration
Alli Burrows – Graphic designer offering logo, branding, and packaging design services pro bono. CONTACT: [email protected], https://allihenrydesign.com
Elissa Jacobsen – Offering templates for social media graphics and help creating professional resumes for BIPOC entrepreneurs. CONTACT: [email protected], www.elissajacobsen.com
Kate Alber – Available for logo design, infographics, and illustration. CONTACT: [email protected], http://katealber.myportfolio.com/
Laura Hopkins – Graphic designer offering services across web, email, packaging, print materials, and photography for headshots and product images. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.instagram.com/xolhdesign/
Lauren Devito – Offering free logo design to three businesses. CONTACT: http://www.laurendevitocreative.com/
Michelle – Providing graphic design for logos, flyers, posters, signage, business cards, and conference materials. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.michelleredmon.com/
Nara Lee – Offering custom illustrations for storefronts, products, or marketing materials. CONTACT: https://www.instagram.com/naraleestudio/
Photography
Alison Holcomb – Specializes in styled product photos. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.instagram.com/alisonholcomb/
Amanda Bellucci – Offering free headshots and product/lifestyle photography to support Black-owned businesses (eastern PA). CONTACT: [email protected], www.instagram.com/manda.bellucci.photo
Breanna – Lifestyle and branding photographer offering headshots, lifestyle branding, and product images (Salt Lake City). CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.breannaelizabethphoto.com
Cali at Rambling Photography – Offering product photos, headshots, and lifestyle sessions (Northern NJ). CONTACT: www.instagram.com/ramblingphotography
Carrie Stroud – Natural light portrait photographer offering free headshots to BIPOC female business owners in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. CONTACT: [email protected], http://carriestroudphotography.com
Casey Gorgone – Lifestyle photographer offering headshots, product, and food photography for branding (Charleston, SC). CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.caseymayphotography.com
Cat Moore – Photographer in the 30A/Destin/PCB area offering services pro bono. CONTACT: www.instagram.com/catmoorephotography/
Chelsea Mazur – Branding photographer in Louisville, KY offering free branding sessions to amplify Black voices locally. CONTACT: [email protected], www.instagram.com/chelseamazurphoto
Erin Moore – Offering professional headshots in Eastern Iowa. CONTACT: via Facebook profile listed in original post
Erin Sonderman – Free branding shoot for products, headshots, and lifestyle photos in Atlanta, GA. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.frecklesandlocks.com
Grace O’Connor – Photographer offering branding, interiors, and headshots across the South (based in Montgomery, AL). CONTACT: www.instagram.com/grace.photography.studio
Jenny Harvard – Product photography, headshots, and branding minis in North Alabama. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.jbeehphotography.com
Jess Cartellone – Free lifestyle and branding photo shoots for Black-owned businesses (Cleveland, OH). CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.jesscart.com/
Jordana Hazel – Offering mini headshot sessions to Black business owners in Los Angeles. CONTACT: [email protected], https://hazelnutphotography.com/
Kat Larrea – Minneapolis/St. Paul photographer offering headshots and product shots. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.katlarreaphoto.com/
Kegan Wilson – Offering two product photography sessions in Denver, CO. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.keganmarie.com/
Kelli Morrell – Free headshots for business owners in St. Louis, MO. CONTACT: [email protected], http://kellimorrellphotography.com/
Kristin Bednarz – Free branding photography sessions in Lubbock, TX and beyond. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.kristinbednarz.com/
Laura & Michael – Photographers in Richmond, VA offering help as needed. CONTACT: [email protected], www.michaelandlauraphotography.com
Lauren Imus – Product photography for business owners in Savannah, GA. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.laurenimus.com/
Lindsey Culver – Offering business branding photography in Birmingham, AL. CONTACT: www.instagram.com/lindseyculverphotography
Maddy Bratcher – Product photography in exchange for product for Black-owned businesses in Milwaukee and beyond. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.instagram.com/maddymalloryphotography
Madison Thomson – Offering free flat lay product photography; businesses send products, she photographs and returns them. CONTACT: www.instagram.com/madisonthomsonphotography
Matthew Collins – Photographer in Dayton, OH offering interiors, food, corporate, and editorial portraits. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.matthew-collins.com/
