More than one billion philanthropic dollars will be on the table when New England Blacks in Philanthropy hosts the conference, “Black  Philanthropy – Building Stronger Communities,” from June 22-24, 2008 at John Hancock Hall, 200 Berkeley Street in Boston.

The theme is community building. Among issues covered, the dwindling numbers of African-American grant makers in senior management positions.  The conference will convene foundation and corporate grant makers, philanthropists, community leaders, business leaders and trustees and is open to all.  Also welcome are Black researchers and consultants who study Black issues. For a conference schedule and registration information, go to www.nebip.org, or email the conference coordinator at pat@bonnerent.com or contact her at (617) 232–5453.

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About New England Blacks in Philanthropy:

Founded in 2006, New England Blacks in Philanthropy was created to inform and transform the practice of philanthropy in Black communities.  The transformation that NEBIP seeks is to create a straight line of sight from philanthropic grantmaking practice to self-sufficiency for the Black community.

“NEW BOY,” the story of a teenage boy confronting the normal adolescent concerns of grades, girls, and parental control while at the same time grappling with the larger issue of what it means to be African American in the United States in the 1950s.