Over the past year, Byrd Barr Place, along with Cardea Services and Seattle Foundation, had the honor to talk with and hear from Black leaders across King County about the truth of their experiences guiding community nonprofits. We wanted to lift up Black voices and the strengths of the Black-led organizations that are providing essential services to communities. We also wanted to shed light on the barriers that Black-led organizations face because of systemic racism and persistent under-investment.
From these conversations and surveys, we produced a report, The Case for Investing in King County’s Black-led Organizations that shares our findings, along with recommendations for taking a culturally centered approach to philanthropy.
