Leaders of the African American Fund of Bartholomew County have made possible a visit of the abridged version of the nationally touring exhibit “Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy, Reframed and Exhibited.”
It will open with a public reception at 4 p.m. Sunday and runs through Aug. 9 on The Commons first level. It presents a look at national, black philanthropy from the word’s original, Greek root meaning which is “love of humanity,” according to founder and writer/speaker/consultant Valaida Fullwood of Charlotte, North Carolina.
“The picture of philanthropy is usually ultra-wealthy white men of privilege,” Fullwood said, speaking by phone from her office and mentioning corporate stalwarts ranging from Henry Ford to Andrew Carnegie. “And the recipients most often are people of color, poor people and disenfranchised people. While that is part of the story, it’s not the full picture.
“And that’s where we assert the idea of reframing philanthropy.”
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