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Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... NEW YORK — As patrons and major supporters of the arts in Philadelphia, Marguerite and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest are ... has acquired, donated, and endowed the media company that publishes the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com. ... luncheon table, Lenfest quietly admitted that he doesn’t love the spotlight. “It’s difficult for us,” he said. ...
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26Feb2019

Creating a Data-Informed Community for Our Work

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
8:15am - 10:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... you to a discussion on the importance and impact of data in our work as change agents. Please join us on Tuesday, ...
19Sep2019

Increase the Success in Succession Planning: Preparing for Future Leadership

Thursday, September 19, 2019
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Panasonic Building
... to invite Philanthropy Network foundation members to a CEO succession planning seminar – at no cost to Network ... practices for a smooth transition. As leaders and trustees in the philanthropic sector, it is critical to understand the resources and ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... Network Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place ... justice. Inspired by Sidney and Marcus’s conversation in July on white supremacy , this space is intentionally ... constructs, work to unpack them and reimagine a system that centers and promotes racial equity. We hope you can pull ...

Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan

Philadelphia Impact Investment Scan Exec Summary
Published: 
05/2019
In July 2018, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia ... Barra Foundation to assess the impact investing ecosystem in the Philadelphia area. Through a series of interviews, ... Urbane Development gathered input from key stakeholders in the Philadelphia region who are involved (or want to be ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... election. The 2016’s annual gathering of those working in the philanthropic, nonprofit, corporate, and government ... title, “ Vision, Voice, Values ,” qualities that Philanthropy Network thought the social impact sector should be focusing on in these ways: ...

What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Via Generocity  | by  Julie Zeglen In the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two ... are traditionally conservative with their corpus , or that  five percent  of their endowments they’re legally ... — it’s a challenge for the organization to prove its self-sufficiency. If it can indeed prove itself, it becomes ...

Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... and wealth management firm with over $40 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina ... advisor and nonprofit leader,” said Henry Berman, CEO of Exponent Philanthropy. “She is a wonderful ... and cost-effective programs, resources, and connections that maximize our members’ dollars and time for the benefit ...
08Dec2020

2020 SPARX Conference

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020
Virtual Conference
... and energized by the ideas, creativity and passion that participants exhibited throughout the four-day event. We ... started at SPARX 2020 to advance the movement in philanthropy to lead transformative, justice-oriented change for our sector and our region. A reminder to all registered attendees ...
16Feb2022

Achieving Greater Truth and Impact: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Measurement and Evaluation

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
VIDEO CONFERENCE
... community organizations and funders can block information that could both drive better decision-making and fuel more investment in communities most in need. If we do not address the power ...
11Jun2021

Creating a Culture of Change: A panel discussion on diversifying boards

Friday, June 11, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
We know that board composition matters to the success of our ... Foundation Sulaiman Rahman (Moderator) , Founder and CEO of DiverseForce, and Board member of the Lenfest ... Matrix Worksheet ) Awake to Woke to Work   - Equity in the Center Trustee Aprendizaje: Creating a Seat at the ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... R.I. — working across a range of fields, including social policy, community development, public health and government — have been selected to participate in the Culture of Health Leaders program. These leaders will ... and cyclists; and spearheading a new community garden that teaches kids about culture, race, and poverty. As one of ...
08Aug2019

Funder & Nonprofit Happy Hour *SOLD OUT*

Thursday, August 8, 2019
5:00pm - 7:00pm
World Cafe Live
... new to the philanthropy world, are an emerging leader in the giving space, or interested in advancing equity in philanthropy, join us for this ... and meet the organizations, grantmakers and individuals that are committed to supporting positive change in ...
04Feb2020

Essentials for Effective Philanthropy - Overview: Greater Philadelphia Grantmaking Landscape

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
9:00am - 12:00pm
Free Library of Philadelphia - Regional Foundation Center
As the first workshop in the Institute@PN's Essentials for Effective Philanthropy ... in philanthropic work •    Better understand the social impact of the regional philanthropic sector •    Identify opportunities to collaborate with ...

Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners

Published: 
06/2019
Seeking ways to maximize the social and economic returns of their place-based impact ... to focus on elements of place-based impact investing that have surfaced in research and conversations with practitioners as ...

National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
... and Community Foundations® (CCSF) (the “Study”) show that U.S. foundations generally maintained or increased their ... through time,” said Kathleen P. Enright, President and CEO of the Council on Foundations, and George Suttles, ... was 25 percent among private foundations and more than 100 percent among community foundations. GIFTS AND DONATIONS ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
...  / STAFF   Here’s the thing: When looked at broadly or in aggregate, the nonprofit sector in Philadelphia actually isn’t doing too bad ... when you get to the nitty gritty details of the report that look at the individual organizational level — and the ...
25Mar2020

Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
... information as well as ask questions. You must be logged in to the website in order to register. If you have technical difficulties or ... Fund - by Nancy Burd Marcelle Hinand (3.24.20) The Arts Sector is Being Decimated by COVID-19. What Are Funders Doing ...
31Oct2019

2019 SPARX Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
Igniting the Power in Community October 31, 2019  |  7:30 AM - 3:00 PM  ... Network Greater Philadelphia is excited to announce that our annual fall conference is now the SPARX Conference! ...

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