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Impact

Impact

2025 Impact Numbers

  • 17 BWB Chapters
  • 30 BWB Working Groups
  • A total of 47 activated groups across the globe
  • 12 grants awarded across 11 subject areas. 
  • 99 participants at Fly Ranch at the BWB Spring Summit 
  • 14 projects received through the BWB Project Proposal Form.
  • Hosted 111 campers at BWB-Black Rock City 
  • 4 community-led programs coordinated to advance sustainability in BRC
  • 32 educational opportunities offered through BWBxEDU

With $37,743 raised, the BWB Chapter and Working Group network impacted over 10,000 people and activated 900+ volunteers towards 10,986 hours of civic service in 2025

What People are Saying….

“A member of our Chapter branched out and started their own outreach initiative in another city,  three events of success for them so far!” – Charlene, BWB Chapter Co-Lead

If you’re a community leader (or want to be), join us in contributing to our worldwide impact story. Connect with your local BWB group and become part of our global network!

Major successes this year included expanded participation in the Green Corridor, BLAST, RAT and the Black Rock Compost Program—all initiatives emerging from the Green Theme Camp Community (GTCC). Plus a new Solar Donation program from the BRC Solar Team. 

  • Black Rock City hosted 2 Green Corridors with 35 placed theme camps actively working toward the goals of the 2030 Environmental Sustainability Roadmap.
  • 105 Camps participated in Burner Leadership Achieving Sustainable Theme Camps (BLAST), a camp sustainability rating program on key infrastructure areas: power, water, food, waste, shelter, and transportation. This was a 24% increase from 2024, with 63 new camps joining the program.
  • 18,000lbs of food waste were diverted from the landfill though the Black Rock Compost Program which grew to 3 resource recovery camps this year, supporting 200 camps and 9,500 participants.
  • 22 artists were mentored by Renewables for Artists Team (RAT) and returned for a second year with 2 mobile solar generators. 
  • 1 Solar Donation Station, launched by the BRC Solar Team was hosted at BWB camp and helped Burners borrow, loan, and rehome solar panels.

Supported 14 Projects Across 8 Subject Areas:

What People are Saying….

“My experience with BWB was fantastic. They helped me get the ball rolling and provided me with a visual outline of the steps I needed to take, which was a great jumping-off point for getting the project started.” -Hailey, BWB Project Lead  

The bread and butter of BWB are the projects we support and members we create. Share your project with us via the BWB Project Proposal Form to see how we can support your impact.

BWB received 54 grant submissions from 10 countries and funded 13 projects—including our first-ever Regional Event Civic Ignition Grant.

3 projects were locally run or matched, amplifying impact and bringing total funding to $14,000.

What People are Saying….

Welsh writer, Raymond Williams, said, ‘To be truly radical, is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing.’ With the help of this grant, Burners Without Borders fostered the possibility of hope and created change in my community by contributing to the creation of Canberra’s first Co-housing community. – Cris Clacaus, BWB Grantee 

BWBxEDU hosted 32 unique learning offerings across digital, on-playa, and in-person spaces, cultivating opportunities for shared learning, skill-building, and storytelling throughout our global network.

2 BWB Worldwide Calls with 206 registered participants and over 200+ replays.

The BWB Spring Summit brought together conversations centering on the theme, “What Futures Now?” There were 8 programming offerings.
Highlights Include: 

We hosted 3 days of a Black Rock City speaker series, with 17 events focused on exploring systems change, cultural resilience, and embodied action through workshops and dialogue.

At Bay Area Decompression, we hosted 5 speakers from across the BWB network. Stay tuned for these recordings. 
Featured Talks:

  • Mesh Networks (BWB SF/Bay Area) 
  • Rotary x BWB (John Paul aka Sputnik) 
  • A.L.O.H.A.B.U.R.N. (Jonah Lion) 
  • Black Rock Compost (Kat Nadel) 
  • BLAST (Wesley Chen) 

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