In 2020, philanthropy made unprecedented commitments to racial justice, racial equity, and Black-led organizations. Six years later, nonprofit leaders, intermediaries, movement builders, and funders are navigating one of the most challenging landscapes in recent memory. Marked by political backlash, shrinking resources, organizational exhaustion, and growing uncertainty about what comes next.

​This year's Black Philanthropy Month Civic Dialogue asks a simple but urgent question:

​What does it take to stay in the work?

​Presented in partnership with SAARC, Social Justice Fund NW, and A Prepared Place, this conversation brings together leaders who have remained deeply committed before, during, and after the heightened attention of 2020.

​Together, we'll explore what sustained commitment requires, how philanthropy can move beyond moments of public urgency toward long-term accountability, and why relationships are the foundation of lasting racial justice work.

​Rather than revisiting promises made, we'll examine what it takes to keep them.