Pensions & Investments: It's racial bias, not merely an issue of access
Published:
08/2019
New research shows that Black fund managers must overcome racial bias to win institutional money and are judged more harshly as top performers.
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30Jul2019
Montgomery County Funders Meeting
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
9:00am - 11:00am
Community Health Center
Our next Montgomery County Funder meeting is Tuesday, July 30th from 9am to 11am at the Community Health Center (on the Abington – Lansdale Hospital campus) at 51 Medical Campus Drive, Lansdale, PA!
16Jul2020
Montgomery County Funders Meeting
Thursday, July 16, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
This month’s agenda will focus on how we can address racial inequity in our work.
COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications
Published:
04/2020
Proactive communication with your grantees is essential during times of disaster. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 grantee email communications with Philanthropy Network membership.
08Oct2020
Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour
Thursday, October 8, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this webinar, members of the teams that built the dashboard will provide a demonstration and virtual tour to help participants understand the functionality of different aspects of the dashboard, which is free and publicly available.
13Oct2020
Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this webinar, members of the teams that built the dashboard will provide a demonstration and virtual tour to help participants understand the functionality of different aspects of the dashboard, which is free and publicly available.
08Oct2020
Regional COVID Response Dashboard: How to Use the COVID Response Dashboard for Planning & Future Efforts
Thursday, October 8, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate the dashboard into their planning efforts through select case examples and facilitated breakouts with peers.
16Oct2020
Regional COVID Response Dashboard: How to Use the COVID Response Dashboard for Planning & Future Efforts
Friday, October 16, 2020
9:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate the dashboard into their planning efforts through select case examples and facilitated breakouts with peers.
21Oct2020
Regional COVID Response Dashboard: How to Use the COVID Response Dashboard for Planning & Future Efforts
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate the dashboard into their planning efforts through select case examples and facilitated breakouts with peers.
22Oct2020
Regional COVID Response Dashboard: How to Use the COVID Response Dashboard for Planning & Future Efforts
Thursday, October 22, 2020
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to incorporate the dashboard into their planning efforts through select case examples and facilitated breakouts with peers.
07Oct2020
Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
We are pleased to introduce our new webinar series, Setting the Table. Taking place every other month, this series invites guests to the virtual table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity and social justice. This session will welcome guests Rodney Foxworth, CEO, Common Future and Erika Seth Davies, Founder, Racial Equity Asset Lab. Their discussion will focus on reimagining wealth and ideas to radically change capitalism as we know it. Open to members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO).
29Sep2020
Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Findings and Lessons Learned
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
From May to July of 2020, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Philanthropy Network Greater Philanthropy developed the Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard. With major support from William Penn Foundation and in collaboration with 13 shared funds launched to address COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. In this webinar, the team behind the dashboard will share its findings about the region’s philanthropic response to COVID-19. They will also share lessons learned and implications, both for those working in this region, as well as those outside the region who care about effective crisis grantmaking and improved philanthropic practice.
16Jul2020
Philanthropy’s Imperative: How to Discuss White Supremacy with Staff, Boards, and Nonprofit Partners
Thursday, July 16, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
Members only, join us for a conversation with Marcus Walton, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO).
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.
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.
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.
Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking
Published:
10/2018
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.