MEDIA

Black Philanthropy and Giving Circles

The Business of Giving, October 7, 2020

The Power of Black Giving

Esquire.com, September 24, 2020

Black Philanthropy Month Sets a New Record for Giving and Growth, and It’s Running Far Beyond the Stretch of August

MotherJones.com, August 31, 2020

How to Find and Engage with Black Donors (Micro-Learning Video Series)

Association of Fundraising Professionals, August 26, 2020

5 Places to Donate This Week

Brightest Young Things, August 19, 2020

Racial Equity in Fundraising and Philanthropy (Webinar)

Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy and the Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 12, 2020

Three Women Lead the Wave For Black Philanthropy

Forbes.com, July 30, 2020

Black Philanthropy Month Organizers Hope Current Crisis Will Spur A Burst of Giving

Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 27, 2020 (Subscription)

“Minnesota racial-justice groups with sudden influx of money face new scrutiny”

MinnPost.com, July 8, 2019

Article: https://www.minnpost.com/community-sketchbook/2020/07/racial-justice-groups-with-sudden-influx-of-money-face-new-scrutiny/ 

“How to start a giving circle”

Mashable.com, December 25, 2019

Article: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-start-a-giving-circle/

“Giving Circles,” which pool money for a cause, are on the rise

Axios.com, November 30, 2019

Article: https://www.axios.com/giving-circles-philanthropy-467088ce-25b9-4b61-89b5-78348552c5e8.html

This Little Known Fact About Black Giving Might Be Surprising

Forbes.com, October 30, 2019

Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryannreid/2019/10/30/this-little-known-fact-about-black-giving-might-be-surprising/#5fef35293335

Giving Tuesday: Contrary to Popular Belief, Black Folks Have Been Philanthropists ‘Since The Beginning Of Time’

Newsone.com, November 27, 2018

Link: https://newsone.com/3838286/giving-tuesday-african-american-philanthropy/

Donors of Color Are Not ‘New’ or ‘Emerging.’ We’ve Been Giving All Along.

Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 13, 2018 [subscription]

Link: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-Donors-of-Color-Are/244252

Web-Based Platform Helps Expand Community-Based Giving Circles

Nonprofit Quarterly, May 25, 2018

Link: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/05/25/web-based-platform-helps-expand-community-based-giving-circles/

New Site Makes It Easier for Giving Circles to Blossom

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 5, 2018

Link: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/New-Site-Seeks-to-Make-It/242442

Giving Circles in the U.S. Grow: What Does That Mean for Institutional Philanthropy?

Nonprofit Quarterly, June 2, 2017

Link: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/06/02/giving-circles-u-s-grow-mean-institutional-philanthropy/

With ‘giving circles,’ a sum that is far greater than the parts

Washington Post, May 31, 2017

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/with-giving-circles-a-sum-that-is-far-greater-than-the-parts/2017/05/30/050ea6a4-31c8-11e7-9dec-764dc781686f_story.html

August 2011:  Ebony Magazine, Black Wealth Issue, “Where Wealthy Blacks Give. . . and how the rest of us can give too.”

November 2011:  Green American, “Giving Circles, Make Your Change Multiply”

December 2014:  “Fostering A Culture of Diverse Philanthropy,” Stanford Social Innovation Review

June 2014:  “A Giving Circle’s Journey: The Black Benefactors,” Resource Generation

December 2013:  NPR, Tell Me More Show – Redefining Philanthropy:  How African Americans Give Back

October 2012:  Black Enterprise- “Nonprofit Insider:  How to Start a Giving Circle”

June 2012:  Catalogue for Philanthropy of Greater Washington- “Teaming up:  Black Benefactors & The Catalogue”

March 2012:  Friends of Ebonie- “For Goodness Sake Try Something Different” 

June 2011:  Giving Circles Help- “The Black Benefactors Interview”