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08Dec2020

2020 SPARX Conference

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020
Virtual Conference
... everyone who joined us at this this year’s SPARX Virtual Conference!  We are inspired and energized by the ideas, ... that participants exhibited throughout the four-day event. We look forward to building on the connections and ... Association Ebony English, Program Officer, William Penn Foundation Jimmy Gastner, Community Engagement Associate, ...
06Oct2021

2021 SPARX Conference

SPARX 2021
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 to Friday, October 8, 2021
... not only in word, but in action.  The 2021 SPARX conference will feature daily online programming from 9:00 AM ... 12:00 PM (Friday until 1:00 PM). Our goal for this year's event is to provide attendees with the vision, community and ... Bertolette , ArtWell Erinn Corbett-Wright , TD Charitable Foundation  Monique Curry-Mims , Civic Capital Consulting ...

Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... charitable giving in America, is published by  Giving USA Foundation , a public service initiative of The Giving ... varied. “As we have seen in earlier years that included national crises or economic recessions, donors responded to ... reminder of the unique way Americans respond to local and national opportunities and needs – in the moment,” said ...
31Oct2019

2019 SPARX Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
... Philadelphia at Penn's Landing 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM: SPARX Conference Check-in 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: SPARX Networking Breakfast 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM: SPARX Conference Programming Philanthropy Network Greater ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... a year, huh? Last year’s Philanthropy Network fall conference followed on the heels of what former Executive ... Union: Strengthening the Sector Together .” The 2017 conference took place yesterday at the Loews Philadelphia ... new ED this past July, kicked things off by asking conference attendees a broad question: “Where do we go from ...

Chester County Community Foundation “Food for Thought” Board Trustee Edition Goes Digital This September

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, August 20, 2020
... August 20, 2020) : This fall, the Chester County Community Foundation is proud to invite nonprofit board and staff ... by Karen Simmons and Michael DeHaven CPA; “Corporate and Foundation Funding: Taking the Temperature as We Look ... Krys Sipple, and Corrine Sylvia; “Making Your Virtual Event Special” on 10/6  led by Beth Krallis and Jamison ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The Douty Foundation. “As we begin our 51st year, our desire to ... year and will be three-year commitments. While the foundation has made a conscious decision to expend 10- to ...
20Sep2019

Regional Foundation Center Workshop

Friday, September 20, 2019
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Montgomery County Community College Library
... Bucks-Mont Collaborative have partnered with The Regional Foundation Center (RFC) and Montgomery County Community ... at the Montgomery County Community College.

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.

Funder/Nonprofit Happy Hour: Connecting the PEOPLE behind the roles

Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
... AF .  Vu spoke at Philanthropy Network’s 2016 annual conference, and he swears by the “happy hour” format as a ... Member Engagement Committee members Robyn Herman , Rostair Foundation and Shanell Ransom , Samuel S. Fels Fund, along ... from Philanthropy Network, sought partners to bring this event to fruition.  Soon, this became a collaborative effort ...
22Oct2020

Funder-Practitioner Relationships During Challenging Times

Thursday, October 22, 2020
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... perspective and the funder perspective. The goal of this event is to build relationships, understand varying ... Partnerships & Community Impact, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Michael Brix , Executive Director, Tree House Books Fran Burns , Chief Operating Officer, Connelly Foundation Frances Hoover , Executive Director, Smith ...
08Oct2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour

Thursday, October 8, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... Response Dashboard . With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched ... which is free and publicly available. Who should attend: Foundation and philanthropic leaders, donors, grantmakers, ...
13Oct2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... Response Dashboard . With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched ... which is free and publicly available. Who should attend: Foundation and philanthropic leaders, donors, grantmakers, ...

The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and the Arts and Culture Task Force Launch $1 Million Illuminate the Arts Grant

OACCE
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
... other relief funding available from local, state, and national levels. A list of other resources is available at  ...
08Aug2019

Funder & Nonprofit Happy Hour *SOLD OUT*

Thursday, August 8, 2019
5:00pm - 7:00pm
World Cafe Live
... in philanthropy, join us for this exciting networking event. All are welcome with a special callout to people of ... Greater Philadelphia , and sponsored by  Philadelphia Foundation . Click here to register! Funder & Nonprofit Happy ...

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... be up to $25,000. Joe Pyle, president of the Scattergood Foundation , which is a lead donor to the fund, said, ... will bridge the access gap." In addition to Scattergood Foundation, the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund is supported by: Independence Public Media Foundation; Barra Foundation; The Patricia Kind Family ...

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