Millie Wibert – Offering free stop motion or photo sessions in Los Angeles, CA. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.instagram.com/creativemillstudio/
Paige Winn – Product and branding photography offered to BIPOC-owned businesses. CONTACT: [email protected], www.instagram.com/paigewinnphoto
Rachel Utain-Evans – Brand images, headshots, and family shoots in Philadelphia and South Jersey; also offering birth photography donation to a family in need. CONTACT: [email protected], https://rachelutainevans.com/
Accounting & Financial Coaching
Dana Grider – Professional fundraiser offering free advice and consulting to Black-led nonprofits or organizations serving BIPOC communities. CONTACT: [email protected]
Katie VanLangen – Nonprofit consultant offering support with strategy, growth, fundraising, and grant writing for racial justice organizations. CONTACT: [email protected]
Nicole Claire Redman – QuickBooks ProAdvisor offering free QuickBooks setup and consultations for Black-owned service businesses, plus free monthly services for 2020 and half-price monthly bookkeeping thereafter (service-business only). CONTACT: [email protected], www.facebook.com/instridebookkeeping
Sabrina Houser – Capital CFO offering free migration to accounting software and free 2020 books cleanup through June for Black business owners. CONTACT: [email protected], www.capitalcfollc.com
Sarah Young – CPA offering donated time (10 hours per month) for outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, tax, or CFO services to a POC-owned business. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.ycocharlotte.com
Sarah White – Offering two free one-hour consulting sessions for fundraising or event planning. CONTACT: [email protected], http://www.eventsuncorked.com
Valerie Tormey – Corporate-experienced professional offering financial guidance to help optimize profit and reinvest in teams. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-tormey-722b173/
Legal Assistance
Lauren S. – California civil attorney offering pro bono legal assistance to Black-owned businesses that need guidance but face barriers to accessing legal help. CONTACT: [email protected]
Other
Data & Research
Dr. Katy Frederick – Offering a consulting session plus 10 hours of research. CONTACT: [email protected], https://twitter.com/K_H_F_H?s=09
Sammy Saber – PhD in engineering and MBA, offering help with business operations, strategy, and data analysis. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.linkedin.com/in/smsaber
Publishing
Kelsey Odorczyk – Publishing professional offering informational interviews to BIPOC individuals interested in learning about careers and opportunities in publishing. CONTACT: www.instagram.com/kelseyyohh/
Human Resources
Kendra Capozzi Parker – Seasoned HR professional offering three free HR consultative sessions to small businesses, with experience in people and culture program development. CONTACT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendra-c-parker-phr-shrm-cp-5a51887/
Virtual Assistant
Mackenzie – Offering free virtual assistant services to BIPOC creatives, bloggers, and designers for administrative or overflow tasks. CONTACT: [email protected]
Mae – Offering one month of free virtual services for backend business support including admin assistance, systems/automation, podcast management, and tech support. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.instagram.com/maemontales.va/
Mental Health Services
Sarah Ragan – Licensed therapist offering volunteer telehealth services to POC who lack access to mental healthcare. CONTACT: [email protected]
Shelly Kessinger, LPC – Offering one free telehealth counseling session to Black business owners; specializes in stress management, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and grief. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.friendswoodmarriagecounseling.com
Insurance
Tracy Faber – Insurance professional with experience in business and personal lines offering insurance advice including Worker’s Comp claims and employment screening guidance. CONTACT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-faber
Interior Design
Morgan Motsinger – Offering virtual interior design services for home offices to help entrepreneurs create functional, professional workspaces (one space per business, residential only). CONTACT: https://www.lot35homes.com/
Transcription
Erin Perkins – Offering transcription for videos under 20 minutes to improve accessibility (two videos per person depending on request volume). CONTACT: [email protected], https://mabelyq.com
Voice Lessons
Jennifer Moore Woods – Voice teacher offering one free 60-minute online vocal coaching session for BIPOC content creators or performers to work on technique and vocal health. CONTACT: [email protected], https://www.jennifermoorewoods.com/voice-lessons
Add Your Services To This List
If you would like to volunteer your expertise or services to support Black-owned businesses—such as coaching, marketing, design, bookkeeping, legal aid, or other professional help—please complete the form referenced in the original post so we can add your offer to this page.