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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
Data from the Council on Foundations-Commonfund Study Show ... Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF) (the “Study”) show that ... supporting foundations’ mission. Study data also showed a marked increase in the number of foundations that have ...
08Apr2021

Out-of-School Time (OST) Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 8, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... Join the Out-of-School Time Funders on Thursday, April 8th for an informal discussion and peer sharing on planning for ... are some ways our grantee partners have adjusted?

Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners

Published: 
06/2019
... Institute and Mission Investors Exchange have produced a set of three practitioner briefs designed to focus on ... and conversations with practitioners as opportunities for knowledge exchange: building strong ecosystems, mapping ... highlights practitioner examples, and elevates lessons from the field. Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs ...
31Mar2021

COVID-19 Funder Briefing #22

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Join us for the next COVID-19 funder briefing. These sessions provide ... share what they’re hearing about the needs in the community and steps they are taking to respond, and explore ... Director Leeway Foundation WOO (Window of Opportunity) Community Care Fund in 2021 - Denise Brown, Executive ...
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, ...
27Mar2020

Mission-Aligned Investors COVID-19 Response Meeting

Friday, March 27, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... one avenue funders are exploring. On Friday, March 27th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Philanthropy Network and our ... decisions and identify areas of collaboration. Click below for a recording of video conference: Mission-Aligned Investors ...
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 ... entrenched gender norms shape every aspect of the work, from our internal structures to our grantmaking and ... of researchers and experts that improves life outcomes for at-risk youth through race- and gender-responsive ...
14Feb2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Balancing Power Dynamics

Thursday, February 14, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm
... the power imbalances that exist between funders and community partners? How can your board members build more ... with their grantees? This conversation will feature a variety of practical tips for bridging the power divide with your grantees, with one ...
19Mar2020

Chester County Funders Group Meeting

Thursday, March 19, 2020
8:30am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... philanthropic giving impacts Chester County, to learn from one another and strengthen our work. For the safety and well-being of individuals during the coronavirus pandemic, this meeting is now a video conference. Topics for this meeting will include: NEW ...
09Mar2020

Chat with an Expert #3: Daryn Dodson, Founder & Managing Director of Illumen Capital

Monday, March 9, 2020
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Webinar
... of Illumen Capital and he will share lessons learned from his firm’s experience coaching fund managers on ... racial and gender bias reduction, as well as insights from a recent paper they published in collaboration with Stanford ... reveals how racial bias influences investment decisions.  For those of you interested in impact investing and/or the ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... actually isn’t doing too bad financially, according to a recently published report examining the financial health of ... which means their liabilities exceed their assets, and for health and human services orgs, that rate is 13 percent. ... such nonprofit earning only 4.7 percent of its revenue from philanthropy. Compare that to the average environmental ...
26Oct2017

Equity in Philanthropy Event

Thursday, October 26, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
Philadelphia, PA
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) remains a major issue, that members of Philanthropy Network Greater ... people. And, strategies to advance DEI are not so clear for many of us. Please joins us as we discuss how our region ...
08Aug2019

Funder & Nonprofit Happy Hour *SOLD OUT*

Thursday, August 8, 2019
5:00pm - 7:00pm
World Cafe Live
... or interested in advancing equity in philanthropy, join us for this exciting networking event. All are welcome with a special callout to people of color to come and meet the ...
18Apr2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In

Thursday, April 18, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm
... $300 billion by 2020.  Impact investing – which seeks a specific environmental, social or governance return above ... financial return – can be a particularly valuable tool for foundations and donor advised funds that seek to align ... investing approach, and share perspectives and examples from families who have made this choice.  Speakers TBD. For ...
15Nov2019

Chester County Funders Meeting - DEI Focus

Friday, November 15, 2019
8:30am - 10:00am
West Chester University Graduate Center
... Chester County Funders Group invites you to join us for a continuing discussion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion , Practical Applications , and Tales from the Field on Friday, November 15th, 8:30 – 10:00 AM . ...
21Apr2021

COVID-19 Funder Briefing #23

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
Join us for the next COVID-19 funder briefing. These sessions provide ... share what they’re hearing about the needs in the community and steps they are taking to respond, and explore ...
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's SPARX Conference is the premier event for regional funders, nonprofits, social investors, and other ...
11Jun2021

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

Friday, June 11, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... the success of our organizations, but effectively building a diverse board requires more than just thinking about who ... important to your foundation's mission and what is needed for an evolving board and its new members to be ... experience with what this process looks like from the inside and what they're learning along the way.  ...

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