Eight years ago, my friend Tracey Webb (left) created something amazing and truly unique in BlackGivesBack.com. Today she shared her farewell message for the blog. I salute Tracey for her dedication! She showcased a reality in philanthropy that many never knew existed. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to her great work…
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Black Philanthropy Month: A Season of Change
Black Philanthropy Month 2015 is a multimedia campaign to inform, inspire and invest in Black philanthropic leadership. Entering its fifth year of observance, it is part of an unprecedented coordinated initiative to strengthen African-American and African-descent giving in all its forms. High-impact events, media stories, service projects and giving opportunities compose the annual campaign, which kicked off…
C.S. Mott Foundation and the Fellowship Experience
From the BlackGivesBack Facebook page: “We’re proud of BGB contributor Akira Barclay, a 2012 Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society International Fellow! Her research topic focused on the evolution of Black giving circles and community foundations. She shared, “I will continue to use my position as a thought leader in the field to promote the…
A Giving Circle’s Journey: The Black Benefactors
Tracey Webb, my friend and colleague writes for the Resource Generation blog about her journey in creating the Black Benefactors. Learn more about this story at BlackGivesBack
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
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…
BlackGivesBack: Weeksville Visionaries Preserve the Legacy of Historic Site in Brooklyn
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Akira J Barclay 