Jessica Norwood is the Founder of the Emerging ChangeMakers Network. From the Emerging ChangeMakers Network website: Jessica Norwood is a social entrepreneur who champions organizations, people, ideas and products that develop the capacity to create change in traditionally marginalized communities. With a passion for supporting community asset development, Jessica works with people to connect them to [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Trish Tchume
Trish Tchume is the Director of Civic Engagement for the Building Movement Project in New York. Trish was named a 2009 American Express NGen Fellow by Independent Sector. She serves on the national board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network and was also a founding board member for Philadelphia’s Young Nonprofit Leaders. From the Building Movement [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Rahsaan Harris
Rahsaan Harris is a Program Executive at The Atlantic Philanthropies. Rahsaan was named a 2009 Emerging Leader in Philanthropy Award by the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) and a 2009 American Express NGen Fellow by Independent Sector. From the ABFE website: Rahsaan Harris is a Program Executive at The Atlantic Philanthropies. In this role, he works across [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Joyce Roche
Joyce M. Roché is the President and CEO of Girls Incorporated. From the Girls, Inc. website: Joyce M. Roché brings a unique combination of sharp business acumen and strong commitment to building girls’ confidence and leadership skills to her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Girls Incorporated, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowered [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Aaron Dworkin
Named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow and Member of the Obama National Arts Policy Committee, Aaron P. Dworkin is the Founder and President of the Sphinx Organization, the leading national arts organization that focuses on youth development and diversity in classical music. An author, social entrepreneur, artist-citizen and an avid youth education advocate, he has received [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is the Chief Executive Officer of Green For All in Oakland, California. From the Green for All website: Since taking leadership in March 2009, Phaedra has led the organization to a stirring string of victories. Chief among these was assembling a civil rights coalition that successfully lobbied for two significant improvements to the [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Cedric Brown
Cedric Brown is the Director of the Mitchell Kapor Foundation in San Francisco. And, like many other multi-faceted Black nonprofit leaders, Cedric is also a visual and performance artist. From the MKF website: Cedric Brown has 20 years of experience as an educator and funder, working with the SF Foundation, SF Education Fund, Switzer Foundation, [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Erica Williams
Erica Williams is the Deputy Director of Progress 2050, a project of the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank headquartered in Washington, DC. From the Center for American Progress website: Erica Williams is the Deputy Director of Progress 2050, a project of the Center for American Progress that develops new ideas for an increasingly [...]
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Geoffrey Canada
Geoffrey Canada is the President and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone. From the Harlem Children’s Zone website: In his 20-plus years with Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc., Geoffrey Canada has become nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for education reform. Since 1990, Mr. Canada has [...]
