George-Floyd
07 Jun
Blog, News

1 year later: Post George Floyd

It’s already been 1 year since our collective shock of witnessing George Floyd’s death.  A moment in time has renewed a movement of change. Only a few moments in history have sparked such a reaction notably Emmett Till’s murder and Rosa Parks’ arrest which spear headed the 20th century civil right movement. What movement was initiated by this event? Only h...

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volunteer
05 Apr
Blog, News

National Volunteer Week 2021

    National Volunteer Week debuted in Canada and the United States to recognize the contributions of women on the Home Front during World War II. It has continued to grow every year since. It used to be observed by seeking out a volunteer opportunity for the week.  It has evolved to be a national celebration of volunteerism! This year the National V...

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Black History Month
08 Feb
Blog, News

BHM 2021 – Let’s celebrate future leaders

  In 2020, “Black Lives Matter” ranked No. 10 in the most searched terms in the News category as per Google News LAB. In related searches, “how to be anti-racist” was searched more in 2020 than “how to be a millionaire”. The “Black Lives Matter” movement has officially become mainstream and, consequently, has broken through racial lines. The movement has evolve...

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Fundraising trends in 2021
11 Jan
Blog, News

7 Fundraising Trends for 2021

  2020 was an interesting year on so many levels.  For Black organizations, it has created a resurgence of interest and a pouring of investment into the nonprofit sector while traditional fundraising efforts were disrupted. 2021 however, brings in a fresh start, with a sense of hope moving forward as we take a look at the new fundraising trends of 2021.&nbs...

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GivingTuesday
09 Nov
Blog, News

Why every Black organizations should start a Giving Tuesday campaign this year

If 2020 has taught us something, it is that anything can happen and fast. It will come as no surprise that it’s been a challenging fundraising year across the nonprofit and charitable sector. Whether they were pivoting quickly to raise funds in the face of adversity, or shifting their approach in a new digital online environment due to social distancing, organization...

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heart-and-hand_smaller
08 Sep
Blog, News

Philanthropy and the Black community

With the Black Philanthropy Month and Giving Black Day behind us, it feels like philanthropy is gaining more traction among Black communities worldwide. Spring and Summer 2020 were marked by a series of events which disproportionately negatively affected Black communities. In response, we’ve seen a surge of philanthropic endeavors as evidenced by an increase in Black...

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Black Giving
11 Aug
Blog, News

Why is August so important for the Black Community?

  For Support Black Charities, August is proving to be the most important month of the year. It is Black Philanthropy Month which is culminated by Giving Black Day observed on August 28th each year mostly in the United States. These 2 events are fairly recent and therefore not yet known globally. SBC’s mission to increase charitable giving by and for people of ...

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Keep-the-conversation-alive
08 Jul
Blog, News

Keeping the conversation alive – aligning with Charitable Impact

In the aftermath of racial inequality made more visible by many recent events and swift responses, I have been engaged in numerous discussions with foundations, organizations, businesses, groups and individuals. Their common thread: wishing to make a real and tangible impact within the Black Community. The scope of the work needed to affect real change in so many lay...

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Fight Against racial inequality
08 Jun
Blog, News

Fight Against Racial Inequality – The role of individuals and black organizations

  In light of largely publicized recent, unthinkable, racial based killings in the USA, I have been overwhelmed by emails and calls from people of all races and walks of life asking our organization, SupportBlackCharities.org (SBC), “How can I help? How can I get involved?” I initially directed them to SBC’s online directory where they could find an area they a...

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support black charities
11 May
Blog, News

Why this 2020 pandemic is a wake-up call for black charitable organizations?

As we are still in the midst of dealing with the unknown consequences of this unprecedented Covid19 pandemic, the latest alarming news emerging globally is that black communities are disproportionately being affected by it. Unfortunately, during prior health crisis such as crack-cocaine addiction and HIV/AIDS, underserved, marginalized and underrepresented communitie...

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