Thank you MBE magazine for publishing this clear article explaining the history, work and ambition of Fund for Social Equity. The #RacialWealthGap is a pervasive problem and directing more spending to Black-owned businesses is one way to help make the changes our society needs. https://lnkd.in/ej7amH_U Patrice Tanaka Mark Koide Mark Winston Griffith Stephen Aronson April Jeffries Greg Shaw Kenneth A. Powell Neil Foote Michael Neuwirth, Sustainability Communications Leader
Fund for Social Equity
Civic and Social Organizations
Market-driven approaches to reducing the generational wealth gap facing Black Americans
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Although there are more than 140,000 Black-owned businesses in the U.S., no concerted efforts to differentiate them for their customers have gained traction. Meanwhile, most Americans would support Black-owned businesses if they had the option - even if it meant paying a premium price. The Fund for Social Equity© (FSE) has been created to research means of reducing the racial wealth gap using market driving forces. FSE has tested a certification program to benefit companies that are Black majority owned and disproportionately Black managed to help narrow the wealth gap of Black Americans versus other groups.
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- 2-10 employees
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- 2022
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- advocacy, equality, and economic prosperity
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The headline of this article gets it right: Americans are willing to pay more to eliminate the racial wealth gap. https://lnkd.in/e3jtShWq
Americans Willing to Pay More to Eliminate the Racial Wealth Gap, Creating a New Opportunity for Black Business Owners
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The racial wealth gap between Black and white households continues to widen in the U.S. and now stands at $44,890 and $285,010, respectively. Unprecedented national research we conducted and released today provides encouraging news that most Americans are willing to pay a premium price for products and services if they know that they are helping to reduce the racial wealth gap in the U.S. The study also explored consumer interest by geography and key demographic segments for a seal certifying Black-owned and operated businesses. This research serves as the driving mission for the Fund for Social Equity, a new nonprofit that has tested a seal to identify businesses owned and operated by Black Americans as a way to reduce the wealth disparity between Black and white Americans. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/er27sYDG and let us know if you're interested to collaborate with us. Mark Koide Michael Neuwirth, Sustainability Communications Leader Patrice Tanaka Mark Winston Griffith April Jeffries Ipsos Stephen Aronson Greg Shaw Neil Foote Check out the press release: https://lnkd.in/enQ2S5Vy
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The diversity of expertise and backgrounds among our talented and committed Board of Advisors makes Fund for Social Equity a truly unique organization, devising and researching market-driven approaches to reducing the racial wealth gap in the U.S.