MISSION
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Developing leaders, promoting affiliated cooperation, and highlighting academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for underresourced African-Americans and underserved Black communities.
core values
ADVANCING YOUTH
Providing social services and financial support, such as college scholarships
PROVIDING EXPOSURE
Supporting memorials and educational programs, e.g., College Tour programs, that expand participants’ horizons and solutions set
REPORTING EFFICACY
Tracking the initiatives we support to ensure that our donors’ funds have measurable impact
THIS IS OUR HOUSE
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The founders of the Alpha Light Fund see America as a house that is not yet a sanctuary to its most underserved and targeted residents.
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In 2018, the founders of the Alpha Light Fund established the organization and its seven impact pillars for the specific purpose of strengthening, and reimagining this American house, so that one day all African-Americans can say with pride, "America is my home!"
HISTORY
HUMILITY IS NOBILITY
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self"
Ernest Hemingway
SELECTION
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The Alpha Light Fund supports initiatives for students and young adults that empower them to make successful contributions to their development and that of society.
High-impact social enterprises and nonprofit organizations are selected using a methodology that leverages:
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multiple rounds of due diligence;
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insight from expert networks; and
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on-the-ground analysis.
This produces a holistic review of social impact, operations, and governance.
INTENTION
COMMITMENT IS BORNE FROM INTENTION
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that's what makes teamwork,
a company work, a society work, a civilization work"
Vince Lombardi
TRANSFORMATION
Education/Professional Development
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Healthcare
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Law/Justice/Policy/Politics
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Financial Inclusion Access
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Arts & Media
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Corporate Inclusion
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Business/Property Ownership
SEVEN IMPACT PILLARS
PURPOSE IS YOUR HIGHER CALLING
"Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation,
wisdom rather than wealth, and commitment rather than ambition."
Ricardo Muti
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CERTAINTY IS POWER TO ACHIEVE
"You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear."
Sammy Davis Jr.
MONITORING
The Alpha Light Fund’s monitoring methodology encompasses all the aspects of the programs, projects, and charities selected. This holistic oversight enables us to recommend these initiatives by objectively assessing achievements towards their goals.