Collaborative Fundraising: How it started, How it's going with the Baltimore Legacy Builders Collective

ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, a 20-year nonprofit fundraising and philanthropy leader. To learn more about Kia’s work or to connect with her visit www.kiacroom.com. We encourage you to email the Black Fundraisers’ Podcast with suggestions for show topics, inquiries, advertising, and sponsorship opportunities at [email protected]. Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available Connect with us on IG & YouTube @Blackfundraiserspodcast ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST The Baltimore Legacy Builders Collective (The Collective) is a group of Black-led organizations collaborating to provide 100 plus hours of training, transferable skills & empowerment to 1,300 youth and young adults in the greater Baltimore area. In late 2019, The Collective secured funding from the T. Rowe Price Foundation to hire a Chief Development Officer (CDO) which is a shared fundraising resource across the three organizations and for The Collective in order to help build capacity and ensure sustainability. Through this partnership, The Collective will empower other community-based organizations to build capacity and replicate this “shared CDO” model with both technical support to cohorts and direct funding to a select group. The Collective is comprised of the following Black-led organizations: The Be. Org, Founded by Tonee Lawson I am MENtality, Founded by Darren Rodgers B-360, Founded by Brittany Young Visit www.baltimorelegacybuilders.org to learn more. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm