No images? Click here Dear John, Incubated by Prosperity Now, the BWDC is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, a national program focused on accelerating the pace of wealth accumulation for Black individuals and families and addressing systemic underinvestment in Black communities across the U.S. At launch, the Black Wealth Data Center will host data sets focused on assets, debt, education, employment, homeownership, and business ownership. With more complete data available, the Black Wealth Data Center will be a powerful resource for leaders to leverage data and technology to access a fuller, more accurate story of Black wealth, as well as to facilitate evidence-based policy making and investment decisions that will increase Black wealth in America. The Black Wealth Data Center’s creation advances Prosperity Now’s strategic vision to secure racial economic equity and eliminate America’s racial wealth divide by elevating the most crucial data, analysis, and advocacy on asset building in Black communities. This groundbreaking initiative builds on our Prosperity Now Scorecard and supports the broader field by democratizing data on Black wealth. The Black Wealth Data Center intends to fuel the creation of a national standard on Black wealth analysis and become a trusted source for the collection and dissemination of wealth inequity data. It will elevate our understanding of the underlying variables related to wealth in Black households. It will also build a network of strategic partners and collaborations across other platforms working to analyze and accelerate Black wealth. It is truly a game changer for us all. We look forward to previewing this powerful new tool for our network at the Prosperity Summit next week in Atlanta, Georgia, and welcome your feedback. We can’t wait for you to interact with the site and help us leverage this new tool for our work. Sincerely, Gary Cunningham |