Sponsorship for Businesses

Building the Financial Capacity of Black-led Nonprofit Organizations

In 2003, Sharon Walker McCall began providing resource development and fund-raising consultancy services to nonprofit organizations that were founded or managed by African Americans. Immediately, it became apparent to McCall that these nonprofit organizations were not being funded on par with organizations, whose founders, board of directors or executives were white.

Even more surprisingly, nonprofit organizations –whose founders, board of directors or executives who were white and served predominantly African American clients — received more funding than Black-led nonprofit organizations that provided services to the same African American clientele.

Community Partners' Board of Directors has supported McCall in her efforts to achieve equity in funding for Black-led organizations by creating a fund-raising initiative, Black Charities Matter, that will focus exclusively on raising funds for Black-led nonprofit organizations.

We hope that you will support us in this effort!

Sharon Walker McCall