THE BLACK PHILANTHROPY MONTH CAMPAIGN
by The Be. Org
August is here and that means it’s the start of Black Philanthropy Month, which celebrates black led nonprofits and black benefiting nonprofits. We get a check in both of those boxes, so does that mean we get to celebrate twice?? Absolutely!
The number 28 is especially significant because...
August 28, 1955 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered by three white men, which became a "flashpoint in the civil rights movement."
August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.
August 28, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. The storm, which devastated New Orleans, inordinately impacted many of the city's black residents.
August 28, 2008 Then-Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first black man to ever with the nomination and bid for presidency.
So as a result, we ask that you give $28 or more to commemorate our history and philanthropic mission.
Hitting our $2,800 goal will provide funding in support of our creative leadership development workshops, after school enrichment programs, and youth conferences.
Black Philanthropy Month (BPM), held every August, was created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie Copeland-Carson and the Pan-African Women's Philanthropy Network (PAWPNet) as an annual, global celebration of African-descent giving. Recognized by the United Nations as part of its Declaration of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent, and declared by Congressman Keith Ellison, with proclamations from Minnesota’s governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, we invite all Black communities and their allies to take August and beyond to promote the power of giving to transform lives.
The number 28 is especially significant because...
August 28, 1955 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered by three white men, which became a "flashpoint in the civil rights movement."
August 28, 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.
August 28, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. The storm, which devastated New Orleans, inordinately impacted many of the city's black residents.
August 28, 2008 Then-Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first black man to ever with the nomination and bid for presidency.
So as a result, we ask that you give $28 or more to commemorate our history and philanthropic mission.
Hitting our $2,800 goal will provide funding in support of our creative leadership development workshops, after school enrichment programs, and youth conferences.
Black Philanthropy Month (BPM), held every August, was created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie Copeland-Carson and the Pan-African Women's Philanthropy Network (PAWPNet) as an annual, global celebration of African-descent giving. Recognized by the United Nations as part of its Declaration of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent, and declared by Congressman Keith Ellison, with proclamations from Minnesota’s governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, we invite all Black communities and their allies to take August and beyond to promote the power of giving to transform lives.
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