Cleveland Black Equity & Humanity Fund and The Soul of Philanthropy

The Soul of Philanthropy (TSOP) reframes portraits of philanthropy. It comprises highly innovative presentations of over a dozen vignette stories and more than 50 black-and-white images. Created by Valaida Fullwood and photographer Charles W. Thomas, the exhibition conjures philanthropic musings across generations.

A robust offering of talks, panel discussions and public forums accompany the exhibition. It allows groups to explore a broad range of topics igniting a movement of conscious philanthropy by empowering a generation of Americans to recognize their power and responsibility to give back.

The characteristics, impact, and legacy of African-American charitable giving is an untold narrative in the story of American philanthropy. Black communities have significant giving power. Two-thirds of Black households give $11 billion charitable dollars. Despite Black households just having six percent of the wealth of white households, they give 25 percent more than their white counterparts. Traditional philanthropy does not account for the many informal giving pathways in which African-American communities participate, and tend to overlook people of color in traditional giving spaces.

The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland (TSOPCLE) is a collaboration of civic and community leaders, volunteer activists and philanthropists in Greater Cleveland. They united to create a vehicle that will educate and inform audiences about the rich history of African-American charitable giving. Inspired by TSOP, the TSOPCLE Exhibition will create a vehicle to tell the stories of philanthropy and empower communities of color.

CBEHF Co-Founders

Connie Hill-Johnson

Seasoned Entrepreneur
Motivational Speaker
Leader.

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Kevin Johnson

Thought Leader
Futurist
Advisor to Boards
Philanthropist

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Cecil Lipscomb

Executive Director of the United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc. (UBF)

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Teleangé Thomas

C-Level Executive
Co-Architect CBEHF

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PURPOSE

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Nominate Someone Dedicated To Giving Back!

Nomination Categories:

  • Emerging Philanthropists
  • Young Philanthropists
  • Hidden Philanthropists

Nomination Process:

  1. Identify a person who is giving back to their community
  2. Choose a Nomination Category
  3. When nomination window opens, prepare & submit nominee qualifications via link or provided QR code.

EVOLUTION OF CBEHF

The Cleveland Black Equity and Humanity Fund (CBEHF) is one of a number of sustainable outcomes resulting from the 2019 Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland exhibition. The vision is a sustainable fund, seeded by African-Americans and community allies that can support and facilitate philanthropic investment in causes and issues that promote and support Black-led social and economic change throughout Northeast Ohio.