Visit the Bolder Advocacy blog to read my guest post for Black Philanthropy Month. As we approach the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we can honor the legacy of our great civil rights architects by continuing their tradition of social justice philanthropy.
Author: akirajbarclay
Black Philanthropy Month
August is Black Philanthropy Month. Created by the African Women’s Development Fund USA (AWDF USA) in August 2011, it is an annual global celebration of African-descent giving. Learn more and get connected: Twitter: @blkgivesback #BPM2013 Facebook.com/BlackPhilanthropyMonth
Save the Date: The New York Women’s Foundation Neighborhood Dinner in the BRONX
On September 19, 2013, The New York Women’s Foundation will hold its annual Neighborhood Dinner in the Bronx. This event is organized by the Circle of Sisters for Social Change and honors women leaders of both nonprofits and businesses who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and committed involvement in neighborhood-based work on behalf of women and…
Connecting with the Black Philanthropic Community
Visit the California Community Foundation’s blog Giving in L.A. to read my guest post about how community foundations can better connect with African-American donors.
Collective Influence: The CIN Blog
Visit the Community Investment Network blog to read my Q&A with Executive Director Chad Jones where we discuss my recent Fellowship, how being a mother impacts my philanthropy and my first CIN conference experience.
Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program & U.S. Diversity Fellowship
I am incredibly grateful to have been selected for the 2012 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program & US Diversity Fellowship. While in residence with emerging grantmakers from Brazil and Kenya, I expanded my research on community foundations and deepened my expertise in community philanthropy and giving circles. My final research paper, The Value of Giving…
BlackGivesBack: The Insider: Sherrie Deans, On Harnessing the Power of Celebrity to Improve Life Outcomes for Black Males
For BlackGivesBack’s Black Men and Boys series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sherrie Deans, Executive Director of the Admiral Center. A thought leader in the burgeoning field of celebrity philanthropy, I’m particularly impressed by Deans and the Admiral Center’s approach to the work. Click here to read the post on BlackGivesBack.com.
The New York Women’s Foundation 25th Anniversary Celebrating Women Breakast
Since attending my first Celebrating Women Breakfast as a grantee when I was Director of Development at Love Heals in 2008, I’ve been hooked on the incredible inspiring energy that comes from being in a ballroom packed to the brim with 2,000 powerful women and “a few good men”. The stories of trial and triumph…
Girls in STEM: A New Generation of Women and Science
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post here is video coverage from the White House event promoting Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM). For more additional information view the official White House blog here.
Akira J Barclay 