For International Women’s Day, meet these 4 black women leading in philanthropy who are overcoming the odds and changing philanthropy for the better
Cole worked at the National Lottery Community Fund, the U.K.’s largest funder, for nearly two decades until 2016. Her last role was as England Director, overseeing the over an annual giving budget of £500 million. “I was driven by a desire to address entrenched inequalities across our society.
Since leaving the Lottery, she has remained involved in Grantmaking as Trustee of the Millfield House Foundation, Adviser on the Migration and Youth Panel of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and a Non-Executive Director of the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.After more than 20 years working in banking and finance, Hamzahee is a trustee of several charities, a donor and an investor.
On her philanthropy philosophy, Hamzahee says, “I believe that our communities, particularly the young people who are our future, benefit most if we are an active and positive part of the change we want to see. This is why I have worked to align my personal philanthropy with my professional focus on social finance and impact investing.”
She is currently building an ecosystem that supports Black owned and led organisations with both philanthropic funding and impact investment. “I particularly want to galvanise sources of finance generated by the Black community for the Black community. Instead of being seen as the recipients of others’ charity, we can help ourselves by coming together.
Layode is committed to promoting strategic philanthropy and homegrown development on the continent. About the future, Layode says: “We are confident that a combination of giving and strategy has the potential to transform the socio-economic landscape in Africa.”... [+]
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