FOUNDER & CEO
SHALITA O’NEALE
She envisioned and manifested GroCharity Events LLC in January of 2020 to apply her knowledge of successfully launching and growing nonprofits to support Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) led and serving organizations in revitalizing their communities through event planning services, Racial Equity and Inclusion and capacity building trainings and one-on-one nonprofit/business coaching.
Shalita O’Neale is a Spiritual Herbalist, Community Organizer and Author that believes in holistically supporting BIPOC Leaders and Community Activists in strengthening and revitalizing their communities, while creating a healing space that encourages their self-care and overall well-being. As a Spiritual Herbalist, Mrs. O’Neale believes the healing medicine of plants and nature should be amongst the many tools Community Leaders use to heal themselves and build and revitalize the communities in which they live and serve. She enjoys developing trainings and leading workshops on gardening, Plant Medicines and how to grow, make and use medicines that fortify, nurture, and nourish the body’s systems.
Over the past 20 years, Shalita has facilitated trainings, strategic planning and capacity building to local and national organizations such as the Baltimore City Health Department, Maryland Department of Human Services, DC Child and Family Services, New York City, Administration for Children Services (NYC ACS), Child Welfare Academy, Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children, YMCA of San Diego, Family-Focused Treatment Association (FFTA), Foster America and Maryland Association for Families and Youth/Maryland Nonprofits (MARFY/MANO). Mrs. O’Neale has written curriculum and developed online courses designed to assist Nonprofit Founders and Executives with launching and growing their nonprofit organizations. Through her YouTube Channel, one-on-one coaching and #Nonprofitnofilter LIVE Show, she has supported thousands of grassroots nonprofit leaders internationally in growing their nonprofit vision from concept to reality.
Shalita’s desire to empower adults from foster care to secure resources to allow them to contribute to the economic development of their communities led her to found the Fostering Change Network LLC in 2012, now a Corporate Initiative of GroCharity Events, that provides technical assistance to organizations and agencies that work with young adults in and from the foster care system and The FCN Foundation (2017), a nonprofit organization that provides young adults with foster care histories access to human, financial and social capital that will support their personal and professional endeavors.