031 - Leading the Mellon Foundation, How You Champion Artists and Inclusion, with Dr. Elizabeth Alexander

042 – Having Courage to Start Before You're Funded, with Odile Tevie

Why wait for others to act when you can be the first to move? Odile Tevie [https://nubukefoundation.com/odile-tevie] shares how, in the absence of institutional support, she abandoned a secure career in finance to co-found and co-invest her own philanthropic resources into the Nubuke Foundation [https://nubukefoundation.com/] (Accra, Ghana) where Ghanaian artists create on their own terms and in their own voices. Discover how to become a first-mover leader, support emerging artists, navigate uncertainty, and transform an internal nudge into cultural and social change. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com [https://www.blackphilanthropypodcast.com/]. Social Media Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories [https://www.instagram.com/blackphilanthropyourstories/] & @michelle.renee.jackson [https://www.instagram.com/michelle.renee.jackson/] (host)

041 - How You Transform Lives with In-Kind Services as Philanthropy, with Travon Jackson

Learn how in-kind giving can help nonprofits solve real-world challenges. Travon Jackson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/travontjackson/], National Planning Director of the Black Planning Institute [https://www.blackplanning.org/] (BPI), shares his approach to philanthropy through in-kind services and offers guidance on incorporating donor-advised funds into nonprofit fundraising plans. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com [https://www.blackphilanthropypodcast.com/]. Social Media Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories [https://www.instagram.com/blackphilanthropyourstories/] & @michelle.renee.jackson [https://www.instagram.com/michelle.renee.jackson/] (host)

040 - Funders: How to Make Grant Funding Easier. Artists: How to Ask Boldly for Support, with Michael Romy Greer

Should funding be awarded based on community impact and mission alignment, or on an organization's ability to navigate complex grant applications and reporting demands? Michael Romy Greer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelromygreer/], President and CEO of ArtsFund [https://www.artsfund.org/], challenges cumbersome funding processes by sharing strategies that make grant funding easier to apply for, receive, and steward. Meanwhile, artists learn why their work is worthy of investment and gain a practical framework for asking for funding boldly and without apology. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com [https://www.blackphilanthropypodcast.com/]. Social Media Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories [https://www.instagram.com/blackphilanthropyourstories/] & @michelle.renee.jackson [https://www.instagram.com/michelle.renee.jackson/] (host)

039 - How You Center Love and Women in Philanthropy as Senior Advisor at Pivotal, with Dr. Nicole Bates

You don't have to control capital to create change. You can advise the people who do. In this episode, Dr. Nicole Bates [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolekbates/], Senior Advisor of Executive Strategy & Initiatives at Pivotal [https://www.pivotal.com/], shares how to impact philanthropy through trust, relationship building, and strategic connection. Learn how to center women, lead with love, and drive collaborative, high-impact transformation. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com [https://www.blackphilanthropypodcast.com/]. Social Media Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories [https://www.instagram.com/blackphilanthropyourstories/] & @michelle.renee.jackson [https://www.instagram.com/michelle.renee.jackson/] (host)

038 – A Guest & Listener Takeover (Father's Day Season 2 Premiere)

In this Father's Day Season 2 premiere, Season 1 and Season 2 guests and listeners ask one other candid questions on fatherhood, philanthropy, equity, and strengthening Black communities giving you real strategies to lead, serve, and create impact around the world. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com [https://www.blackphilanthropypodcast.com/]. Social Media Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories [https://www.instagram.com/blackphilanthropyourstories/] & @michelle.renee.jackson [https://www.instagram.com/michelle.renee.jackson/] (host)