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In Loving Memory of Lavell Harris III
It is with a great sense of pain and loss that we announce the recent passing of UBF Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Phillip Lavell Harris III. A longtime friend of our founder, Ivan Kilgore, Lavell a.k.a. “Comedian Velly Vel—Big Belly All”—passed from...
Old Books & New Discoveries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFW1CQSjWaA By Ivan Kilgore The one perk prison affords is the opportunity to catch up on centuries of literature. The degree of consciousness, the discovery of concepts centuries old, the development of ideas, and so much more I have...
Raffle Contest
Say fam we just setup our first raffle prize fundraiser. $5 buy-in for the opportunity to win over $120 worth of gift cards and other items. Check it out at:
Road Trip Fundraiser
The project aims to provide students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and job training in the nonprofit sector. In addition, the interns will obtain real-world skills related to donor prospects research, communications, program development, administration of grant procurement, and fundraising for real community projects that make a difference.
Sponsorship Opportunity
We’re offering a number of perks commensurate to your funding level….
UBFSF Is Excited To Announce Our 2020 College Internship Program
the project enables interns to obtain real-world skills related to donor prospects research, communications, program development, administration of grant procurement, and fundraising for real community projects that make a difference.
Go-Fund-Me: 100 Prisoner Book Publishing Project
I was put in contact with Ivan Kilgore, the founder of the United Black Family Scholarship Foundation, during my last year in college, where I was chasing my passion for criminal justice reform through research. I was immediately impressed and intrigued by Mr....
A Critique On Inside/Outside Organizing By Alan Schultz
Organizations that are supposed to assist in liberating or improving the living standards and cultural fabric of a community must learn to be transparent, accountable, and able to accept critique. If your organization professes to put the needs and dignity of...
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THE UNITED BLACK FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION IS SEEKING VOLUNTEER EDITORS
If you have the skills of a writing editor, and would like to take part in bringing to life the stories of our voiceless ones - those hidden from society, you can become their voice by assisting with the publication of their untold stories in the UBF's “100 Prisoner...
Now Available! Domestic Genocide: The Institutionalization of Society by Ivan Kilgore
NOW AVAILABLE! Domestic Genocide. Kindle $3.99@ https://www.amazon.com/Domestic-Genocide-Ivan-Kilgore-ebook/dp/B00HNSLUAG In...
UBF Scholarship Award
UBF Scholarship Award Requirements Applicants Must Meet All General Criteria Requirements Listed below: Enrolled in at least 12 units at either a two or four year community college or university in the united states; If not college, enrolled in a vocational or trade...
Yale University Student Publishes UBF Founder Ivan Kilgore’s Writings.
“Allow me to reintroduce myself,” writes Ivan Kilgore, an inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento. “Within these walls … I am a socially dead person whose existence has no legitimacy whatsoever.” Now [45], Kilgore began serving his life-sentence in 2000. Today,...
Attention Film Makers & Writers
Do you or someone you know consider yourself to be a serious filmmaker or writer? Would you like to have your work considered for production or publication and distribution through our growing social network? If so, please email or mail a physical or digital copy to...
Volunteer Position: Resource Development Committee
Resource Development Committee: Works under the supervision of the Director of Grant Writing Projects to write grants and apply for a particular grant; in tune with the organization’s mission, vision, and strategic plan; identify suitable grant competitions that align...
Volunteer Opportunity: Personnel Committee
Personnel Committee Volunteer Job Description • Works collaboratively with the organization’s Director of Membership or other designated staff to develop the UBF volunteer sign-up program. For more information on this program and others, see http://www.ubfsf.org. •...
The United Black Family Scholarship Foundation Is Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions From Incarcerated Authors For Publication.
The United Black Family Scholarship Foundation is now accepting manuscript submissions from incarcerated authors for publication. We accept all genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short stories, and essay compilations, graphic novels, etc., which comment upon, or...
International Workers Day / May Day March Statement by UBF Founder Ivan Kilgore
Greetings comrades, My name is Ivan Kilgore. I am an incarcerated activist and founder of the United Black Family Scholarship Foundation. For the past nineteen years I have been fighting on behalf of the underdog. It is with great humility that I have accepted an...
UBF Community Grant Program Application
UBF Community Grant Program Application guidelines Formatting Notes: Proposals should be typed in 12-point font (Times New Roman or similar) with one-inch margins on all sides Pages should be numbered Proposals should not be placed in binders or folders; one staple or...
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