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Event
17Apr2020

Participatory Grantmaking Session #2

Friday, April 17, 2020
10:00am - 12:00pm
Video Conference
Please join us for the second session in our collaborative learning series on participatory grantmaking. Attendees will learn about specific participatory grantmaking efforts in the region and connect with peers who are at similar stages of exploring and/or implementing participatory grantmaking approaches. The session will also provide opportunities to develop actionable plans for building participatory grantmaking efforts.
 
Event
16Jun2020

Montgomery County Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Join us for an update on MontCoPA COVID-19 response fund, group sharing on new grant initiatives or changes to giving, and philanthropy’s role in advancing racial justice in Montgomery County.
 
Event
16Jul2020

Montgomery County Funders Meeting

Thursday, July 16, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
This month’s agenda will focus on how we can address racial inequity in our work.
 
Event
11Jun2020

Community-led Philanthropy during Crisis: How Giving Circles of Color Can Transform Traditional Philanthropy

Thursday, June 11, 2020
10:15am - 11:30am
Video Conference
Join us for a panel discussion with local leaders about how giving circles of color have responded to the current crises and how their giving circle models can intersect with traditional philanthropy. How can the community-centered lenses of BIPOC-led/BIPOC-serving giving circles inform, or transform, traditional grantmaking?  Non-members are welcome to attend this session.
 
Event
04Jun2020

The Crisis of White Supremacy in America: What’s Philanthropy’s Role?

Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
America has reached a fever pitch and many are hurt, tired, and trying to find a way forward. What we are seeing unfold is the culmination of centuries of traumatic white supremacy over the lives of Black people in this country. What will it take for America to finally and truly address its original sin, racism? What is philanthropy being called to do at this time? What can philanthropy do to dismantle white supremacy and advance social justice?
 
Event
07Jul2020

Small Funders Roundtable Meeting

Tuesday, July 7, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
This meeting will be an open share to touch base and hear updates from our colleagues about the work they have been doing around COVID-19 and racial justice.
 
Event
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
We are pleased to introduce our new webinar series, Setting the Table. Taking place every other month, this series invites guests to the virtual table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity and social justice. This session will welcome guests Rodney Foxworth, CEO, Common Future and Erika Seth Davies, Founder, Racial Equity Asset Lab. Their discussion will focus on reimagining wealth and ideas to radically change capitalism as we know it. Open to members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO).
 
News

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

This year's GAB class dedicated resources to dismantling systemic racism, providing access to healthcare and reproductive rights for low-income women and girls, and supporting women and girls experiencing violence.

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The Fund for Women and Girls‘ Inaugural Champions of Change Summit Inspires Local Business Community to Embrace Inclusive Leadership and Elevate Women in the Workplace

Presentation by Dr. Katrina Sawyer
Thursday, April 8, 2021

The Fund for Women and Girls hosted its first Champions of Change Summit: Bringing All Voices to the Table on Friday, March 26, 2021, in a virtual format.

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