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2021 Member Pulse Survey

2021 Member Survey
Published: 
04/2021
... February 2021, we invited Philanthropy Network members to complete a brief survey about their organizational ... challenges as they have adapted their work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn and the ongoing impact of ...
31Oct2019

2019 SPARX Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is excited to announce that our annual fall conference is now the SPARX ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
... asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the ... of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among ... by investment firms based in the United States, amounting to $63.95 billion in invested assets (“Analyzed AUM”). ...

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018
... evaluation shifts the current evaluation paradigm to one that centers equity/racial equity, so that it is more ... of current day philanthropic endeavors. What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice ...
23Sep2019

Participatory Grantmaking Session

Monday, September 23, 2019
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... the potential for creating a learning collaborative for regional funders currently engaged in participatory grantmaking. The ... are focused on this grantmaking approach.

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... can’t walk, then crawl. But, whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King Jr. During ... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is working hard to amplify the local movement, to ensure the moment is not ... opportunity to collaborate with and learn from other funders,” said Cohort Member Mindy Aldridge, President, The ...

Pensions & Investments: It's racial bias, not merely an issue of access

Published: 
08/2019
... problem, caused by either a lack of access or outreach to minority talent in the field, and that Black fund managers must overcome racial bias to win institutional money and are judged more harshly as top ...
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Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... — our north star — while finding new and creative ways to work together in order to amplify our impact” ... of creating change rather than charity, he called upon funders to innovate and not be afraid of failing during the ... the vision they stand behind.” Inclusive Conversations: Connecting Values, Culture & Identity — “Using active ...

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
... mission during the year, while many also targeted spending to specifically address needs arising from COVID-19.   Investment returns did not match 2019’s strong ... on our 70-year history, we are charting a course where funders earn and maintain the public's trust by advancing ...
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 ... book is titled, “Gender Norms & Intersectionality: Connecting Race, Class & Gender.” Join this interactive, ... race, class, and gender to improve equity and efficacy for funders and grantees. Concrete suggestions for doing race- ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Philadelphia Foundation is thrilled to announce the nine winners of its $1 million Key to Community Grants initiative! As part of unique grantmaking ... Foundation, grants will fund programs that aim to enhance paths to financial stability and success, ...
08Dec2020

2020 SPARX Conference

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020
Virtual Conference
... Dec 11, 2020 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at this this year’s SPARX Virtual ... exhibited throughout the four-day event. We look forward to building on the connections and conversations started at SPARX 2020 to advance the movement in philanthropy to lead ...

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

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... $40 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina L. Cohen, Director of Endowment & Foundation Advisory , has been appointed to the Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors. As Director ... Philanthropy is the country’s largest association of funders—nearly 2,000 members strong—and the only one ...

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 ... authors, warned nonprofit leaders, board members and funders present at an early morning presentation of the report this past Monday not to look at the sector as a whole. In reality, he said, ...

Talent Justice Toolkit

Published: 
06/2019
This toolkit presents easy-to-use resources to help nonprofits and funders take action to advance talent justice. The tools can be used by both nonprofits and funders to increase their investments in talent justice at ...
18Nov2020

The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... Get some insight into why media is the secret weapon funders can use to support civil society and get on the fast-track to achieving their foundation’s goals. Learn about the ...

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