RECAP: #YPDinner: How to Make Your Social Enterprise Good
On March 27, 2014, Capital Cause hosted our monthly Young Philanthropist Dinner, “How Your Startup Good: How to Manage, Scale & Grow Your Social Enterprise.” Speakers from the Department of Small & Local Business Development, The William James Foundation and DC Young Entrepreneurs joined us to share best practices, tips and their personal experiences helping nonprofit founders grow their business with a social good mission. The event was hosted at the Aspen Institute and nearly 70 young philanthropists and entrepreneurs attended. A few takeaways from the event...
read more#CCPipeline: Young Philanthropists Prep for Giving Fair
On March 22, 2014, Capital Cause Young Philanthropists convened to plan for a giving fair for US Dream Academy Youth attending Turner Elementary. In preparation for our Future Philanthropist Fair taking place April 26, 2014, young philanthropists created interactive, field day activities designed to teach 3rd, 4th and 5th graders about giving back. Young Philanthropists came up with activities that included a relay race, three-legged race and musical chairs! Each game ended with a learning component about giving time, talent or treasure. Join Capital Cause and the elementary students of...
read moreRECAP: 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...
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