RECAP: Young Philanthropist Dinner – “The Future of Black Philanthropy” | 02.26.14
February 26, 2013 - Capital Cause hosted our first young philanthropist dinner of the year! In celebration of Black History Month, Capital Cause invited thought leaders to share their opinion regarding the “Future of Black Philanthropy: the Next 100 Years.” The purpose of the event was to explore the factors that led to the success or demise of African-American led organizations in the 1960s in order to determine how better to found, manage and scale an African-American led organization over the next 100 years. Capital Cause chose to name the dinner “The Future of Black...
read more#CCPipeline: CC Male Members Teach 25 Young Black Boys How to Be Young Philanthropists
Capital Cause was pleased to partner with the Black Man Can Institute to teach 25 young men of color about philanthropy! To help us meet this important mission, we recruited eight African-American young philanthropists who were willing to participate in a group discussion with the young men. Questions were administered by Cause Director, Karla Morrison, and Kezia M. Williams, Chair of Capital Cause, but the real dialogue took place when the adult young philanthropists began to discuss how young boys didn’t have to wait until adulthood to begin making change in their communities. “You mean...
read more#CCPipeline: 30 Young Philanthropists #Give4Good on MLK Weekend
January 17, 2014 , Washington, DC — Thirty young philanthropists shunned their normal Saturday routine of sleeping in to #give4good over MLK weekend! On Saturday, January 17, 2014, and in partnership with the Dream Academy, Capital Cause involved volunteers in creating games to help the youth strengthen their characters and make wise choices in social settings. Using children’s books covering these topics, young philanthropists designed activities that supplemented the books’ messages about not bullying others, supporting friends and building self-confidence and self-esteem. Other...
read more#PhilanthroFriday: Who Was Your Role Model as a Child?
#PhilanthroFridays: Who was Your Role Model as a Child? My role model growing up was definitely my mother. She showed me what self-sacrifice looked like. She gave me the foundation on how to use my determination and strong will to propel my life forward and not be a victim of circumstance. I will never forget there was one winter she went without a coat because she was saving money to buy our first house. She has helped me to become a strong-willed woman and I will always been indebted to her because of it. - Krishana Davis, Young Philanthropist, 20-something —– My role model...
read moreYoung Philanthropists Make 55 Kid’s Christmas Wishes Come True | #CCPipelineProject
Young Philanthropists Make 55 Kid’s Christmas Wishes Come True | #CCPipelineProject by: Kyle Bacon Capital Cause’s Pen Pals are truly making an impact at the U.S. Dream Academy – D.C. Learning Center through the Pipeline Project partnership. Since September, Young Philanthropists participated in the monthly sessions to help foster relationships between the Dream Kids and their Dream Academy mentors through encouraging letters about the school year, inspirational activities designed to conquer fear, and interactive lessons on giving back. The objective of the October project was to aid...
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