018 - From Layoffs to Funding: How Our Podcast Can Advance Black Economic Mobility, Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv

In this solo episode, Michelle Renee Jackson, MDiv host of Black Philanthropy: Our Stories reflects on the last 7 months since BPOS premiered on Father's Day 2025.

In order to guide the direction of BPOS moving forward, Michelle examines the wins, challenges, and hard lessons learned in the last 7 months.

As a podcast in conversation with black leaders leading in a more than half‑trillion‑dollar philanthropy industry, this episode considers how the sector can become a more effective catalyst for Black economic advancement and self-determination.

Michelle addresses the rising layoffs affecting Black people, especially Black women, the disproportionately high Black unemployment rate, and the urgent need to increase how philanthropy reaches Black communities.

This episode also explores how BPOS can help Black leaders in philanthropy break out of silos, collaborate more effectively, and strengthen their collective impact.

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