Responsive Philanthropy in Black Communities - National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy

Responsive Philanthropy in Black Communities - National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy: Everywhere – in your city and mine – the reality of where we are and where we want to be are miles apart. In Minneapolis, the disparities faced by people (both American-born and foreign-born) are stark.Though we are surrounded by more Fortune 500 companies per capita than any place in the country (including the headquarters ofTarget, General Mills and Best Buy), need and poverty surround us. For example, although only 19 percent of Minneapolis residents are black:1