Aug. 3, 2023 During the Aug.1 Forum announcements, Valaida stood to announce Black Philanthropy Month. On Thursday, Fullwood sent in the material below. Attention All Black-founded, Black-led and Black-benefitting Nonprofits Serving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Communities Register on the Give 8/28 ... Continue Reading →
Black Philanthropy Month: Growing a Longtime Practice
Aug. 2, 2022 Giving by African Americans, in support of African Americans and their community institutions, is older than America. Often, says writer and philanthropy advocate Valaida Fullwood, that effort has been through churches. And it still is. But Fullwood has a broader mission, proclaimed ... Continue Reading →
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JCSU to host exhibit on African-American philanthropy https://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/23/5062379/jcsu-to-host-exhibit-on-african.html By Emma Baccellieri [email protected] Posted: Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2014 A $100,000 grant will allow Johnson C. Smith ... Continue Reading →
Fullwood, Thomas present at TEDx conference on ‘Giving Back’
March 24, 2013 Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas talk about their 400-page, hardback "Giving Back" not as a coffee table book but as a daunting mission, one that was shaped directly by their own life experiences. Their presentation Feb. 15 to the TEDxCharlotte conference about their experience ... Continue Reading →
A look back at ‘Giving Back’ presentation
Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas discussed "Giving Back," a book exploring African American traditions in philanthropy, at the Forum on Nov. 1, 2011. This video was added to the Forum website archive on Aug. 3, 2022 after Fullwood referenced her earlier visit to the Forum when marking the Black ... Continue Reading →