Black Philanthropy: Our Stories
042 – Having Courage to Start Before You're Funded, with Odile Tevie artwork

042 – Having Courage to Start Before You're Funded, with Odile Tevie

Black Philanthropy: Our Stories
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Why wait for others to act when you can be the first to move? Odile Tevie shares how, in the absence of institutional support, she abandoned a secure career in finance to co-found and co-invest her own philanthropic resources into the Nubuke Foundation (Accra, Ghana) where Ghanaian artists create on their own terms and in their own voices. Discover how to become a first-mover leader, support emerging artists, navigate uncertainty, and transform an internal nudge into cultural and social change. More resources at blackphilanthropypodcast.com. Social Media Follow @blackphilanthropyourstories & @michelle.renee.jackson (host)

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