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13Jul2018

Rebuild Update Briefing

Friday, July 13, 2018
8:30am - 10:30am
Logan Square Conference Center
... Mayor Jim Kenney’s visionary initiative to invest in neighborhood parks, recreation centers and libraries in the City of Philadelphia. As a public-private partnership, ... recent Philadelphia City Council approval of the first round of Rebuild sites. Funders will learn about:  needs ...
29Jul2021

SPARX Summer Social

Thursday, July 29, 2021
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Video Conference
... your summer plans and what you’re looking forward to in the fall. And as we gear up for SPARX 2021: Moving in Solidarity , we’d also like to hear what solidarity ...

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

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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.

28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... & Chief Operating Officer, SELF Inc. Mike Hinson Picture_1.jpg Mike Hinson joined SELF in 2017 as Executive Director ... He is a 2020 and 2021 winner of the Social Innovations Awards for innovative food, human and health services and ... been a fixture in the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia for over ten years. She began her activism and advocacy as a ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... places of worship, or community members who are in need. On average, like most private foundations, Exponent ... , an Aeris-rated CDFI. ( The Barra Foundation  is a $90-million foundation, with three full-time staff, that invests ... Investors can participate in the fund for as little as $1,000. The paperwork is simple to complete, but investors do ...
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  ... Penn's Landing 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM: SPARX Conference Check-in 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: SPARX Networking Breakfast 8:30 AM - ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG), reveal that one in four people (26 percent) in Chester County have witnessed or experienced sexual ... needs of women and girls, and has awarded almost $3 million to 70 local non-profit organizations. To learn more ...
03Nov2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... session, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA , hosted by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, ... Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance Grantmakers’ Forum. In June, speakers highlighted the inequitable and inadequate ... to trial via the Philadelphia Inquirer (11.12.21) Trial over Pennsylvania education funding begins via Axios ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... the diversity of nonprofit boards hasn't increased in two decades. But some local foundations are heeding the ... have the institutional knowledge to recognize. It’s not over and it’s going to have to keep evolving.” ### ... artist populations who may have never applied for a grant before, so the board needs to think creatively about ...

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
... private foundations reported an average return of 13.1 percent in 2020 while participating community foundations ... considering adopting these policies at even higher rates over the next 12 months,” they said, adding, “ESG, for ... Foundations of both types with assets over $500 million spent at the highest rate, 6.1 percent, both ...
21Oct2021

Montgomery County Funders: Increasing Equity in Grantmaking

Thursday, October 21, 2021
1:00pm - 2:30pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
... about policies and practices that increase equity in the grantmaking process.  In the context of a global pandemic that has highlighted ... and implementing more racially equitable practices over the last year.  Participants will also hear from ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... What a year, huh? Last year’s Philanthropy Network fall conference followed on the heels of what former ... election. The 2016’s annual gathering of those working in the philanthropic, nonprofit, corporate, and government ... the social impact sector should be focusing on in these ways: “Staying squarely focused on our ...
17Apr2020

Participatory Grantmaking Session #2

Friday, April 17, 2020
10:00am - 12:00pm
Video Conference
... Network members, please join us for the second session in our collaborative learning series on participatory ... conference is a follow-up to our first session from last fall . Caitlin O’Brien from Scattergood Foundation and ... for discussions targeted to where different groups are in the learning process, whether you’re just starting to ...

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 ... and a half years, the Lenfests have distributed more than $1.2 billion to arts and culture, education, social services, ... Though gracious while speaking both from the stage at the awards ceremony and at the luncheon table, Lenfest quietly ...
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Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... and independent investment and wealth management firm with over $40 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce Nina ... charitable organizations. As of 6/30/2018, Glenmede serves over 250 endowment and foundation relationships, representing ...

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 ... percent of nonprofits have operating budgets of less than $1 million while only eight percent have budgets of $10 million ...
17Feb2021

COVID-19 Funder Briefing #20

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... to update each other on efforts surrounding COVID-19 in Greater Philadelphia, share what they’re hearing about the needs in the community and steps they are taking to respond, and ... COVID-19 funder briefings are open to all funders in the Greater Philadelphia region. AGENDA COVID-19 ...
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 ... is Being Decimated by COVID-19. What Are Funders Doing in Response? - by Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy ...
16Aug2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence

Monday, August 16, 2021
10:00am - 11:00am
Video Conference
... issues, and share what they’re hearing about needs in the community and steps they are taking to respond. These ... and opportunities for collaboration.  All funders in the Greater Philadelphia area are welcome to join the ... , community organizer and founder, GROWN (Gaining Respect Over Our Worst Nights), and Leadership Development & ...

Dr. L. Joy Gates Black named to the Board of Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation

Dr. L. Joy Gates Black
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
... president. “Her depth of experience as a strong leader in the field of higher education, her focus on community and her background in organizational leadership and development will be a real ... adult children and five grandchildren and currently reside in Media. # # # About Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation: A ...
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