ABFE: What It Really Means to Invest in Black Women

Join ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities for a timely and values-centered funder briefing, “What It Really Means to Invest in Black Women: A Conversation on Wellness, Leadership, and Philanthropic Practice.” 

This session will explore the critical role of wellness in the leadership journeys of Black women across the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. The webinar will spotlight the B.Well Initiative, a wellness-focused leadership program that centers the holistic wellbeing of Black women, while also featuring insights from sector and foundation leaders who are advancing practices that prioritize care, sustainability, and equity in leadership development. The conversation reflects ABFE’s ongoing commitment to advancing Black communities through responsive and equity-focused philanthropy.

The B.Well Initiative offers not only a healing-centered, community-rooted space for Black women to unpack the personal and systemic burdens they face while leading organizations, but a model of holistic wellbeing that supports career sustainability, collective care, and personal agency. Aligned with ABFE’s Responsive Philanthropy in Black Communities (RPBC) framework and the values uplifted through our annual Black Women in Philanthropy Leadership Retreat, this session highlights how wellness-centered investments are essential to building leadership infrastructure and supporting Black women’s long-term success. 

Moderated by Shenell Thompson, Senior Program Officer of Local Impact at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, this conversation will feature insights from:

• Tiffany Tate, CEO and Founder, Career Maven Consulting
• Toya Randall, Founder of Voice. Vision. Value. Black Women Leading Philanthropy, and
• Tiffany Frieson, VP of Programs and Partnerships of Philanthropy Southeast