The Black Fundraisers' Podcast

*******ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST*******

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with nonprofits serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

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******ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST********

Tiffany Ker Xiong is the Advancement Director at The Constellation Fund. She’s a proud Hmong American, a mother to three beautiful children, and an avid fisherwoman. She has pursued an ambitious community leadership career focused on building equitable and inclusive spaces and communities through collaborations across different sectors and the amplification of community voice. Tiffany has extensive experience in community and campaign organizing as well as fundraising strategy and execution, providing her with a depth and breadth of perspective that has added value to notable political campaigns, critical grassroots efforts and leading cultural and philanthropic organizations.

Tiffany has worked in philanthropy and fundraising in various roles and capacities for ten years. Prior to joining Constellation, Tiffany was the Development Director of Theater Mu, the second-largest Asian-American theater in the U.S.

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The Black Fundraisers' Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy. This Black-woman-owned fundraising firm helps nonprofits serving Black and Brown communities raise critical funding to fight the byproducts of structural racism. That is, structural inequities such as poverty, homelessness, educational inequity and more.

Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn ways you can work with Kia Croom.

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*******ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST*******

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with nonprofits serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available. Connect with us on IG & YouTube, and LinkedIn @Blackfundraiserspodcast

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Dr. Tiffany M. Gill joined Kia Croom for a candid discussion that underscores the anti-Black racism that continues to be perpetrated on Black hair globally. Plus Dr. Gill discusses her book, Beauty Shop Politics Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry.

Purchase Beauty Shop Politics here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2dfee4

******Connect with Kia Croom********

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy. This Black-woman-owned fundraising firm helps nonprofits serving Black and Brown communities raise critical funding to fight the byproducts of structural racism. That is, structural inequities such as poverty, homelessness, educational inequity and more.

Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn ways you can work with Kia Croom.

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Kelli King-Jackson stopped by the Black Fundraisers' Podcast to share some of her expertise and experiences coaching Black women leading in predominately white spaces.

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with nonprofits serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available

Connect with us on IG & YouTube @Blackfundraiserspodcast

**ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST**

Kelli King-Jackson is a coach and strategic advisor committed to freedom for Black folx. 

She is an ACC-level coach with the International Coaching Federation and a 21/64 certified philanthropy advisor. 

She’s worked in the nonprofit sector for over twenty years and currently serves on the boards of Funders Together to End Homelessness, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, and Bethel Houston UCC.  Most recently, she was Vice President of Programs and Community Engagement at The Simmons Foundation (Houston, TX).  Prior to joining the Foundation, she led a nationally recognized school-based health outreach initiative in Texas and consulted with BIPOC-led small nonprofits across the country.  

Kelli is actively engaged in her local community, often hosting discussions on upcoming elections, leadership, and ways to support local, Black-led organizations. She’s a speaker, avid writer, and occasional crafter.  

Learn more about Kelli King-Jackson by visiting:  https://www.iamkelli.com/

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy. This Black-woman-owned fundraising firm helps nonprofits serving Black and Brown communities raise critical funding to fight the byproducts of structural racism. That is structural inequities such as poverty, homelessness, educational inequity and more. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with nonprofits serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

Kaci Patterson, Founder and Chief Strategist of the Black Equity Collective and Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy, discuss the critical work of building Black-led agencies' (BLOs) "Organizational Resilience" and why it's high time philanthropy retire pejorative terms like capacity-building, which denigrate the work and culture of BLOs.

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Kaci Patterson is the Founder and Chief Architect of Social Good Solutions (SGS), a Black-woman-owned and operated boutique consulting firm working at the intersections of philanthropy, racial justice and community. Kaci brings over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors to her consulting practice. Always with an eye toward human and community development, SGS works with philanthropic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and public entities to design, operationalize and manage strategic racial justice initiatives from concept to implementation.

She has also served as the Chief Strategist of the Black Equity Initiative since its inception in 2017, a racial justice philanthropic initiative she designed and now serves as the Founder and Chief Architect of the Black Equity Collective, which launched in 2021 under her leadership.

To learn more at https://www.blackequitycollective.org/

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast is produced by Kia Croom Fundraising & Philanthropy. This Black-woman-owned fundraising firm helps nonprofits serving Black and Brown communities raise critical funding to fight the byproducts of structural racism. That is structural inequities such as poverty, homelessness, educational inequity and more. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, CEO of Kia Croom Fundraising and Philanthropy, a Black-woman-owned fundraising firm that works exclusively with organizations serving Black and Brown people and communities. Visit www.kiacroom.com to learn more.

Subscribe to the Black Fundraisers' Podcast wherever podcasts are available

Connect with us on IG & YouTube @Blackfundraiserspodcast

ABOUT TODAY’S GUEST

Sheleia Phillips, MPH, CHES is the Founder and Principal Consultant at SMP Nonprofit

Consulting. A servant leader, Sheleia has dedicated herself to the growth and development of

nonprofits for nearly ten years. To date, Sheleia has secured over $3 million dollars (and

counting) in grant revenue for youth development, education, and health programs.

Sheleia holds a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on Maternal and Child Health from

Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in

Chemistry from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.

To learn more about SMP Nonprofit Consulting visit: https://www.smpnpc.com/

Here are the resources Sheleia discussed

https://www.smpnpc.com/exclusivefreebies

ABOUT THE BLACK FUNDRAISERS' PODCAST

The Black Fundraisers' Podcast was founded in 2021 by Kia Croom, a 21-year Nonprofit Fundraiser and Marketer. To learn more about Kia’s work or to connect with her, visit www.kiacroom.com.

Connect with us on IG & YouTube @Kiacroom

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Throughout the nonprofit universe, Jessica is known as one of the industry’s most dynamic and exciting fundraisers. She’s admired for her ability to pull truth and actionable recommendations from raw data, for her determination to seize every challenge as an opportunity, and for her bedrock belief that “best practices” are only the launching point for the results-boosting advances she creates. 

While Jessica started in the industry long before this whole “world wide web” thing — helping her clients raise more than $30 million a year — she has quickly developed a reputation for not only her direct mail prowess but her digital acumen as well. 

To learn more about The Harrington Agency visit: https://theharringtonagency.com/

Here are the resources Jessica shared

1. Giving Tuesday official site, with logos and ideas -- https://www.givingtuesday.org/ ; here’s the specific link for agencies/organizations: https://www.givingtuesday.org/givingtuesday-toolkit-for-nonprofits/

2. Giving Tuesday resources from different vendors (while they are trying to sell product, there are always some good nuggets of information):

a. https://www.classy.org/giving-tuesday/

b. https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/giving-tuesday-toolkit

c. https://bloomerang.co/blog/givingtuesday/

3. Giving Tuesday “201” quiz – https://mrxx7zvrxlw.typeform.com/to/RCiIF95q

Jessica has also offered complimentary 20 min sessions to help you maximize your GivingTuesday efforts.

https://calendly.com/jessica-tha/giving-tuesday-prep-session