Hear from The Racial Equity Asset Lab (The REAL) to learn about models for engagement and the types of external consultants available in the ecosystem for advancing mission-alignment, integrating impact investing, and incorporating racial equity in endowment practices.
Join other investment professionals, endowment/foundation leaders, and impact investors gathering to discuss the use of blended finance and how it can be used to move dollars from the balance sheets of endowments/foundations to affordable housing projects and Black, Brown, and women-owned businesses.
Join this session to learn about Abundance, a movement in philanthropy to change practice, policy, mindsets, and ways of being to support Black people and communities.
Join us for a briefing on the recent report, Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-based Black Leaders’ Recommendation
As we await the official decision from the Supreme Court on in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization that could end the right to legal abortion, join us to hear about how abortion restrictions impact individual and societal well-being, how funders can respond, and what this decision might mean for Pennsylvania.
Over the course of his first 100 days, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, Sr.
Join us May 25th and June 8th for a two-part series on how to redesign your due diligence process from a funder-focused assessment to one that acknowledges inequities across the nonprofit sector.
Network members are invited to join friends and colleagues online on Thursday, March 31st for the 34th Annual Members' Meeting.
Based on a survey of 145 Executive Directors or CEOs (“EDs”) of human service-oriented nonprofits in Philadelphia, this study uncovered both similarities and differences between organizations led by African Americans and those led by white Executive Directors.
[2021] As part of Philanthropy Network's Strategic Transformation Initative, Frontline Solutions conducted a literature review of organizations that support philanthropic entities and initiatives, as well as the strategies they have begun to employ in the current social and political environment.
With many of our endowment holdings in companies that need upgrading or overhauls, we can use our shareholder power to push for changes that also help to fulfill our missions AND leave the world a better place.
Join us Oct 6/7/8 for SPARX Conference 2021 - Moving in Solidarity: Blazing a Path for Progress.
Join this briefing about The Promise, a collective effort to design and build a community-informed, evidence-based strategy that addresses Philadelphia’s high rates of poverty.
Through a series of interviews, roundtables, and a short survey, Philanthropy Network and Urbane Development gathered input from key stakeholders in the Philadelphia region who are involved (or want to be involved) in impact investing in order to better understand their priorities, needs, and challenges and to identify key opportunities to facilitate further impact investments in the region.
This new report commissioned by the Wyncote Foundation profiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression and connection with local funding support. These organizations gather and amplify stories, histories, languages, and arts that foster authentic narratives rooted
In late February 2021, we invited Philanthropy Network members to complete a brief survey about their organizational practices, priorities and challenges as they have adapted their wo
Building on Vu Le's 2020 SPARX Conference session Transforming the Social Sector: A Call to Action for 2021, this workshop will provide a framwork for participants to identify one action they would like to pursue and the steps they can take to move from idea to action.
The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled and amplified various societal injustices, including digital inequity. In Philadelphia we witnessed K-12 students doing homework in parking lots in order to access local Wi-Fi hotspots and learned about families without access to computers at home.
Regional funders are invited to join these briefings to hear updates on COVID-19 in Greater Philadelphia and how philanthropy is responding.