Black Prompts
Black Prompts: Preparing for What’s Next—Before It Happens
Black Prompts is a virtual, intergenerational peer-to-peer learning journey designed as a collective experience for Black-led nonprofits and organizers to prepare for challenges before they happen. We believe that by creating a space for situational simulations, we can work together to navigate challenges, anticipate obstacles, sharpen strategies, resources and networks—together ensuring we are not siloed in a crisis.
Prioritizing narrative sovereignty, racialized safety, and community-driven innovation, Black Prompts ensures Black organizations define our own future. As AI becomes more embedded in decision-making, it challenges its limitations by positioning culturally informed, real-world solutions against algorithmic outputs, preventing erasure.
Through real-life case studies and peer-to-peer discussions, Black Prompts fosters strategic problem-solving, dismantles inequitable philanthropic structures, and builds sustainable networks of support. It is an assertion of Black brilliance, carrying the lessons of our ancestors forward—not reactive, but ready.
Volunteer Opportunity: Focus Group Participants
Organization: The Black Donors Project
Location: Virtual/Remote
Time Commitment: Bi-monthly (2–3 hours per session)
About BLACK PROMPTS
BLACK PROMPTS is a virtual, peer-to-peer learning journey that uses AI-generated simulation exercises to spark creative problem-solving for Black-led nonprofits. Developed by The Black Donors Project—a participatory action research initiative exploring Black philanthropic giving at the crossroads of art and social change—BLACK PROMPTS addresses the barriers that Black-led nonprofits often face in philanthropic spaces.
What You’ll Do
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Join Bi-Monthly Sessions: Participate in structured scenario-based exercises that mirror real-world challenges for Black-led nonprofits.
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Shape Community Solutions: Collaborate with other Black nonprofit professionals and community members to create culturally aligned strategies that honor our shared history and lived experiences.
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Compare AI Insights to Lived Realities: Review AI-generated recommendations alongside community-sourced approaches, exploring where the two align and diverge.
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Protect Narrative Sovereignty: Help uphold Black-led organizations’ right to determine how their stories are told and how their impact is measured.
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Foster Racialized Safety: Contribute to safe, culturally competent spaces that nurture Black thought leadership and protect the dignity of Black communities.
Key Pillars of BLACK PROMPTS
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Interactive Scenario-Based Planning
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Narrative Sovereignty
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Maintenance, Repair, and Care in Philanthropy
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Cultural Competency and Trust-Building
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Racialized Safety and Collective Problem-Solving
Key Concepts
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Narrative Sovereignty: Ensuring Black-led organizations control their own stories, missions, and data—free from external reinterpretation.
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Racialized Safety: Intentionally creating environments (virtual and physical) where the dignity and well-being of Black communities are actively protected and celebrated.
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Cultural Maintenance and Repair: Reclaiming and renewing traditions, practices, and values eroded by systemic inequities.
Why Volunteer?
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Contribute to Equitable Philanthropy: A unique opportunity to be in an all Black space among your peers to help lay the groundwork for more inclusive philanthropic models that value Black voices and leadership.
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Connect with a Larger Community: Join an active network of like-minded peers dedicated to social change and community care.
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Expand Your Skill Set: Learn about scenario planning, the emerging possibilities (and pitfalls) of AI, and community-centered innovation.
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Honor Our Collective History: Ensure that our stories remain at the forefront of transformative conversations in the philanthropic sector.
Dates, Times & Alignment
The Black Prompts sessions will take place on the following Thursdays from 5:45 PM to 7:30 PM (EST):
Thursday, February 20, 2025 / Scenario
Thursday, April 10, 2025 / Scenario
Thursday, June 12, 2025 / Scenario
Application Process
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Submit an Application: Complete our short online form here highlighting your background and interest in BLACK PROMPTS.
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Interview/Screening Call: You may be invited to a brief virtual call for us to learn more about your interests and confirm your availability.
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Orientation: Participants will receive an orientation to help you get the most out of this peer-to-peer learning experience.
Join us in shaping philanthropic futures where Black-led nonprofits and communities can fully exercise creativity, narrative ownership, and community-driven solutions.