Fab Five!
Charles W. Thomas Jr., photographer
“The Philanthropic Five” featured here are friends and donor-members of the giving circle New Generation of African American Philanthropists (one of my fav photos!):
Five among an expansive circle of givers. Grateful for their inspiring stories and portraits in Giving Back.
Charles W. Thomas, photographer
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
— William A. Ward
An expressed thanks and acknowledgment of the sponsoring partners of the Giving Back Project. With their generous financial support—and that of 80 individual donors—New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP-Charlotte) is reframing portraits of philanthropy.
GivingVision Partners
Philanthropic organizations sponsoring the start-up of the Giving Back Project are:
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina Foundation
GivingMomentum Partner
GivingJoy Partner
Thank you!
My giving circle, New Generation of African American Philanthropists and our book project featured in Philanthropy Journal (7.12.11): http://bit.ly/CLTgivingcircle.
Charlotte Business Journal just ran a story (7.8.11) by Todd Cohen about Giving Back and New Generation of African American Philanthropists.
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