Category Giving Back Project

The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited
About New Exhibit ‘Giving Back :: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited’ updated January 2015 INVITATION to Inaugural Exhibition Opening on 02.20.2015 Groundbreaking in focus and depth, “The Soul of Philanthropy” exhibition presents stories of generosity among Americans of African descent. Centuries-old cultural customs and beliefs about giving, though rarely acknowledged as “philanthropy” in Black […]
TEDx Video: A Picture Reframed
“The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.” — JFK So…we gave a speech. A TEDxCharlotte Talk on philanthropy, identity and epiphany borne of the Giving Back Project.
About The Giving Back Project
For too long, philanthropy has been narrowly defined by great wealth and large monetary gifts. Prevailing stories and imagery about giving often exclude generous everyday people and feed false notions about who can give, who can make a difference and who matters. Changing the world requires us to rethink and reframe philanthropy. The Giving Back Project is […]
Buy The Book
Find Giving Back online at: John F. Blair, Publisher Amazon.com Barnes & Noble Plus, you can order the book through your favorite bookstore! In Charlotte, North Carolina, you can find it at these locations: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture Levine Museum of the New South Paper Skyscraper Park Road Books […]
‘Giving Back’ — a book that keeps giving
Every book purchased gives back and keeps giving, since the proceeds benefit philanthropic causes—and since the stories themselves inspire readers to give. You can buy Giving Back here.
To Ignite A Movement
Giving Back stands as the centerpiece of the GIVING BACK PROJECT, which ventures to ignite a movement of conscientious philanthropy by empowering a generation to recognize their power and responsibility to give back.