Associated Black Charities

Working across Maryland to close the racial wealth gap and end structural racism.

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Free registration is required to receive the Zoom access link for tomorrow evening's conversation, "Confronting The Angry Black Woman Stereotype". All registrants will also receive the recording. Sign up at the link below! https://t.co/X1LSQHzxrc

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(4 of 4) We have much work to do and thank you as always for your support. -Chrissy M. Thornton, President & CEO, Associated Black Charities [Full statement: https://t.co/nncInyzkoj]

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(3 of 4) As part of our commitment to transparency, we want our valued partners, stakeholders, and the community to know that we will consistently be direct in addressing reporting or commentary that is false and serves to damage ABC’s organizational efforts.

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(2 of 4) Today, as we celebrated our new path forward, it became necessary for us to issue the release below to address what we found to be inaccurate reporting from the Baltimore Business Journal.

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(1 of 4) Yesterday, in the presence of many of our collaborators, and with most of our board of directors on hand, I had an opportunity as the new President and CEO, to unveil a new strategic vision for Associated Black Charities.

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Big news! The innovators of @expertbookings, @FEMLYBOX, BrickRose Exchange, and @SonaviLabs will take the stage with ABC! Learn more: https://t.co/OBLQJeCTrP

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"There is a level of ingenuity in this city that just can’t break loose...there is no avenue for it to express the fullness of its creative capability" - a belief that led Luke Cooper to found Latimer House. #EquityFirst

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"Building a thing is not the hard part...anchoring and aligning your product is" - Luke Cooper #EquityFirst #AssociatedBlackCharities #Entreprenuer

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"I never tell founders to disregard their intuition" - Luke Cooper #EquityFirst #AssociatedBlackCharities

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Conversations with those around you, those who are successful, positive engagements are key on the pathway to equity. - Luke Cooper #EquityFirst #AssociatedBlackCharities

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No magic without mud. “Sometimes in the mud, you gotta keep your eyes open to the magic.” – Luke Cooper #EquityFirst

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Need some background on tonight's #EquityFirst guest? Check out this @BaltBizOnline piece from earlier this year! https://t.co/KfwgXmiETV

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We'll be live tweeting some 💎 starting at 6 PM from our event with Luke Cooper and Crystal Berger. Want to join us or watch later? Sign up here: https://t.co/AK9u29jOyt #EquityFirst #AssociatedBlackCharities

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One of our awesome sponsors helping to get the word out about "Equity First" tomorrow evening!

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This Thursday at 6 p.m. join the @abcharities for the next FREE installment of Equity First. The virtual session will feature Baltimore-based tech leader Luke Cooper and Baltimore-born media entrepreneur Crystal Berger. Free tickets are available online.

https://t.co/FT029iRMQy.

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@JHConnects Thank you so much for sharing (and sponsoring!), @JHConnects!

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What did @ReadySetGrind observe during a bus ride in Colorado that set him on the path to developing a new product and eventually selling his company for 11x its value in Baltimore?
Join us on 9/29 to find out (or sign up to receive the recording)! https://t.co/AK9u29BpX3

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"Conversations with those around you, those who are successful - and positive engagements - are key on the pathway to equity." @ReadySetGrind Learn more: https://t.co/AK9u29BpX3

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@ReadySetGrind's first big break came from having "eyes wide open to people’s reactions" and conquering a fear of opening lines of communication. Learn more: https://t.co/AK9u29BpX3

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Announcing the Autumn 2022 cohort of our Board Pipeline Program: https://t.co/1SspyLJ42J Congratulations to all who were selected!

#BoardofDirectors #Nonprofits #LeadershipDevelopment

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Meet our new Program Manager & Strategist, Charnell Covert! 👏🏿 https://t.co/pFPuKs7Oi4