Joyce Awards Celebrates 10 Years of Championing Artists of Color
By Sandra DavisChicago Contributor, BlackGivesBack.comThe 2014 Joyce Awards Application Now Open CHICAGO, IL – For a decade, the Joyce Foundation has championed artists of color with the Joyce Awards,...
View ArticleNYC Discussion Conveys Beauty of Black Philanthropy
On February 28, 2013, BlackGivesBack hosted its first event presented by JPMorgan Chase and its Black Organization for Leadership Development (BOLD) group in New York City. Held during Black History...
View ArticleUNCF Annual “A Mind Is” Gala Celebrated Those Changing the Face of Education
Event Honored Ingrid Saunders Jones and Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts New York, NY – UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation’s largest education organization and national advocate for education reform,...
View ArticleSteve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation and Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for...
Steve Harvey talks Dream Building and Manhood with boys at the Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend for Young Men in Los Angeles in 2011.National Steve Harvey Mentoring Campaign Partners for March 23rd...
View ArticleThe Society, Incorporated Bonds Women in Friendship, Service and the Arts
Members of The Society, Incorporated Greater Atlanta ChapterPhoto: Rick Cash ATLANTA, GA - Thirty years ago in Washington, DC, four women became concerned about budget cuts in arts programs impacting...
View ArticleA Picture Reframed: New TEDx Talk Reveals the Stories Behind the Award...
Charlotte, NC — “Ideas worth spreading” is the slogan of the wildly popular TED.com conferences, and with that sentiment BlackGivesBack.com is pleased to premiere a new video, capturing a recent TEDx...
View ArticleAlvin Ailey Young Patrons Circle Hosts “Behind the Scenes of Ailey II” Event
Ailey Young Patrons Circle Steering Committee members Jenny Obiaya and Kara Hollis, Paige Fraser, Steering Committee member Natalie Ginsberg, Edward Spots, Gentry George and Steering Committee member...
View ArticleCalifornia Community Foundation Hosts Luncheon for South L.A. Business...
Actor Larenz Tate and BLOOM Director Robert Lewis among the Speakers at the Luncheon Held at the California African American Museum LOS ANGELES, CA – On March 25, 2013, the California Community...
View ArticleOne-Night-Only Benefit Event Pairs Theatre Legend with Rising Star
‘Lou, Q and You at e2’ set to raise funds for On Q, Charlotte’s black theatre companyBy Valaida Fullwood, Contributor Charlotte, NC – The evening of Tuesday, April 9, an intimate dinner and theatre...
View ArticleLiberty Hill Foundation to Host Annual Upton Sinclair Dinner Honoring...
Liberty Hill Foundation President and CEO, Kafi D. Blumenfield LOS ANGELES, CA - The Liberty Hill Foundation is among the country’s most admired social change foundations, best known for their...
View ArticleNew York Urban League Shows Over 150 Young Men How Technology is Changing the...
SportsNet New York (SNY)’s Brian Custer, NY State Senator Kevin Parker, President & CEO of the New York Urban League, Arva Rice and CyberSynch’s CEO Amos Winbush participate in the New York Urban...
View ArticleJack and Jill of America Westchester, NY Chapter Hosts Cirque du Jour: A...
Cirque du Jour: A Night of Escape co-chairs with host Norm Lewis New Rochelle, NY – The stars were out in New Rochelle on Saturday, March 9th, as the Westchester Chapter of Jack & Jill of America,...
View ArticleEvidence, A Dance Company Hosts The Torch Ball to Celebrate the Life of the...
Senior Partner of Goldman Sachs Valentino D. Carlotti is presented with an award by Chairman Emeritus of the board of Evidence, A Dance Company and Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton...
View ArticleNew Web Site Strengthens Black Male Achievement Field
Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAfunders.org New York, NY — The Foundation Center and the Open Society Foundations have launched the web portal BMAfunders.org to facilitate...
View ArticlePresident Bill Clinton and Prime Minister of Haiti Featured Speakers at Head...
Arnie Fielkow, President and CEO, NBRPA; President Bill Clinton; Otis Birdsong, National President, NBRPA; and Walter Bond, President, Miami Chapter, NBRPA attend Head and Heart Philanthropy's second...
View ArticleThe Insider: Lydia Sermons, Executive Director of the African American...
“Celebrating Visionary Leaders & Landmarks,” 12th Annual Awards Gala to be held April 18, 2013 Since the election of President Barack Obama, more Americans are showing an interest in learning about...
View ArticleA Better Chance Announces Theo Killion, CEO of Zale Corporation to Receive...
NEW YORK – A Better Chance, a national nonprofit that recruits academically talented and motivated students of color and guides them toward a variety of educational opportunities, announced that Theo...
View ArticleThe Insider: Carla Morrison, Founder, Sisters of Today and Tomorrow
Founder of Sisters of Today and Tomorrow Carla Morrison, honoree Xernona Clayton, founder, Trumpet Awards and Kenya James at SOT's 9th Annual Women’s History Month Program: “Celebrating Women of Color…...
View ArticleYoung Professional Spearheads Organization to Increase Black Elected...
Virginia Leadership Institute to host first ever Top 10 Under 40 event on May 7th to honor young Black professionals As a graduate student, Krysta Jones wrote about the lack of Black congressional...
View ArticleAssociation of Black Foundation Executives Challenges Philanthropic Leaders...
ABFE 2013 Conference Hits Chicago Streets; Addresses Community Violence, Black Male Stereotypes and Celebrity Foundations Chicago, IL - Over 225 leaders and professionals in philanthropy including...
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