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The National Conference of

Black Mayors
Briefing
6/23/13

What is NCBM?
Rich 40 year history
Over 600 African American mayors representing
48 million citizens (15% of the U.S.)
Platform to represent the African American
community

Current State of NCBM


Tarnished reputation
Lack of leadership
Declining membership
Lack of unified policy agenda
Not relevant on the national stage
Poorly run and disorganized
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Vision

Hundreds of African American Mayors


unified around a common agenda,
powerfully representing the Black
community on the national stage

Strong, effective leadership


Leading voice of African American elected officials
Tremendous impact on national policy
Support the Obama administration

Timeline of Key Actions

New Leadership: May 30, 2013


Mayor Kevin Johnson and other new
officers elected
Immediate Action Taken: May 31,
2013
Special Task Force appointed
Ballard Spahr Engaged
Audit approved

Preliminary Findings
Debts and Judgments:
o Defaulted on at least 15 debt for over $500k
o Pending litigation by lenders and creditors
($64K)
o Owe the federal government over $500k
o Over $1m in debt
501c3 Non-profit Status Revoked (2007)
o Failed to file 990 tax forms
Operating under an unmanaged title
company
o No oversight
o Also not a 501c3
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Challenges
Current staff and a faction of the board
refuse to cooperate
o Trying to invalidate the elections and board
actions
o Will not produce documents to conduct audit
despite multiple requests
TRO filed June 21st
Hearing July 10th

Next Steps Timeline


May-July
2013

Aug-Oct 2013

House in Order
Elect new slate of
officers
Create Special Task
Force
Engage law firm and PR
firm
Conduct forensic audit
and restructure

Nov 2013-Jan
2014

Strong Leadership
Build for Impact
Four years of strong
leadership
Actively engage Board
Recruit new Executive
Director
Create advisory board
of former mayors
Update by-laws

Build membership
Increase sponsorships
Revitalize Business
Council
Conduct well-run
conferences &
meetings
Implement unified
agenda aligned with
President Obamas
priorities
plan
Vision: Hundreds of African AmericanSuccession
Mayors unified
around a common agenda, powerfully representing the
Black community on the national stage. 8

Key Questions
What do you know about NCBM?
Are you a member?
Would you be interested in becoming a
member?

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