On August 21, Black Benefactors served as a service site for Howard University’s 2020 Day of Service, which is a student-led, service-learning activity that sends incoming students to serve at different sites in Washington, DC. The service day focuses on eight initiatives addressing education, community health, environmental justice, youth outreach, elder outreach, housing/food support, and […]
Meet Our Members: April Mellion
For Black Philanthropy Month, we’re sharing stories of our giving circle members. Meet April Mellion, a one-year member who shares why she joined Black Benefactors and how she’s honoring her husband’s legacy through giving. “My husband Roy and I dreamed of starting a nonprofit to simply help wherever the need existed in Washington, DC. After […]
Meet Our Members: Jalisa Whitley
For Black Philanthropy Month 2020, we’re sharing stories of our giving circle members on why they joined Black Benefactors. Meet Jalisa Whitley, a six-year member who works in philanthropy. “I am so proud to be a six-year member of Black Benefactors. I joined as a graduate student at the University of Maryland where I first […]