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Igniting the Power in Community
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
As we prepare for the 2019 SPARX Conference on October 31, we asked members of our Conference Planning Committee to reflect on the meaning of "community."
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact
Monday, October 21, 2019
Donor collaboratives are being used to fund creative solutions to some of today’s most complex social problems.
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SPARX 2019: Liz Dozier on Making an Impact
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
At SPARX 2019, Liz Dozier talked about her journey from a troubled Chicago school to social-impact investing and shared lessons for social justice-minded do-gooders on what worked and what didn’t.
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A Call for Unprecedented Unity in Unprecedented Times
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The unprecedented times we're experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 crisis will require equally unprecedented, collective acts of unity and trust-based flexibility between funders, nonprofits, and the broader community.
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Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
As tens of millions of philanthropic dollars were being distributed for emergency COVID-19 response in this region, the William Penn and Lenfest Foundations funded Philanthropy Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to gather and examine data about the relief grantmaking.
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Future Think: Philanthropy, COVID-19, and the ‘Next’ Normal
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Hargro suggests four things philanthropy should consider to help us imagine the “next” normal and rebuild a more resilient and just region.
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Funders Must Walk the Talk of Collaboration
Friday, February 26, 2021
With new data about the financial health of Greater Philadelphia nonprofits combined with troubling trends due to COVID-19, it's clear that collaboration will be a vital strategy for both nonprofits and funders if the sector is to continue to provide essential services and stimulate innovation that advances social purpose.
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Bridging Recovery to Equity
Thursday, July 8, 2021
As we take our first steps toward some semblance of post-pandemic normalcy, we are at the crossroads of recovery and equity. How we define the success of our recovery is contingent on both our collective ability to move forward and how we actively demonstrate the value of equity.
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Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
As part of Philanthropy Network's Mission-Aligned Investing Cohort, philanthropic leaders are learning together how to align their assets with their mission and invest in the community using a racial equity lens.
