Giving Back
Giving Back
Our Awareness Extends Beyond Our Self to Help the Communities Around Us.
Awareness Through Adornment
At BlackBird, jewelry is more than beauty. It’s a way to carry meaning and create impact.
Through our Give Back Collections, certain charms are directly linked to nonprofits whose missions inspire us. When you purchase these pieces, 20% of the purchase price goes directly to the cause they represent, supporting everything from ocean conservation and education to local healing programs.
Each nonprofit has its own hand-carved charm, and we are building dedicated collections of bracelet styles to carry each message forward. When you wear these pieces, you’re not just expressing intention. You’re helping fund the work that protects, heals, and inspires our world.
Because every piece carries meaning.
And every purchase helps create change.
Our Causes:
Giving Back to:
Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Just down the coast in Juno Beach, Loggerhead Marinelife Center has been a cornerstone of sea turtle conservation for decades. This nonprofit leads research, rehabilitation, and education—monitoring tens of thousands of nests each year and caring for injured turtles in their on-site hospital.
From hands-on exhibits to award-winning programs, Loggerhead inspires all ages to love and protect the ocean. We’re honored to support their mission: 20% of the purchase price from every Sea Turtle Charm sale is donated directly to Loggerhead Marinelife Center, funding life-saving care, conservation, and education.
Together, we protect what we love.
Giving Back to:
AnGari Foundation
Sharks are among the ocean’s most vital—and most misunderstood—creatures. That’s why we’re proud to support the ANGARI Foundation, a South Florida nonprofit dedicated to ocean education, research, and conservation.
ANGARI brings science to life—whether tagging sharks with researchers or launching student-led expeditions aboard their research vessel. Their work reaches far beyond labs, inspiring curiosity and connection in classrooms, communities, and future changemakers.
20% of the purchase price of every Shark Charm sale is donated directly to ANGARI. Your purchase helps fuel education, research, and conservation that protect our oceans and the sharks that keep them in balance.
Because when we understand more, we care more... and when we care more, we act.
Giving Back to:
Chasin a Dream Foundation Fundraiser
Chasin A Dream empowers families with children facing life-threatening illnesses by offering personalized, transformative support. Their mission is to ease the burden on families battling cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, and other serious conditions through individualized care that promotes healing and hope.
Rooted in the belief that community matters, their work is powered by Locals Helping Locals®—real people showing up for each other in real ways.
In partnership, I carved the tiny We Walk as Lions charm to honor the incredible strength and heart these children carry. 20% of the purchase price from each charm goes directly to support Chasin A Dream’s mission.
Giving Back to:
School Yard Films
Each of us can make a difference... and each of us can be a star in conservation. That’s the guiding spirit behind our Sea Star Charm and why we’re honored to support Schoolyard Films, founded by acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Tom Fitz.
Schoolyard Films inspires the next generation of environmental stewards by providing free, high-quality documentary films to K–12 schools. Their films transport students into the wild, teaching about endangered species, fragile ecosystems, and the powerful role each of us plays in protecting our planet. Offered at no cost, they spark curiosity and action in young hearts and minds everywhere.
20% of the purchase price from every Sea Star Charm sale goes directly to Schoolyard Films. When you wear yours, you’re not just wearing a symbol of beauty... you’re helping light the way for future conservationists.
Because change begins with awareness... and grows with education.
Giving Back to:
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary has been rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing Florida’s native wildlife since 1983. From turtles and owls to foxes and panthers, their work blends wildlife medicine with environmental education, teaching our community how to protect what’s wild and local.
In the summer of 2023, I partnered with the Sanctuary to create a custom collection of hand-carved medallions inspired by the animals we’ve come to love—the owl, opossum, panther, snake, and everyone’s favorite whistling duck, Stu.
20% of the purchase price from every charm sale is donated directly to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, helping to fund their ongoing rescue, rehabilitation, and education efforts.
Giving Back to:
Penny & Wild smalls of South Florida
Dedicated to rescuing rabbits and guinea pigs who have been abandoned, surrendered, or are out of time in shelters — and adopting them into carefully screened indoor forever homes. Their work includes medical care, spay/neuter, lifelong sanctuary for unadoptable animals, and free community education on proper small animal care.
We’ve paired Penny & Wild with our hand-carved Crescent Moon Charm, a symbol of new beginnings and a reminder that every day offers the chance to start again or make a change. For the rabbits and guinea pigs this rescue saves, each adoption is exactly that — a fresh start.
Today, Penny & Wild cares for around 150 animals at a time, supported entirely by fosters, volunteers, and donors who open their hearts and homes to keep these small animals safe.
20% of the purchase price from every Crescent Moon Charm sale is donated directly to Penny & Wild Smalls.
Giving Back to:
WildBlueSea Foundation
WildBlueSea is a nonprofit dedicated to healing our coastal watersheds and restoring balance between people and the wild waters we depend on. Through creative, science-based projects, they work to protect mangroves, seagrasses, and oysters—the natural systems that filter, stabilize, and sustain life.
Their mission is rooted in watershed conservation and community, inspiring a deeper understanding of our shared waterways by empowering local youth and residents to be part of the solution. By focusing on education, restoration, and hands-on action, WildBlueSea reminds us that our well-being is directly connected to the health of rivers, lagoons, estuaries, and oceans.
In support of this mission, I carved the Ocean Charm—two hands, one adult and one child, each holding a creature of the sea: a dolphin and a sea turtle. It’s a symbol of shared responsibility and a reminder that what we teach the next generation shapes the future of our waters.
$20 from each sterling silver Ocean Charm supports WildBlueSea’s ongoing conservation work.
Together, we protect what we love.
