Funding helps Black organizations continue critical services they provide for the community
by Renee P. Aldrich
For New Pittsburgh Courier
Over the past seven months, businesses, schools,...
Son of pioneering broadcaster Mal Goode; Former Senior VP of Mellon Bank
by Rob Taylor Jr.
Courier Staff Writer
His father, Malvin R. “Mal” Goode, was the...
Funding support programs for Black teen mothers, or for dropouts needing remedial training, or for single mothers who need daycare are all worthy causes....
BERNADETTE TURNER So, what do we do? Acknowledge the problem. We learn early in drug and alcohol recovery the first step- acknowledge there is a problem. Although it’s been documented and the inequities are visible, there hasn’t been a real acknowledgement of how it is problematic for everyone to not change our local practices. At the recent Non Profit summit, the question was asked to philanthropic leaders in a breakout “How are disparities in giving addressed?” All of the panelists stated it’s bigger than the foundation community. It is a systemic problem regionally. Then let’s systematically change it regionally; first, by acknowledging in a big way that current practices need to change.
