{"id":306,"date":"2026-07-02T13:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/joyce-barnes\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2026-07-13T19:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:45:01","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/joyce-barnes\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782999259362{margin-top: 100px !important;}&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6a466841ec839&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2YTQ2Njg0MWVjODM5Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfc2VjdGlvbiIsImRhdGEiOnsidGFibGV0Ijp7fSwibW9iaWxlIjp7fX19&#8243; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; 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The fund will be professionally managed by The Dayton Foundation, a trusted steward of endowment funds for over 100 years. 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The fund will be professionally managed by The Dayton Foundation, a trusted steward of endowment funds for over 100 years. Foundational memberships are tax deductible and are being used to build the EEMF&#8217;s infrastructure for its projected launch in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and Executive Director<br \/>\n<strong>Joyce &#8220;Damilola&#8221; Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;our mission&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1783677892800-d3f4cd5f-7065&#8243;]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-6a553fc393541\" class=\" wd-rs-6a553fc393541 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-left box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none wd-items-middle \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon-wrapper  box-with-icon box-icon-simple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/joyce-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/joyce-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image8.png 960w, https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/joyce-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/demolinks2.com\/joyce-barnes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image8-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-m\">Our Mission<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p>Our mission is to empower Black and African American families to achieve generational wealth through financial education, cooperative economics, and legacy preservation. 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