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NEXT GENERATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIST (NGAAP)
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Contact: Byron Baldwin
www.ngaapfund.org

NGAAP is a philanthropic vehicle that promotes collective giving of time, talent and treasure (T3). As a collective group, members of NGAAP pool their contributions and strategically invest improving the quality of life for African Americans in North Carolina ’s Triangle Region.

BIRMINGHAM CHANGE FUND (BCF)
Birmingham, Alabama
Contact: Ed Fields
www.birminghamchangefund.org

The Birmingham Change Fund is a group of young African-Americans with varying backgrounds, experiences and talents that have woven together our resources to create positive change in Birmingham, Alabama. Our mark represents our contribution to the fabric of change.

NEW MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
Christiansburg, Virginia
Contact: Penny Franklin

The New Mountain Climbers Giving Circle of Montgomery County, Virginia, is dedicated to the enrichment of the African American community through political action, education, economic empowerment, and community investment.

ZAWADI
New Orleans, Louisiana
Contact: Jo Ann Minor

The purpose of the Zawadi is to cultivate and leverage resources to affect long-term, positive change in the quality of life for people of African descent in the New Orleans area.

NEW GENERATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PHILANTHROPISTS CHARLOTTE (NGAAP-Charlotte)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Contact: Valaida Fullwood

To promote philanthropy --- the giving of time, talent and treasure --- among African Americans in the Charlotte region, with the goal of enhancing the quality of life within our communities.

A LEGACY OF TRADITION (ALOT)
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Contact: Darrel Kain
www.alegacyoftradition.org/

We give financial support to organizations that produce positive outcomes for black men and boys.

HERITAGE QUILTERS
Warrenton, North Carolina
Contact: Jereann King

Some believe that the power to heal and the power to love are two of the gifts found in quilts and quilting. It is the power of quilting that gave birth to the Heritage Quilters in late spring, 2001. The Heritage Quilters are twenty-four women and men from Halifax, Vance, and Warren counties, North Carolina. The mission of the Heritage Quilters is simply to support, encourage, and document quilting traditions and activities.

THE SANKOFA FUND OF SW PA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Contact: Lucy Dabney

To inspire, education and unite a community of givers to make contributors that transform African American communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania

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WAY OUT
Raleigh, North Carolina
Contact: Kim Best

To enrich and empower the African American community by enhancing cultural and historical awareness, education, and training.

20/20 SISTERS OF VISION
Durham, North Carolina
Contact: Denise Rowson

CIRCLE OF JOY
Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Joy Webb
www.circleofjoyatl.org