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Blondena’s Heirs is a nonprofit organization that executive director, Evin Marie, developed to address the need forAfrican American families to have conversations about navigating property inheritance and building generational wealth. Blondena is the name of Evin's great grandmother who migrated from Georgia during the Great Migration. A pioneer in her own right, Blondena established property wealth in Chicago and Michigan, inspiring Evin to continue the legacy of building generational wealth for herself, her family, and her community. Through virtual and in-person programs that highlight legacy home stories, Blondena’s Heirs is changing the way families think about property, wealth, and legacy; providing education on passing down property and offering programs for youth to prepare them to inherit property —informed and sustainably.


Pictured above: (L to R) Gail Walker and Evin Marie

meet the founder

Evin Marie is the founder & director at Maekeen Room, Inc, which inspires the growth of social impact enterprises, creative projects, and their leaders through funds acquisition and coaching. She has over 10 years of nonprofit experience, serving in both programmatic and admininstrative capacities. Evin has planned and executed silent auctions, annual benefits, private mission-relevant fundraisers, managed grants, raised betweeen $15-$30 million on capital campaigns, as well as bridged the served population with board and donors in organic, edifying ways. For the last five years+, she has served emerging businessses and community endeavors in a consulting capacity, focusing on fundraising, business plan, and leadership development.  She also has over 10 years of experience in programming and writing for the performing arts as a playwright, screenwriter, and speech writer. 

board of directors

Tasleem Firdausse

Courtney Francis

Chakka Henderson

Evin Marie

Tamiko Nettles

Ada Onyewuenyi

Gail Walker

Mercedes Washington

advisory board

Crystal Coats

Jennifer Stewart

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