Tag: Philanthropy
Meet Dominiece Clifton – Winner of the first “We Got Your Back” Award
Dominiece is the first winner of the “We Got Your Back” Award and will receive a $2,000 monthly (no-strings-attached) stipend for one year to cover her living expenses and to do whatever brings her joy!
CLLCTIVLY featured in new report highlighting Social- and Racial-Justice Giving
The origin story of CLLCTIVLY dates back to the 2015 Uprising sparked by the tragic death of Freddie Gray in the custody of the police. Wooten joined with a coalition of grassroots activists, faith-based leaders, and concerned citizens to found Baltimore United for Change.
Decolonizing Nonprofit Organizations with Renee Hatcher
We were honored to be joined by our dear sister, Renee Hatcher, human rights and community development lawyer and director of the Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic at UIC John Marshall Law School-Chicago.
Philanthropic Redlining: The Case for Funding Black Social Change
Did you know that only 2% of funding from the nation’s largest foundation is specifically targeted to the Black community?
JAMYE WOOTEN SELECTED FOR 2021 CONNECTING LEADERS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Currently, only 5 percent of racial equity funding in the U.S. is specifically focused on movement-building and grassroots organizing, indicating an urgent need to increase funding for activists and groups that are advancing sweeping change. As the Black community struggles to manage these overlapping pandemics, philanthropy has a critical role to play.
Using Data to Support and Invest in Baltimore
CLLCTIVLY Founder Jamye Wooten joins Danielle Torain of Open Society Insitute - Baltimore, John Brothers of the T Rowe Price Foundation, and Yinka Bode-George of the Maryland Philanthropy Network, for #BaltimoreDataWeek