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The Voice of the African American Male in Philanthropy: A conversation on power, courage, agency, and representation

Our latest Journal centered around the voices of Black grants management professionals, bringing vivid and urgent perspective to the ongoing conversation around racial equity within philanthropy. With this panel, we continue to elevate those voices and deepen the conversation. 
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June 23 | Virtual
CHAPTER WEBINAR
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June 24 | Virtual
PARTNER WEBINAR
Funders are changing their approaches in response to COVID-19. What’s going to stick?

June 25 | Virtual
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Trust and Transparency Through an Agile Mindset

June 30 | Virtual
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Virtual Panel: How COVID-19 Will Forever Change Grantmaking


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Weekly Reads


"As the Black community struggles to manage these overlapping pandemics, we challenge philanthropy to be bold and be inspired by the courage of the protestors who are risking their well-being for the sake of defending Black lives."  [more] 
– Joint Statement on COVID and Police Shootings, ABFE

"Statements are external. They’re performative indicators. People are releasing those statements to say something to the world but also to be perceived as saying something to the world. The question going forward from here is, what will they do in the days ahead to live into those values?"  [more]
– Kerrien Suarez, Equity in the Center, in The Chronicle of Philanthropy

“During this time, nonprofits that rely on foundation funding are experiencing fewer negative impacts and more stable funding than those relying more so on earned revenue or gifts from individual donors.”  [more]
– Funder Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Center for Effective Philanthropy

“My call to philanthropy: fund racial justice. Fund the hell out of it. [...] And have the staying power to give Black activists and allies the space to develop effective organizing strategies to achieve lasting change.”  [more]
– Will Cordery, Leverage Philanthropic Partners, in Nonprofit Quarterly
 
              
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