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One of my favorite interviews over the last couple of years was the fascinating conversation I had with #BigBrothersBigSistersofAmerica President and CEO Artis Stevens and Judith Batty then interim CEO for the #GirlScoutsOfAmerica. This is a two-part series. Check it out below. #blackhistorymonth #leadership #nonprofitleadership #philanthropy #legacy #nonprofitleadershippodcast

Wealth management and philanthropic planning go hand-in-hand. It's why industry-leading wealth professionals like Padric are investing their time to become Impact Philanthropy Advisors.

Good evening, kind folks, The partnership between the Black Executive Director Alliance of Detroit and TEWday Strategies has been in the works since 2007. And below is a timeline of the thin thread of events that have led to this glorious partnership. In this evolution of my ministry, I am excited to work with BEDAD membership to co-create a direction that builds power by, and for, Black-led organizations that lead to increased resources, supports, and ultimately, respect for the work they’ve dedicated their lives to doing… supporting the improvement of outcomes for kids across Detroit. It’s time to start some good trouble 😊 ________________ Below is the thin-thread timeline of events that led to the partnership between BEDAD and TEWday Strategies: 2007: I volunteered at Alternatives For Girls, supporting the Teen Advisory Panel (TAP), a youth leadership program for Middle and High School young ladies. This work was supported by the Skillman Foundation, with the grant written by Kimberly Johnson (Newberry at the time). This became my first job in youth development in 2008, thanks to Valorie Evans, LMSW. 2011: the Youth Development Alliance was formed, with myself (and Helena Lazo supporting Partnership for Youth (SW Detroit) and Kim Johnson supporting the other 3 Skillman neighborhoods... The goal of the YDA was to grow a stronger, connected network of youth development organizations/professionals across the Skillman Good Neighborhoods, and soon the entire city. 2018: In my role as Program Officer at The Skillman Foundation, I had a heart to heart with Kimberly Johnson about a recent call for funding the Foundation has just completed, one in which 4 of the 20 grant recipients were led by people of color. My response to the conversation, ROGER (Received Orders Given, Expect Results) THAT! This began a 6-year strategic shift to intentionally identify high quality, high impact BIPOC-led afterschool organizations for the Foundation to partner with, leading to the following outcomes: • led a 10-fold increase of BIPOC-led, afterschool focused orgs receiving grant dollars from The Foundation (2 in 2017 to 20 in 2023) • Supported BEDAD with a 2-year general operating grant; • Partnered with Co.act Detroit to activate The WELL Fund, where 5-emerging BIPOC-led orgs received $75k in funding with additional resources; • Partnered with the Detroit Youth Development Resource Center to support the Equity Accelerator for Youth Development, a cohort-style experience of BIPOC OST professionals improving their advocacy capacity; • Partnered with Racheal Allen and O-School to provide BIPOC-led organizations critical operational support; and • Supported the Skillman Foundation to provide transition resources to all 31-afterschool specific, partner organizations of The Foundation’s totaling $7.4 million over three years. 20 of the 31 are BIPOC-led.

Where are the spaces for black women who aspire to be VP and C-Suite level leadership? How can we connect with black women who hold these positions? Where are the meet and greets? Where are the charitable fundraising galas? Where are the professional and personal mentorship opportunities? How can we glean the knowledge and perspective from those at the top to better prepare us when we get there?

One of the things you hear a lot about during performance review time is about achieving goals. Sometimes those goals aren’t available within that organization. But as I always believe that you can work around things and MAKE your opportunities. Becoming President of the LIWLRA was a goal of mine, before I could articulate what I wanted to do. I have worked hard, in muddy situations, for this non-profit and have even handled some #crisiscommunication situations with a lot of grace and #thoughtleadership. If you want to grow your acumen, go outside of your role and get the #leadership skills you need to go to the next level. #MondayMotivation #Marketing #CMO #ExecutiveStrategy #Leadership

