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THE SOUL OF

PHILANTHROPY IS IN CLEVELAND

Connie Hill-Johnson had a vision to bring a touring and Susan Hall (not pictured) formed the executive

art exhibit to Cleveland. Serious discussion began committee for TSOP-CLE. Over an 18-month period,

after the Cleveland Foundation’s African American the group engaged a diverse group of community

Philanthropy Summit, when Connie reached out leaders and organizations with the goal of hosting the

to UBF to “get it done.” The “it” was the national national TSOP touring exhibit in Cleveland.

touring exhibit “The Soul of Philanthropy” (TSOP),
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based on Valaida Fullwood’s book, Giving Back.

Connie discussed the event with Teleangé Thomas,

Director of Partnerships for Candid, a non-profit

that “connects people who want to change the

world with the resources they need to do it.” She

was also familiar with TSOP. “When we look at

philanthropy overall, African Americans are overly

represented as receivers of other people’s charity and

under-represented as givers and contributors,” says

Thomas.

Working together, Kevin Johnson and Connie

Hill-Johnson, Teleange’ Thomas, Cecil J. Lipscomb

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