Engineering Global Leverage

NBEC strengthens what matters most: unlocking opportunity, connecting leaders, and creating pathways that shape the future.

$1.5M+

Directed toward Black enterprise and emerging markets.

NBEC deploys strategic investments that expand the capacity of Black-owned businesses, strengthen local economies, and position entrepreneurs within global value chains.

20+

Nations engaged across the Black world.

Through a year of targeted diplomacy, NBEC has engaged heads of state, ambassadors, and economic ministers across Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. These engagements advance a shared agenda for trade, education, and innovation positioning NBEC as a central convening force within the global Black economy.

$100K

Invested in international convenings annually.

Strategic capital allocations across Africa and South America have strengthened institutional partnerships, funded high-level summits, and accelerated the architecture for long-term economic collaboration across the diaspora.

BUILDING

Civic ecosystems through strategic alignment.

NBEC’s community development work integrates policy design, public safety, and civic engagement. In partnership with leading institutions of faith, governance, and advocacy, NBEC advances frameworks that reinforce social trust and informed participation within urban communities.

1000+

National leaders convened biannually.

Through its Solution Sessions and Urban Leadership Receptions, NBEC curates high-trust environments where mayors, investors, and policy architects move beyond dialogue to coordinated execution shaping the strategic direction of Black leadership at scale.

600+

Families equipped across seven U.S. cities.

NBEC’s collaborative initiatives translated financial literacy and housing access into measurable impact, equipping over 600 families with the resources to secure homeownership and strengthen intergenerational wealth.

EXPANDING

the leadership pipeline through technology and education.

NBEC’s education programs connect K–12 and collegiate students to emerging industries, from STEM to innovation and design. Through experiential learning and global exchange, NBEC is cultivating the next generation of technologists, policymakers, and visionaries who will define the coming era.

Coalitions

In the past year, NBEC leaders engaged heads of state, ambassadors, and economic ministers across Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America to formalize trade, education, and cultural exchange agreements.

Engaged with ambassadors representing over 20 African and Caribbean nations to focus on opportunities to collaborate on investment opportunities in their nations

$35K

investment to a conference in South America

$50K

investment to a conference in Africa

Signings of MOUs with universities, countries, and high impact organizations positioned as historic bridges between Black America and the global diaspora

Community Development

NBEC’s community development work is where policy, public safety, and civic engagement meet.

Through strategic partnerships with law enforcement leaders, faith institutions, and community advocates, we’re not just addressing challenges— we’re building systems that keep communities safe, informed, and empowered.

Black voter turnout in targeted congregations nearly doubled the citywide average (10.3% vs 5.3%) with a week left before election day.

NBEC brings the right people into the room — mayors, business leaders, policy experts — to design actionable solutions in real time.

Bi-annually, NBEC convenes over 100 of the nation’s most influential thought leaders to drive high-level policy discussions and shape actionable strategies that advance the Black community.

Economic Development

Through partnerships with Rocket Community Fund and Goodwill, NBEC equipped more than 350 aspiring homeowners with the tools, knowledge, and connections to cross the threshold into ownership — turning workshops into launchpads for generational wealth.

In parallel, our alliance with the American Property Owners Alliance engaged leaders and residents across seven cities, each drawing 50+ participants into high-level conversations on property rights, policy, and pathways to ownership.”

Education

Through strategic collaborations, NBEC expanded horizons for young leaders nationwide — from Youth Fly Days that introduced students to technology and coding, to our partnership with EDUCATE that brought Mississippi students on a multi-campus HBCU tour.

These experiences exposed participants to industries, careers, and academic pathways often missing from their communities, equipping them to imagine — and pursue — futures beyond the boundaries of geography.

OUR IMPACT

NBEC strengthens what matters most: unlocking opportunity, connecting leaders, and creating pathways that shape the future.

$1.5M

in supporting black owned businesses

600+

families equipped across seven cities

20+

nations engaged across the diaspora

$100K

was invested in global gatherings

100+

thought leaders convened twice a year