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Hosted by Michelle Renee Jackson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 47 episodes
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$500 billion is donated through philanthropy each year, yet most people don't know how it works. This podcast explains it. Hear from Black funders, philanthropists, fundraisers, and social impact leaders who explain giving, community impact, and the nonprofit sector through honest conversations. Learn what philanthropy is and how it works, why giving has always been part of Black culture, and how it can change your life, community, or career path. Perfect for newcomers or veterans seeking fresh, inspiring insight and perspectives.Host: Michelle Renee Jackson, MDivwww.blackphilanthropypodcast.comNew episodes every Wednesday - 5am ET
Michelle Renee Jackson hosts Black Philanthropy: Our Stories, a society show with 47 episodes published.
Need 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, raising millions for nonprofits. Discover les
Are 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 BackBlack and Global Chair of Black Phil
Are 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 refused to do either. Hear how she overcame th
Tired 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 their $100,000 investment in their own
Are 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 key findings from the 2025 Bank of Ame
Why 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 and co-invest her own philanthropic reso
Learn 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 philanthropy through in-kind services an
Should 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 Romy Greer , President and CEO of ArtsFund
You 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 Pivotal , shares how to impact philanthropy
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 communities giving you real strategies to lea
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 role in protecting Black history. As fundi
While 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, family, career, or sudden unemployment
As 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 "Giving Black," however you identify. Gai
When no one around you gets it, everything feels harder. Birgit Smith Burton founded the African American Development Officers Network (AADO) in 1999 to change that, growing from 25 members to nearly 7,000 fundraising pr
Declining local news not only weakens access to reliable information and community accountability, it also threatens democracy. Dale Anglin, Executive Director of Press Forward, shares how she's helped move $400M in phil
The biggest generational wealth transfer in history is happening now and traditional fundraising strategies will fail you. Are you ready? Dr. Kevin Thompson, an advancement leader at the University of Washington and Seat
As arts and culture funding is increasingly labeled risky and continues to decline nationwide, the Mellon Foundation remains the largest funder of arts and humanities in the U.S., allocating $500m+ annually under the lea
Not sure how to land a nonprofit board role or whether it's the right one when you land it? Christal Cherry, founder of Board Pro and Fabulous Female Fundraisers (F3), shares how you find values-aligned boards, position
Any venture capitalist worth-a-damn understands that intellectual investments must accompany financial investments. Nic Brathwaite, co-managing partner of Celesta Capital and co-founder of The PETNA Foundation, shows you
Don't let your nonprofit stay in survival mode. Chevelle Dixon, of Pan‑African Solutions Consulting, shows you how to shift from scarcity thinking to strategic action, using an abundance audit and in‑kind giving to secur
Dr. Elizabeth Alexander
President of the Mellon Foundation · Mellon Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Art Taylor
Special Giving Tuesday Edition · Association of Fundraising Professionals
1 appearance on this show
Floyd Jones
BackBlack
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Jocelynne Rainey
Brooklyn Org
1 appearance on this show
Travon Jackson
Black Planning Institute
1 appearance on this show
Dale Anglin
Press Forward
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Kevin Thompson
University of Washington
1 appearance on this show
Christal Cherry
Fabulous Female Fundraisers (F3)
1 appearance on this show
Nic Brathwaite
The PETNA Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Chevelle Dixon
Pan-African Solutions Consulting
1 appearance on this show
LaDainian "LT" Tomlinson
Tomlinson's Touching Lives Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Heather Infantry
Giving Gap
1 appearance on this show
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