Black Philanthropy Month™(BPM) Architecture Team:

• Jackie Copeland, PhD, The WISE Fund and BPM Founder 

• Valaida Fullwood, The Soul of Philanthropy

• Tracey Webb, Black Benefactors

  
  

BPM 2021 Making Equity Real Planning Committee and Partners*:

• Kula Addy, Global Programs & Operations Manager, The WISE Fund

• Camila Aloi, Manager of Institutional Relations, GIFE, BPM Brazil

• Akira Barclay, Consultant, Fresh Philanthropy

• Ricardo Batista, Manager of Public Policy, GIFE, BPM Brazil

• Djaka Blaise-Amare, Director of Racial Equity, Calgary Foundation and Founding Member, Foundation for Black Communities, BPM Canada

• Birgit Burton, Founder, African American Development Officers (AADO) Network and Executive Director, Foundation Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Chigozie Chukwu, Coordinator, Afrigrants Foundation, BPM Africa

• Dr. Nelson Colón, President, Puerto Rico Community Foundation and BPM Caribbean Chair

• Rebecca Darwent, Co-Founder, Foundation for Black Communities and BPM Canada Chair

• Thelma Ekiyor, Founder and Chair, Afrigrants Foundation and BPM Africa Chair

• Alanna Feldman, Equity Coordinator, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, BPM Caribbean

• Mary Ann Gabino, Vice President, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, BPM Caribbean

• Selma Moreira, Executive Director, Bãobá Fund and BPM Brazil Chair

• Chiamaka Nwokenna, Program Officer, Afrigrants Foundation, BPM Africa

• Dr. Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome, Professor, City University of New York and Founder, Bring Back Our Girls 

• William Samuels*, Attorney, Warshaw Burnstein, LLP

• Michelle Wilson*, Managing Partner, the b’elle group

• Women's Philanthropy Institute*, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University

*BPM acknowledges with deep appreciation the professional services donated by these designated individuals and companies indicated above.

BPM 2021 Funding Equity Advisory Group: 

• Oluwatoyin Adegbite-Moore, Executive Director, West Africa, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance

• Frances Ayalasomayajula, Head of Digital Health Strategy Worldwide, HP

• Thelma Ekiyor, Founder and Chair, Afrigrants Foundation

• Nneka Eze, Managing Director, Vested World

• Rose Essiem, Diaspora Giving Project

• Sharmala Ishwarlall, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Graça Machel Trust

• Edward Jones, Vice President, ABFE

• Latanya Mapp Frett, President, Global Fund for Women

• Almaz Negash, Founder, African Diaspora Network

• Val Okaru-Bisant, Founder and General Counsel, Afrocosmo Development Impact, LLC

• Dr. Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome, Professor, City University of New York and Founder, Bring Back Our Girls NY

• Rashida Petersen, Regional Director, East, Global Fund for Women
  

Reunity.net Leaders:  

• Antonia Apolinário-Wilcoxon, Principal, Equity Strategies, LLC (Minneapolis, MN)

• Shirlynn Chapelle, International Leadership Institute

• Coventry Cowens, Minnesota African American Heritage Museum

• Jean Fountain, Owner Via Fountain Associates (Minneapolis, MN)

• Moira Gaidwanza, The Improve Group

• Karen Kelley-Ariwoola, COO, Northside Achievement Zone (Minneapolis, MN)

• Georgina Lorencz, African Travel Seminars

• Chingwell Mutombu, Commissioner, City of Berkeley and Co-Founder, Women Rising Legacy Project (Berkeley, CA)

• Dr. Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome, Professor, City University of New York and Founder, Bring Back Our Girls NY (Brooklyn, New York)

• Elsa Vega-Perez, Consultant, Sota Rico, LLC (Twin Cities, MN)

• Yvette Trotman, Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• Tsehai Wodajo, Executive Director, Resources for Enrichment of African Lives (St. Paul, Minnesota)

The Women Invested to Save Earth Fund (The WISE Fund), BPM's backbone organization, acknowledges its board members, advisors, and donors, who have supported BPM and Reunity: 

• Augusta Graves, Trainer, County of Santa Clara, Board Treasurer

• Mikaela Jade, Founder, Indigital, Advisory Board

• Dr. Marilyn Pendelton, CEO, Your Voice Heard, Board Secretary

• Dr. Norma Sosa, Strategic Partnerships, Zakuro, Advisory Board