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Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... the state of America’s nonprofits came out with the news that board diversity hasn’t increased in the past 20 years, ... surprised. The  Urban Affairs Coalition  CEO spends a lot of her time thinking about the issue of board and ... longtime board members to roll off and make room for new members. “No matter what your board’s diversity is, ...
28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... respond. These meetings will provide timely information so that regional partners can coordinate efforts and explore new initiatives and opportunities for collaboration.  All ... underway in your community. If you would like to suggest a topic for future meetings, please email LeBrian Brown at  ...

Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan

Philadelphia Impact Investment Scan Exec Summary
Published: 
05/2019
... Greater Philadelphia engaged Urbane Development through a grant from The Barra Foundation to assess the impact ... investing ecosystem in the Philadelphia area. Through a series of interviews, roundtables, and a short survey, Philanthropy Network and Urbane Development ...

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

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, August 20, 2020
... 2020) : This fall, the Chester County Community Foundation is proud to invite nonprofit board and staff members “Back ... is designed for nonprofit board members and will explore a variety of topics geared towards helping nonprofits grow ... Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter, so their legacy philanthropy makes a difference ...
18Nov2020

The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... their secret weapon – media and media-making – as a force for social justice: Get some insight into why media ... and community mobilization. Examine who owns the media that promotes negative stereotypes about marginalized ... MFA in Media Communication Arts from the City College of New York where she focused on Writing, Producing, and ...

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 new investing strategies. Here's what it's learned so far. ... “It’s leveraging more resources for them rather than giving them a grant that’s going to go away,” Wahl said. ...
29Sep2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Findings and Lessons Learned

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. It is one of the first efforts we are aware of to ... against indicators of community need. In conjunction with a report to be released at the end of September, we’ve ... Where funding went, to whom, and for what purpose How well giving aligned with community needs Lessons learned and ...
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
... and their grants with Google maps to reveal patterns of giving and funding relationships. WORKSHOP RESOURCE ... Hybrid Ideal.pdf  (Stanford Social Innovation Review) 7. A New Approach to Funding Social Enterprises.pdf 7. A New ...

Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... of racial reawakening, philanthropy is grappling with a number of unavoidable realities around power, equity and ... community capital ecosystem In total, 10 foundations that range in size from $3M to $180M signed up to join the ... determined. Our hope is that this group not only discovers new ways to support their mission, but identifies ...
14Mar2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community

Thursday, March 14, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm
What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding ... donor family?

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

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
PHILADELPHIA-- Glenmede , a privately-held and independent investment and wealth ... Services and the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern New Jersey, where she previously served as president. She is ... and cost-effective programs, resources, and connections that maximize our members’ dollars and time for the benefit ...

Talent Justice Toolkit

Published: 
06/2019
This toolkit presents easy-to-use resources to help nonprofits and funders take action to advance talent justice. ... to this toolkit, Fund The People has also released a report that offers important findings on the challenges and ...
14May2019

Equitable Grantmaking in the Arts & Culture Sector

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... programs; and showcases grantees and artists who represent a range of communities. Judilee Reed , Program Director of ...
12Jan2021

Delaware County Funders Meeting

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... Funders meeting of 2021! We invite you to participate in a cross-sector conversation about civic engagement activities ... 2020 Census Action Fund . Their activities aimed to ensure that historically undercounted communities receive their fair ... Egmont, United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey Jose Aguirre, PECO Cory Long, Making a Change ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... been named winners across three grant categories following a close race: Economic Prosperity:  Co-presented by Wells ... justice process. Third Place Grant Winner for $33,000:  New Leash on Life USA ., to pair at-risk shelter dogs with ... Christine R. Miller, Senior Manager of Foundation Giving, Community Impact; Comcast; Uva Coles, Associate V.P. ...
20May2019

Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia

Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
... or abandoned by our current economic system—to lead a dignified and productive life. The fund takes an integrated ... capital approach, combining investing, lending and giving to build a resilient and inclusive local economy.  ... a community development venture and certified MBE based in New York City. Founded in 2008, Urbane cultivates innovative ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
By  Albert Hong  / STAFF via Generocity  What a year, huh? Last year’s Philanthropy Network fall ... title, “ Vision, Voice, Values ,” qualities that Philanthropy Network thought the social impact sector ... missions — our north star — while finding new and creative ways to work together in order to amplify ...
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 ... does more harm than good in our communities.

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