Black Facades that Harm the community

Black Facades that Harm the community: "Black Facades Harm: A Case for Trust-building
by
Frank A. Jones
5/7/05

Some years ago, I took a job as the CEO of a small corporation that held itself out as a Black philanthropic organization. That agency, having existed for 21-years, had a budget of $250.000, and no assets. That budget was hardly enough to pay its few staff.
So tragic and flawed was this reputed effort at philanthropy that the one year I was there, this agency (as was their custom) hosted an annual 'fundraiser.' That agency spent $57,000+ on that one night, black tie event, at a very expensive San Francisco hotel. "