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The Campaign for the Black Rep
RAISE THE ROOF FUND
Make a contribution to help renovate and improve an 11,000 square foot facility located in the heart of the Downcity Arts District. The Providence Black Repertory Company’s cultural and educational center will house quality artistic performances, host live musical acts, offer a new community stage for young people and their families, and is home to the new Xxodus Café.  In addition, major naming opportunities available; please contact our development office for more information. 		ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORS FUND
Help the Providence Black Rep sustain its vital mission "to bring people together, provoke thought, inspire hope, and create understanding," by becoming an Annual Contributor. Through this Fund, you have the option to give to one or more initiatives provided on a yearly basis.

MATINEE HOST FUND
Sponsor one or more important programs that helps make theatre accessible to underserved communities in your neighborhood and others:

The People’s Matinee (Pay-What-You-Can-Family Sundays) has treated thousands of neighboring groups that are unable to afford general ticket prices to an afternoon of theatre. The People’s Matinee is a popular favorite among new, nontraditional, and underserved audiences, such as; members of active black churches in the region, organized black sororities and fraternities in neighboring colleges, and families of youth who participate in regionally-acclaimed Black Rep education programs.

The Student (School Day) Matinee provides discounted tickets for school groups of all ages to participate in an active experience through theatre. Students are given the opportunity to engage in a lively dialogue with the performers, members of the creative staff and students from other schools at the end of every matinee performance. Additionally, the School Day Matinee program also generates study guides that help students bridge the gap between an entertaining experience and challenge them to ask the bigger questions, find possible applications to their own lives, the lives of people around them, or parallels to events happening in the world today.

 

Are you a United Way Donor or Member?

Consider a gift to the Providence Black Repertory Company under United Way Donor Option # 7507.

Does your employer have a Matching Gift Program?

Join the growing numbers of corporations and government sources that are matching hundreds of their employees’ gifts to the Providence Black Repertory Company.  Inquire about your employer’s giving options and matching gift programs today. 

What is the Color of Philanthropy?

Among many Black and other communities of color, philanthropy is seen as "giving back" because one is a part of the community and "it is the right thing to do;" it is not seen as generosity, or philanthropy in a traditional sense, but as an individual’s obligation to his/her people. As a result, many acts of philanthropy are personal and directly made to the individual in need, outside of the structure of a nonprofit organization; this informal philanthropy is a strong tradition among Blacks and other people of color.

- Excerpt from “Black Philanthropy” by Yvonne M. Brake.  Graduate Student, Case Western Reserve University.  Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations

Links to learn more about studies and historical facts about Black Giving:

New Giving Options:

For more information about these and other giving options for the Campaign for the Black Rep, contact our development office at (401) 351-0353 x104 or by e-mail at development@blackrep.org. To download a printable PDF version of our pledge form, click here. To make your donation online, click here.

 

 

 

Campaign
Steering Committee

Frederick K. Butler
Co-Chairman
Textron, Inc.

Neil D. Steinberg
Co-Chairman
Brown University

Patrick J. Canning
Treasurer
KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP

Michael Van Leesten
Chairman of the Board
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

Lisa Churchville
NBC10-WJAR Providence

Laura DiSano
Bank of America

David A. Duffy
Duffy and Shanley, Inc.

Casby Harrison, Esq.
Harrison Law Associates

Diana L. Johnson
Bank of America

Douglas Johnson
Heritage Consulting Group

Beverly Ledbetter, Esq.
Brown University

Arthur Robbins
Robbins Properties