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EDUCATION

March 2019 | Pledged to Service: Divine Nine Chapters and Nonprofit Partnerships Webinar

 

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

January 2018 | Making Bricks Without Straw: The Kresge HBCU Initiative and Fundraising and Historically Black Colleges and Universities

December 2016 | Struggling with stress? Giving can boost your health and wellness

November 2016 | Knowledge is key when you vote and when you give

October 2016 | This black billionaire's $20 million gift to NMAAHC highlights intentional philanthropy

August 2016 | Black Philanthropy: Causes That Matter for Black Lives (and a Thriving Society)

April 2016 More than a moral imperative: Giving to get power and influence a righteous act of self-help

 

WRITE TO BEAR ALMS PODCAST SEGMENT

April 2019 | Understanding Black Philanthropy

February 2019 | Mental Health Benefits of Giving

January 2019 | Introducing "Write to Bear Alms" with Halima Leak Francis

INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES & SOCIAL MEDIA

August 2020 | HERitage's Wallace discusses the HERitage Giving Fund and Black Philanthropy Month | The Dallas Morning News and KDAF-TV 

August 2019 | Leak Francis discusses Black Philanthropy Month and philanthropy in the civic sector | "Morning Edition", WVUE-TV

June 2018 | PPF founder talks dissertation, philanthropy | Sunday Journal, WYLD-FM

December 2015 | Fundraising Tips for Alumni Associations | HBCU Lifestyle Podcast

June 2013 | Black Greek Success: Chapter Fundraising 101 | Great Black Speakers

NEWS RELEASES

May 2018Purposeful Philanthropy founder seeks to educate people of color about how charitable giving can change their communities for the better
 

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