Seeking ways to maximize the social and economic returns of their place-based impact investments, foundations, CDFIs, private investors, and others are turning to collaboration.
In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking, we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the benefits, challenges, and models of participatory grantmaking.
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves and operate. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism has influenced both, philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally reinforce racism. Equitable evaluation shifts the current evaluation paradigm to one that centers equity/racial equity, so that it is more aligned with the values and intentions of current day philanthropic endeavors.
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued by the Black Social Change Funders Network (BSCFN), an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
Saint-Gobain will donate $700,000 in cash and construction resources to the new Welcome Center.
Building materials company Saint-Gobain has been working with YouthBuild USA since 2010 to provide materials and hands-on job training for students working in YouthBuild Philly’s building trades track.
During this session we will be joined by Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), who will explain how public education funding is raised and distributed in Pennsylvania and will describe a campaign t
Continuing our conversation regarding the importance of the out-of-school time programming for children and youth, this meeting will focus on the City of Philadelphia’s efforts to build a strong sense of government and community partnerships for t
This second Thursday monthly webinar series is scheduled to help guide any funders interested in getting on the map. We will walk through instructions for sharing all the necessary grants data to make your regional map come to life.
The negative impacts of homelessness and housing instability are well documented. Stable housing improves child, youth and adult outcomes for health, education, health and economic well-being. Communities which strive to ensure that all househol
