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Reclaiming The Root Meaning of Philanthropy

  Radical simply means ‘grasping things at the root.’ — Angela Davis Let’s engage in the radical work of reclaiming the root meaning of philanthropy: love of humanity. Philanthropy, a curious word to...

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‘Root Meaning’ Grasped

L-O-V-E | Charles W. Thomas Jr., photographer Recent media coverage of my op-ed delights me. While the piece was written for black media to mark National Philanthropy Day (November 15), its message...

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Thoughts Before 2012 Sets

Receiving the call about Giving Back winning the 2012 McAdam Book Award for “the best new book for the nonprofit sector” was without question a major high point this year. Honestly, there were so many...

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Without Limits

On 15 Feb 2013, Charles Thomas and I will be presenters at TEDxCharlotte. We hope you’ll register and come if you’re in the area. UNLIMITED: Ideas Take Shape is this year’s theme for the annual,...

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My New Eyes

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust It requires “new eyes” to see a picture reframed. This quote sums up much of our TEDx Talk,...

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What’s In A Name

Queen of the Trumpet Valaida Snow, circa 1930 What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. I suppose Shakespeare was right, but with a name as uncommon as...

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From BGB :: Community Investment Network Names Valaida Fullwood Interim...

Posted on BlackGivesBack.com today: Community Investment Network Names Valaida Fullwood Interim Executive Director. “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.” ― Shirley...

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Love and Happiness

Funny how this album cover and the songs within made such an impression on me at such a young age. Fans of Al Green’s music, my parents of course had this hit album in the Seventies. At the time, that...

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VF: C’est moi

visionary farsightedness voraciously fascinated vibrant force values family vehement friend voluminous friendships vocalized free-spiritedness voluptuous feelings vivaciously fanciful voyaging fanatic...

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Giving Black Matters

Photo: June 2020 protest against injustice, Charlotte, NC | V. Fullwood Earlier this month, I spun a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts into an op-ed and posted it on Medium.com. I made an appeal to my...

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