Building Black Philanthropic Infrastructure

Building Black Philanthropic Infrastructure

An Abstract of the concept
These forums have a specific purpose and that purpose is not to raise money; the revenue for establishing financially significant foundations in the black community is already present, but before the actual establishment of institutions that will last, grow, and function in the normal ways such institutions function in communities, there should be, as a first step, the mental, cultural, and psychological infrastructure set into our community. How that can be done is what these forums are calling upon the collective wisdom of those assembled to develop—an educational model to eradicate a present mindset that militates against foundation building and, instead, one to instill a culture that will build and support Black Community Foundational institutions as a normal aspect of any healthy community. That educational model may function as a prototype capable of being replicated in other black communities