{"id":26,"date":"2026-01-09T02:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackwealthfamilyfoundation.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:31:33","slug":"initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackwealthfamilyfoundation.com\/en\/initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;c7d322ba-72ab-49af-a7be-50cd6631c380&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Initiatives<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;a92697fe-7f39-4e79-9c61-972c38cafe86&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>BWFF\u2019s initiatives connect people, place, capital, and stewardship. 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