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Organizations

Black-led organizations have long fought for our people, yet they remain underfunded, fragmented, and vulnerable to suppression. Without a unified governance structure, they are forced to compete for resources, work in silos, and struggle against systemic barriers alone. The Black Leadership Coalition provides the strategic alignment, funding access, and policy protection needed to ensure Black institutions thrive—while building the collective power necessary for lasting systemic change.

Prioritizing Membership Over Collective Impact

📌 In an effort to have more reach, some organizations focus more on growing their organization, brand, or influence than creating long-term infrastructure. Also, some membership-based models, while beneficial for the organization itself, can sometimes alienate the broader community by restricting access to resources or benefits to members only, leaving others without crucial support, due to an inability to scale.

Fragmentation & Competition for Resources

📌 Groups with similar goals compete for funding instead of pooling resources.

Too Many Organizations & Conflicting Messaging

📌 Lack of coordination overwhelms the masses with competing calls to action.

Disconnect from the Masses

📌 Organizations set leadership goals without grassroots input, causing misalignment.

The Trap of Proximity to Power

📌 Some groups prioritize maintaining relationships with funders over advocating for real change.

Sustainability & Burnout

📌 Underfunded leaders struggle with exhaustion, making long-term impact difficult to achieve or even focus on at all.

Blackballing & Systemic Exclusion

📌 Radical organizations often lose funding & media support for being at best "too controversial" or at worse "criminal."

Crisis Response & Immediate Community Support

📌 Despite being underfunded, organizations step up in times of crisis but lack resources for sustainability.

Grassroots Community Engagement

📌 Smaller orgs have deep trust within local communities but lack funding to expand impact.

Innovative Local Initiatives

📌 Many groups have great community programs but no system for scaling them nationally.

Cultural & Economic Influence

📌 Black organizations shape political and economic narratives but need long-term infrastructure to turn influence into power.

Activism & Grassroots Mobilization

📌 Mass movements like the CRM and BLM demonstrate the power of collective action, but without long-term governance and accountability structures, momentum often fades after major events.

The BLC isn’t here to compete—but to remove obstacles

Current Reality

What The BLC Offers

Competing for funding & resources

Strategic resource allocation

Lack of coordination

National Black-led governance structure

Transparent leadership & collaboration

No system for collective decision-making

Short-term mobilization

Long-term systemic planning

Leaders suffer from burnout

Leadership pipelines & sustainability planning

Orgs blackballed for being "too radical"

Protection from systemic exclusion

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Let's solve these structural problems together!

What Long-Term Success Looks Like

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The true success of the BLC is when activism is no longer necessary for Black survival. We do not need martyrs—we need thriving leaders, policymakers, and innovators who shape the future without sacrificing their well-being.

No More Fighting to Survive—Instead, We Govern

State and local institutions will be built where former activists transition into leadership, policymaking, and agency roles.

The Loss of a Leader Will No Longer Mean the Loss of Progress

Through leadership pipelines and ecosystem-building, governance systems will adapt and evolve—just as strong systems do.

Black Power Will Be Institutionalized, Not Just Mobilized

The BLC ensures that political, economic, and social power is maintained through long-term institutions, rather than reactionary movements.

Advocacy Becomes Policy, Not Protest

Instead of demanding change, Black leaders will be positioned to write laws, distribute resources, and control decision-making that directly impacts Black communities.

The BLC Becomes a Safeguard for Future Generations

Fifty years from now, Black people should not still be fighting for basic dignity, opportunity, and protection. Instead, the BLC will ensure that future generations focus on innovation, global leadership, and building legacies—rather than perpetual struggle.

The BLC wants to move from survival—to building lasting power.

Reduces Burnout & Builds Sustainable Leadership Pipelines

📌 Ensures leaders aren’t stuck in survival mode, but can focus on long-term impact.

Provides Centralized Funding & Administrative Support

📌 Assists with grant writing, financial management, and operational resources so organizations can grow.

Develops Long-Term Strategic Planning

📌 Moves organizations from reacting to crises to building systems that prevent them.

Protects Organizations from Systemic Exclusion & Blackballing

📌 Creates legal protection strategies, media networks, and advocacy to defend organizations from suppression.

From fixing problems → future-proofing Black institutions.

Call To Action: How Organizers Can Join the Movement
💡 Black-led organizations have done the work, but without a unified structure, we remain underfunded, fragmented, and vulnerable to suppression. The BLC provides the infrastructure, resources, and protection needed to secure our future.

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Organizations

Prioritizing Membership Over Collective Impact

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​Fragmentation & Competition for Resources

📌 Groups with similar goals compete for funding instead of pooling resources.

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Too Many Organizations & Conflicting Messaging

📌 Lack of coordination overwhelms the masses with competing calls to action.

​

Disconnect from the Masses

📌 Organizations set leadership goals without grassroots input, causing misalignment.

​

The Trap of Proximity to Power

📌 Some groups prioritize maintaining relationships with funders over advocating for real change.

​

​Sustainability & Burnout

📌 Underfunded leaders struggle with exhaustion, making long-term impact difficult to achieve or even focus on at all.

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Blackballing & Systemic Exclusion

📌 Radical organizations often lose funding & media support for being at best "too controversial" or at worse "criminal."

Call To Action: How Organizers Can Join the Movement 💡 Black-led organizations have done the work, but without a unified structure, we remain underfunded, fragmented, and vulnerable to suppression. The BLC provides the infrastructure, resources, and protection needed to secure our future.

Fragmentation & Competition for Resources

Sustainability & Burnout

Call To Action: How Organizers Can Join the Movement
💡 Black-led organizations have done the work, but without a unified structure, we remain underfunded, fragmented, and vulnerable to suppression. The BLC provides the infrastructure, resources, and protection needed to secure our future.