The Future of Philanthropy

Axios Giving Tuesday: The Future of Philanthropy The big picture: As the world looks for answers to pressing problems, philanthropy and corporate social responsibility have taken on an even more important role in the U.S. and globally. Zoom in: On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, Axios senior reporter Erica Pandey hosted intimate conversations with: Misty Copeland, founder, Misty Copeland Foundation and principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre Caryn Campbell, executive director, Misty Copeland Foundation 1 big thing: The Misty Copeland Foundation focuses on bringing greater ballet diversity and accessibility to the underserved communities through an afterschool program called BE BOLD. Copeland shared her vision behind creating the foundation: "...Ballet for so long has had these...microaggressions, you know, something as simple as the color of the pointe shoes, the color of the tights and the color of the ballet slippers. And as a black woman, I've always had to pancake my pointe shoes because there was nothing offered to black and brown dancers in their color...And it seems like such a small thing, but that's the first thing you get and receive as a young dancer...Learning about so many generations of other black and brown dancers who haven't felt that they were included was really the motivation behind starting the foundation."