{"id":37038,"date":"2026-08-29T13:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=37038"},"modified":"2026-08-29T13:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:23:59","slug":"black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Coffee Foundation Launches Fund to Empower Artists with Essential Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-119528\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-elementor-id=\"119528\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\">\n<div data-e-type=\"container\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-id=\"be92d19\">\n<div>\n<div data-e-type=\"widget\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0131731\" data-settings=\"{\" wcf_starter_animations data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<p><span>\u201cThe Art Legacy Fund speaks directly to why organisations like the Black Coffee Foundation exist \u2013 to create systems of support that can meet people where they are and help them through moments when they need it most,\u201d said Lungie Maphumulo, CEO of the Black Coffee Foundation. \u201cWe know that the journey of a creative is not always an easy one, and there are moments when artists need support to get back on their feet, continue creating and fulfil their potential. The Foundation is committed to working alongside the Art Legacy Fund to develop initiatives that can support creatives at different stages of their journey, from production to stage and beyond. Last night showed us what is possible when a community comes together with a shared purpose, and donations raised are an incredible starting point for what we believe can become a lasting support system for artists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div id=\"wedod-3703046986\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Art Legacy Fund speaks directly to why organisations like the Black Coffee Foundation exist \u2013 to create<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Black Coffee Foundation Empowers Artists with New Fund<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how the Black Coffee Foundation&#039;s new fund supports artists with vital resources, fostering creativity and empowering talent.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Black Coffee Foundation Empowers Artists with New Fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover how the Black Coffee Foundation&#039;s new fund supports artists with vital resources, fostering creativity and empowering talent.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"We Do Dis News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-29T13:23:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-cropped-W-1-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"271\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"148\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Man-Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Man_Gale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Man-Gale\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Man-Gale\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a9d30fddcba329cf1c70c06aad57705a\"},\"headline\":\"Black Coffee Foundation Launches Fund to Empower Artists with Essential Resources\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-29T13:23:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":157,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Music\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/\",\"name\":\"Black Coffee Foundation Empowers Artists with New Fund\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-29T13:23:59+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover how the Black Coffee Foundation's new fund supports artists with vital resources, fostering creativity and empowering talent.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Music\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/category\\\/music\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Black Coffee Foundation Launches Fund to Empower Artists with Essential Resources\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"description\":\"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"wddn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"We Do Dis News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"We Do Dis News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Wedodis.co.za\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Man_Gale\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790\",\"https:\\\/\\\/wa.me\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a9d30fddcba329cf1c70c06aad57705a\",\"name\":\"Man-Gale\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7f73e9429b44760f5c39c59ca2a1df283520282bb11b044324ad5463ac53d4a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7f73e9429b44760f5c39c59ca2a1df283520282bb11b044324ad5463ac53d4a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7f73e9429b44760f5c39c59ca2a1df283520282bb11b044324ad5463ac53d4a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Man-Gale\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wedodis.co.za\\\/news\\\/author\\\/man-gale\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Black Coffee Foundation Empowers Artists with New Fund","description":"Discover how the Black Coffee Foundation's new fund supports artists with vital resources, fostering creativity and empowering talent.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Black Coffee Foundation Empowers Artists with New Fund","og_description":"Discover how the Black Coffee Foundation's new fund supports artists with vital resources, fostering creativity and empowering talent.","og_url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/","og_site_name":"We Do Dis News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","article_published_time":"2026-08-29T13:23:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":271,"height":148,"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-cropped-W-1-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Man-Gale","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Man_Gale","twitter_site":"@Man_Gale","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Man-Gale","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/"},"author":{"name":"Man-Gale","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/a9d30fddcba329cf1c70c06aad57705a"},"headline":"Black Coffee Foundation Launches Fund to Empower Artists with Essential Resources","datePublished":"2026-08-29T13:23:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/"},"wordCount":157,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Music"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/","name":"Black Coffee Foundation Empowers Artists with New Fund","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-29T13:23:59+00:00","description":"Discover how the Black Coffee Foundation's new fund supports artists with vital resources, fostering creativity and empowering talent.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/black-coffee-foundation-launches-fund-to-empower-artists-with-essential-resources\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Music","item":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/category\/music\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Black Coffee Foundation Launches Fund to Empower Artists with Essential Resources"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","name":"We Do Dis News","description":"Discover World Top News . Pop Culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization"},"alternateName":"wddn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#organization","name":"We Do Dis News","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-ChatGPT-Image-Apr-27-2026-11_47_48-AM-1.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"We Do Dis News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wedodis.co.za","https:\/\/x.com\/Man_Gale","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lufuno-mangale-b9b37790","https:\/\/wa.me\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/a9d30fddcba329cf1c70c06aad57705a","name":"Man-Gale","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f73e9429b44760f5c39c59ca2a1df283520282bb11b044324ad5463ac53d4a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f73e9429b44760f5c39c59ca2a1df283520282bb11b044324ad5463ac53d4a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7f73e9429b44760f5c39c59ca2a1df283520282bb11b044324ad5463ac53d4a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Man-Gale"},"url":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/author\/man-gale\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37038"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37052,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37038\/revisions\/37052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}