Podcast
Black Philanthropy: Our Stories
Episodes
054 – Trusting Yourself While Building a Community of Funders of African Descent, with Ineza MutimuraWhat ideas are keeping you up at night? You know, the ideas you just can't shake. You have two options: do nothing, or take steps to engage the idea to see where it takes you and w…
053 – What You Can Learn From a $250 Million Plan to Sustain Racial Justice Advocacy When Funders Abandon Ship, with Marc PhilpartMarc Philpart, President and CEO of the Black Freedom Fund, shares how nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and changemakers can build lasting power even when philanthropic support beco…
052 - What Black Climate Advocacy and Leadership Can Teach Philanthropy, with Mide AkerewusiOlumide "Mide" Akerewusi, founder of AgentsC. and creator of the Giving Black Network challenges the misconception that Black communities neither participate in nor lead climate ju…
051 - Lessons from a Funder Investing Millions in Jewish BIPOC Communities, with Ilana KaufmanWhat can you learn from a leader investing millions in Jewish BIPOC communities? Ilana Kaufman, President and CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative (JOCI), shares how strategic phila…
050 - What It Takes to Build Trust and Relationships in a Divided World, with Angelique PowerHappy 50th Episode! Here, Angelique Power, President & CEO of the Skillman Foundation, shares how relationship building, bridge building, forgiveness, civic engagement, and communi…
049 – Why Giving Up Control Could Be the Best Thing You Do as a Funder, with Joanna JacksonFunders tell nonprofits to collaborate with other nonprofits. Are funders collaborating with other funders? Joanna Jackson, President & CEO of the Weingart Foundation, explains why…
048 – How 200 Everyday Donors Elected Montana's First Black Mayor, with Former Mayor Wilmot CollinsIs voting enough to create the change you want to see? If you're waiting until Election Day to get involved, you may be waiting too long. Discover why political giving, grassroots…
047 - How to Change Careers After 40 and Find Your Purpose, Lessons from an Auctioneer, with Subyn NovelleNeed a career change or wondering how to find your purpose? National fundraising auctioneer Subyn Novelle shares how she transformed uncertainty into a purpose-driven career, raisi…
046 - You're an Asset, Not a Charity Case. Plan Accordingly, with Floyd JonesAre you still presenting your nonprofit as a need instead of a resource? Then you are likely wasting time trying to convince the wrong people to fund you. Floyd Jones, Founder of B…
045 - The Founder of Black Philanthropy Month on How to Trust Your Vision and Build a Global Movement, with Dr. Jackie Bouvier CopelandAre you putting your biggest goals on hold because they feel impossible? Or does the pressure to pick just one path keep you from moving forward? Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland refuse…
044 - No More "We Can't Find Diverse Candidates" Excuses: How Brooklyn Org is Solving their Talent Pipeline Problem, with Dr. Jocelynne RaineyTired of hearing philanthropic organizations say they can't find diverse talent? We are too. Help is on the way. Dr. Jocelynne Rainey, President & CEO of Brooklyn Org, shares how t…
043 - What the 2025 Bank of America Study Reveals About the Future of Giving, with Dr. Marguerite McClinton StoglinAre your fundraising strategies keeping up with today's donors? Dr. Marguerite McClinton Stoglin, Senior Vice President and Philanthropic Strategist at Bank of America, breaks down…
042 – Having Courage to Start Before You're Funded, with Odile TevieWhy wait for others to act when you can be the first to move? Odile Tevie shares how, in the absence of institutional support, she abandoned a secure career in finance to co-found…
041 - How You Transform Lives with In-Kind Services as Philanthropy, with Travon JacksonLearn how in-kind giving can help nonprofits solve real-world challenges. Travon Jackson, National Planning Director of the Black Planning Institute (BPI), shares his approach to p…
040 - Funders: How to Make Grant Funding Easier. Artists: How to Ask Boldly for Support, with Michael Romy GreerShould funding be awarded based on community impact and mission alignment, or on an organization's ability to navigate complex grant applications and reporting demands? Michael R…
039 - How You Center Love and Women in Philanthropy as Senior Advisor at Pivotal, with Dr. Nicole BatesYou don't have to control capital to create change. You can advise the people who do. In this episode, Dr. Nicole Bates, Senior Advisor of Executive Strategy & Initiatives at Pivot…
038 – A Guest & Listener Takeover (Father's Day Season 2 Premiere)In this Father's Day Season 2 premiere, Season 1 and Season 2 guests and listeners ask one other candid questions on fatherhood, philanthropy, equity, and strengthening Black commu…
037 – How You Preserve Black History, $200m Raised and Counting, with Brent Leggs (Juneteenth Season 1 Finale)In this Season 1 finale, released the week of Juneteenth, discover how the urgency to preserve Black history is as old as American history, and why philanthropy plays a critical ro…
036 - Black Men in Philanthropy Deserve Safe Spaces & Community, with Damion WilsonWhile it's trendy (or was) to talk about creating safe spaces of belonging in philanthropy, too often the needs of Black men in philanthropy are forgotten. Pressure from community,…
035 - Start Your Giving Circle: 20 Years of Lessons from Co-Founding NGAAP, with Valaida FullwoodAs the New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP) celebrates its 20th anniversary, co-founder Valaida Fullwood helps you understand how to reclaim the practice of "…
