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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The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement
Published:
03/2017
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.
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.
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.
09Mar2020
Chat with an Expert #3: Daryn Dodson, Founder & Managing Director of Illumen Capital
Monday, March 9, 2020
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Webinar
Members of Philanthropy Network are cordially invited to attend the next episode of “Chat with an Expert,” an initiative of Walls Torres Group. In partnership with Philanthropy Network’s Equity in Philanthropy Cohort programming, this episode is now being made available to the full membership.
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.
20May2019
Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia
Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for an exciting conversation to highlight the findings from the Impact Investing Landscape Scan, conducted and presented by Urbane Development, and to learn about recommendations to move mission-aligned investing in Philadelphia from inspiration to activation.
23Sep2019
Participatory Grantmaking Session
Monday, September 23, 2019
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Join us for a session on participatory grantmaking on September 23rd where attendees will explore the potential for creating a learning collaborative for regional funders currently engaged in participatory grantmaking.
22Aug2019
Delaware County Funders Meeting
Thursday, August 22, 2019
8:00am - 10:30am
The Foundation for Delaware County
Please join us for the latest update on what's happening in Delaware County: new partnerships, pro bono consulting for nonprofits, Delco Arts Week, and more!
22Oct2020
Funder-Practitioner Relationships During Challenging Times
Thursday, October 22, 2020
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Join the us for a discussion between education funders and practitioners to share the varying concerns, shifts, and challenges that have risen, from their both their perspectives.
15Mar2019
Race, Class, AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding
Friday, March 15, 2019
10:30am - 2:00pm
Friends Center, Rufus Jones Room
As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable philanthropic sector, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is partnering with the Women’s Funding Collaborative to host a discussion on gender transformative philanthropy.
25Oct2018
Mission-Aligned Investing Meeting: How to work with your investment advisor
Thursday, October 25, 2018
8:45am - 11:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Join us for an exciting session focused on how to work with your investment advisor to align your assets with your mission.
27Mar2020
Mission-Aligned Investors COVID-19 Response Meeting
Friday, March 27, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
We are all trying to figure out how we can help nonprofits and social enterprises during this difficult time. We realize mission-aligned investing is just one avenue funders are exploring. On Friday, March 27th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Philanthropy Network and our Mission-Aligned Investing Working Group will host our first funder video call on how to respond to COVID-19 using mission-aligned investing.
11Jun2020
Community-led Philanthropy during Crisis: How Giving Circles of Color Can Transform Traditional Philanthropy
Thursday, June 11, 2020
10:15am - 11:30am
Video Conference
Join us for a panel discussion with local leaders about how giving circles of color have responded to the current crises and how their giving circle models can intersect with traditional philanthropy. How can the community-centered lenses of BIPOC-led/BIPOC-serving giving circles inform, or transform, traditional grantmaking? Non-members are welcome to attend this session.
15Nov2019
Chester County Funders Meeting - DEI Focus
Friday, November 15, 2019
8:30am - 10:00am
West Chester University Graduate Center
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s Chester County Funders Group invites you to join us for a continuing discussion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Practical Applications, and Tales from the Field.
14May2019
Equitable Grantmaking in the Arts & Culture Sector
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Please join us for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's next Arts & Culture Funders Group session on Tuesday, May 14th, 1:00-3:00 PM, at Philanthropy Network offices (230 S. Broad Street, Suite 402, Philadelphia, PA 19102).
22Nov2021
Regional Roundtable: Native American Heritage Month
Monday, November 22, 2021
10:00am - 11:00am
VIDEO CONFERENCE
Philanthropy Network's Regional Roundtable series provides community leaders, non profit leadership and people with lived experience with a platform to educate members and other on pressing issues, in our region.
25Mar2020
Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
The arts and culture community has been and will continue to be devasted by the current COVID-19 crisis. On Wednesday, March 25th, we will host a virtual meeting with all Arts and Culture Funders. This virtual meeting will be an opportunity to share information as well as ask questions.
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!