POISE Foundation has plenty of reasons to celebrate! This is its 40th year as a community foundation focused on inspiring and empowering African Americans. To commemorate this milestone year, the foundation has planned a series of online community conversations and events designed to bring greater awareness to the need for Black Philanthropy and the need to strengthen Black families and their communities.
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Preliminary Event Schedule for 2021:
May 13 – The Cousins Event
June 24 – Community Conversation: Economic Justice
July 8 – Scholarship Celebration
August – Black Philanthropy Month Community Conversation: Why Do I Give?
June – Community Conversation
September – Community Conversation: Education
October – Grantee Spotlight
November – Community Conversation: Mental Health
December – Year End Event
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“In the midst of a pandemic, the POISE Foundation has positioned itself to thrive and make even greater investments in the Black community. For example, we successfully launched a Critical Community Needs Fund which supports small to mid-side Black Led organizations helping to sustain our community during the crises of Covid-19 and anti-Black violence. This has resulted in awarding more than $1 million to these local organizations. This is one of the many reasons we are celebrating,” says Greg Spencer, Chair of the Board of Trustees, POISE Foundation.
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“POISE Foundation is the second Black public foundation created in the United States, and the first and only one in Pennsylvania. Its founder, Bernard H. Jones, Sr. believed in self-sufficiency and growing assets in, for and by the Black community. In 1980, the foundation began with 3 funds valued at $164,000. We now manage over 200 funds valued at over $11 million. That’s a reason to celebrate,” says Mark S. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, POISE Foundation.
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POISE Foundation continues to educate the community on the power of collective giving and collective action. The year-long activities scheduled will celebrate Black excellence, while emphasize the importance of strengthening the Black community through wealth-building.
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For more information about POISE Foundation, visit www.poisefoundation.org
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POISE Foundation was established in 1980 in the format of a community foundation. Its mission it to assist the Black community in achieving self-sustaining practices through strategic leadership, collective giving, grantmaking and advocacy. Created in the format of a Community Foundation, POISE receives funds from a variety of donors. These funds may be unrestricted, and used to support its grantmaking strategy, or donor-directed for specific charitable purposes.
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