It's Black Philanthropy Month and NGAAP has a great lineup of events. Check out the schedule and attend as many events as you can. #BSCIFamily #BlackLeadership #NonprofitExcellence #leadershipdevelopment #nonprofitleadership #authenticity #leadershipskills #authenticleadership #executiveleadership #leadershippipeline #blackleadershipdevelopment #nonprofitleadershipdevelopment #blacknonprofitleaders #blackphilanthropymonth

Campaigns are won and lost on leadership. No other single factor impacts a campaign’s outcome. Gone are the days that a cowboy gift officer or a dedicated philanthropy director could successfully campaign alone. Instead, campaigns are about aligning the organization’s top strategic priorities with donors’ top philanthropic priorities. Because campaigns involve and impact the community on such a deep and personal level, leadership from the community is critical, acting as an invaluable endorsement. Yet, we often allow our leaders to dictate their own level of engagement in the campaign process, resulting in unclear and inconsistent leadership as well as frustration and demotivation among other volunteers. Check out the latest piece by Accordant's Heather Wiley Starankovic, CFRE, CAP, and John Donovan to learn about the typical obstacles and challenges organizations encounter when building their campaign leadership, as well as effective tools and strategies to overcome them: https://ow.ly/t5VM50ROHjt #healthcare #philanthropy #campaigns #leadership

https://lnkd.in/eJUQVXJq "For the philanthropic world, ensuring Black futures starts with the practical work of funding today’s Black-led organizations in ways that allow them to thrive into the future. I can think of a few ways philanthropy can do that: 1. No more forcing Black-led organizations to live grant check to grant check. 2. Draw on all your assets to support Black leaders. 3. Fund with care. 4. Rethink risk."

Campaigns are won and lost on leadership. No other single factor impacts a campaign’s outcome. Gone are the days that a cowboy gift officer or a dedicated philanthropy director could successfully campaign alone. Instead, campaigns are about aligning the organization's top strategic priorities with donors' top philanthropic priorities. Because campaigns involve and impact the community on such a deep and personal level, leadership from the community is critical, acting as an invaluable endorsement. Yet, we often allow our leaders to dictate their own level of engagement in the campaign process, resulting in unclear and inconsistent leadership as well as frustration and demotivation among other volunteers. Have you read Accordant's latest blog post? Check out this piece by Accordant's Heather Wiley Starankovic, CFRE, CAP, and John Donovan to learn about the typical obstacles and challenges organizations encounter when building their campaign leadership, as well as effective tools and strategies to overcome them: https://ow.ly/KGsa50Sftf9 #healthcare #philanthropy #campaigns #volunteers #leadership

Peace and Blessings, everyone. Leaders with vision are tasked with many responsibilities as their vision comes to fruition, one of which is communicating that vision to others and then empowering those people with the tools they need to make it their own. This year, thanks to the support of Glick Philanthropies and The Indianapolis Foundation, my nonprofit has been able to hire our first two program coordinator positions! I’d like to highlight one of these program coordinators—Dr. Jessica Houston—who has been working with us for three months. Her contributions have been absolutely INVALUABLE. She’s a true asset to our team and I’m thankful that Glick made it possible for us to click, connect and create positive impact for Black entrepreneurs! In addition to growing our team, the nonprofit has been blessed to launch our own giving system! As much as foundations get credit for being the engine that drives nonprofit sustainability, individual donors make up the vast majority of philanthropy. People Power is truly unparalleled and launching our giving system has empowered us to tap into that power as we galvanize support to continue moving our mission forward. Finally, these two updates come on the back of an INCREDIBLY successful Summit, our fourth one and it was—by far—our best one! Checkout the recap video, courtesy of JBF Media, our longstanding marketing partner. If you’d like to see our mission over forward, I encourage you to engage. How can you engage? Invest in our mission. As a leader, one of my main goals is to focus on provide opportunities for everybody to participate who wants to play a meaningful role in seeing my vision come fruition. Accept this invitation, click the link and join the journey to bringing the dreams of Black side hustlers to life. To all the leaders out there: how did you learn to TRUST others with the vision that God entrusted you to steward? See yall tomorrow. #LVMP #Powerpreneur https://lnkd.in/gz4XQTiH