OUR EVENTS

We host a variety of events for our members, grantee partners and the community. Member events include a dinner series and group volunteer projects. We also partner with local groups and organizations to foster philanthropy and increase awareness of local needs.

Past Events

Black Benefactors 10^th Anniversary Celebration
December 6, 2017

Member Brunch with Peggy Cooper Cafritz
Philanthropist, Art Patron and Co-Founder, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
July 8, 2017

10th Anniversary Dinner Series
Featuring Allan Golston, President, United States Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
February 9, 2017

Organizing Neighborhood Equity (ONE DC) Member House Party Fundraiser
November 29, 2016

Black Philanthropy Month Event – Happy Hour for Byte Back DC
August 30, 2016

Black Philanthropy Month 2016 Event – Wine & Revolution
Hosted by ABFE, Black Benefactors, Sank Shuned and Special Gathering Wines
August 28, 2016

Black Philanthropy Month Event – Sisters in Philanthropy Panel Discussion, New York City
August 23, 2016

Making Black Lives Matter: How Philanthropy Can Help Black Communities to Thrive
February 16, 2016

Community Investment Network 11th Annual National Conference, Washington DC (Black Benefactors served as the local giving circle host)
October 1-4, 2015

Conference Kick Off Event: “Go-Go Gives Back,”
October 2, 2015

“Throw Your Giving in a Circle” 8^th Anniversary Celebration
July 17, 2015

“Petite Rouge, a Cajun Red Riding Hood”
Benefiting Black Benefactors grantee Adventure Theatre Musical Theater Center
February 28, 2015
Hosted by Black Benefactors Member Zaneilia Harris

September 17, 2014: “The Power of Black Giving,” Black Benefactors Member Dinner with ABFE
August 16, 2014: Member Volunteer Project with 2014 Grantee Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
August 2, 2014: Baltimore Young Professionals Member Recruitment Brunch
February 19, 2014: Black Benefactors Member Dinner with Brickson Diamond
December 3, 2013: Annual Holiday Happy Hour Fundraiser at Red Rocks H Street
August 24, 2013: Member Volunteer Project with Friends of Ebonie
July 27, 2013: 6th Anniversary Garden Party hosted by Member Maya Garrett
May 21, 2013: Meet and Greet for Prospective Members and Grantees at Cure Bar and Bistro
February 28, 2013: Black History Month Member Event in NYC presented by JP Morgan Chase and BlackGivesBack.com featuring Philanthropist Christina Lewis Halpern
December 6, 2012: 5th Anniversary Holiday Celebration with Black Philanthropic Alliance
August 26, 2011: Ebony Magazine Feature Release Party at Dance Institute of Washington
February 24, 2010: Community Night for Black History Month at International Spy Museum
July 26, 2007: Black Benefactors Launch Party hosted by Black Philanthropic Alliance at Local 16