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22May2020

Chester County Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Friday, May 22, 2020
8:30am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... Regarding Reopening (PDF) Request for Information: Healthcare and Economic Relief: Recovery Fund - Brandywine ...

Benchmarking Survey: Electronic Payments to Grantees

Published: 
04/2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition to remote work has presented numerous challenges for nonprofits and foundations alike. With most grantees working off-site, foundations need to consider the most effective and cost-efficient way to get funds to them beyond mailing checks. This resource includes the results of a Philanthropy Network benchmarking survey of e-payment practices in relation to grantmaking and two discussion threads found on PEAK Grantmaking's Open Forum.

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018

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.

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial justice.

28Feb2017

Out of School (OST) Community Collaborations for Collective Impact and Positive Youth Development

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
Philadelphia, PA
... can be in getting the word out to the community (schools, healthcare providers, etc.) about the plethora of OST ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020

For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high quality, diversely-owned asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector regarding this issue — the questions arising from the general lack of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations.

11Mar2022

Taking a Racial Equity Approach to Endowment Management

Friday, March 11, 2022
11:00am - 1:00pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE

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.

13May2020

Weekly COVID-19 Funder Briefing #9

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
10:15am - 11:15am
Video Conference
... 8:00 AM on the morning of the video conference. AGENDA: Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund & the transition from ...
27Apr2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 5: Combating Pennsylvania’s Opioid Epidemic

Thursday, April 27, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... that work regularly in fields like public education, healthcare or workforce development often house deep ...
23Feb2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 2: Health Policy Advocacy

Thursday, February 23, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... As the former director of Governor Rendell’s Office of Healthcare Reform, Ann brings deep content knowledge to the ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017

According to a report funded by The Philadelphia Foundation that examined the financial health of local nonprofits, more than 40 percent are running at a loss or producing no surplus at all.

18Apr2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 4: Financially Distressed Municipalities

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... that work regularly in fields like public education, healthcare or workforce development often house deep ...
31Jan2017

Keystone Policy Webinar Series - Session 1: Education Policy Advocacy

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... that work regularly in fields like public education, healthcare or workforce development often house deep ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019

ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE), recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories describe their interactions with institutional philanthropy.