Gillian B. White

journalist, CRO @capitalbnews, long-suffering Knicks fan (she/her) Before: @theatlantic

[Lisa Snowden @LisaESnowden]

If Kamala Harris doesn’t have plans to talk to Capital B she should make them ☝🏾

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

In wake of George Floyd's murder, there was an outpouring of contributions to racial equity orgs. Today, most funders have returned to their previous giving patterns, creating a mess for nonprofits that assumed this funding would sustain. Philanthropy's response to the moment misunderstood how change happens.

Most leaders working on racial equity tell the same story: in the second half of 2020, they couldn't answer the phone fast enough. Every funder was looking to donate to racial justice aligned orgs. Some orgs saw their fundraising expand by multiples. It was never easier to raise money.

With bank accounts flush and a sense this was a unique opportunity in history, nonprofits aggressively expanded. Many orgs were small and had not lived through a wave of funding like this. It was not known that much of the interest was ephemeral.

Most new donors wrote one check in 2020. Sometimes they wrote another the next year. More institutional foundations generally wrote 2 or 3 year grant terms. Either way, most of the surge of donations (though certainly some funders have endured) ended within 3 years. By now, orgs have spent most of that. My understanding is most racial equity orgs are cutting budgets and shrinking today. The one-time surge of money, while beneficial at the time, created a mess for nonprofits to navigate.

Problems that were generations in the making don't get solved in one or two years. They take decades. Slow, incremental progress creates large change. To paraphrase, people overestimate what can be achieved in one year and underestimate what can be achieved in ten.

The philanthropy consulting group Bridgespan studied 10 major, national policy advances over the past century. On average, those big policy victories came from at least 40 smaller wins over 25–30 years.

If funders want to make progress in any movement, it takes committed funding. It's not fund this for 2 years, then move to a different topic and fund that for 2 years. That doesn't work and isn't helpful to grantees, particularly when everyone else is doing the same thing at the same time. Success on any policy issue requires patience.

[#NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 @NABJ]

🏆 #NABJAwards: The Best Practices Award goes to @CapitalBNews! Founded in 2022, they’re recognized for their outstanding commitment to covering timely issues for the Black community & promoting newsroom diversity. Meet them at #NABJ24! 🎟: https://t.co/VXTrEDAFHu

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

🖤 @youngsinick @nonlinearnotes 🖤

[Michael Arceneaux @youngsinick]

I met @nonlinearnotes 20 years ago. He is one of my favorite people and writers so it was surreal in the best way imaginable to be interviewed by him for @latimes’ Image magazine.

Hope you read the interview and support the new book next week:

https://t.co/KmIMVAimC2

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

I won’t belabor my #GivingTuesday plea but reliable news for communities of color is absolutely critical right now. If you’re able, consider giving to @CapitalBNews. Help us publish independent, trustworthy news for Black communities across the country https://t.co/CDr934PM67

[Capital B @CapitalBNews]

LIVE: We're listening to @aallyahpatrice discuss her story about the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, who says he’s being denied his right to serve by the majority-Black town’s white leaders. https://t.co/gUIArsMqSs

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

Today’s the day! Still a few hours to sign up for Capital B Fest to learn more about some of the most important issues facing the Black community including: the water crisis in the south, the 2024 election, mental health and more. Register here: https://t.co/lClnizqtPJ

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

we are all Scheana watching from the trailer

[Capital B @CapitalBNews]

UPDATE: The shooter in the Ralph Yarl case has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. https://t.co/WH3bFfkFc6

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

@AdamLMahoney 😂

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

@netflix ✌🏾

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

they better be able to do this in 15 minutes, we got Succession to watch.

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

@lenikacruz One can only hope

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

I’ve been mostly off Twitter to try to enjoy the final two months of my parental leave but wanted to be sure to share this incredibly important work from @margoasnipe who has been crushing the maternal health beat

[Capital B @CapitalBNews]

Hi, national health reporter @margoasnipe here. I’ve spent a year investigating how Georgia’s maternal care system is failing Black residents and found that the state’s rural Black communities have been ignored for decades, making deliveries dangerous. https://t.co/h5IoujZbY0

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

A pollutant disproportionately found in majority Black communities estimated to cause between 85,000 and 200,000 premature deaths each year. The government has proposed a rule to limit it by as much as 25%.

By @AdamLMahoney
https://t.co/WHvQDNkQoV

[Capital B @CapitalBNews]

Big news: Capital B is headed to Gary, Indiana! The city will be the location of our second local newsroom, and we could not be more excited. More about @capitalb_gary and how you can help: https://t.co/pslewQz0gC

[The Journalism Salute @JournalismPod]

New interview: Margo Snipe of @CapitalBNews

@margoasnipe is the national health reporter, covering issues that affect the mental and physical health of Black Americans

She talked about who she is and what she does day-today - impactful work.

Tune in!
https://t.co/fr32SFxaLe

[Gillian B. White @gillianbwhite]

You want to know why Black media is important?

[Capital B @CapitalBNews]

Kansas City MO police denied claims that a serial killer was targeting Black women. @KCDefender covered the story anyway. A month later, a woman said she had been kidnapped and raped. We spoke with the site's founder about sticking with the story: https://t.co/ke2oLXnwop