Back to top

Site Search

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants

Key to Community Grants
Thursday, August 1, 2019
... the nine winners of its $1 million Key to Community Grants initiative! As part of unique grantmaking initiative, ... made their voices heard by casting nearly 200,000 votes for 15 deserving nonprofit finalists selected from 200 ... more, visit  philafound.org . Philadelphia Foundation Announces Winners of Key to Community Grants ...
25Mar2020

Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
... What Are Funders Doing in Response? - by Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy (3.23.20) NOTES: Arts & Culture ... COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Philadelphia Cultural Fund announces its 2020 Art & Culture Grants Arts & Culture Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting ...
14May2019

Equitable Grantmaking in the Arts & Culture Sector

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Please join us for Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's next Arts & ... This session will be moderated by Shanell Ransom , Grants and Operations Manager, Samuel S. Fels Fund . Click ...
16Feb2017

Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable: DEI in the Regional Arts and Culture Sector

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:45am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
Please join Philanthropy Network for the next Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable that will ... session will help members to find this shared language for DEI work, and will further explore the full range of ...
15Jan2021

Impact of COVID-19 on the Cultural Sector: Data from the Cultural Alliance

Friday, January 15, 2021
10:00am - 11:15am
Video Conference
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance recently surveyed cultural organizations about the economic and programmatic ... Arts Funding Is Facing an Existential Crisis. To Survive, Cultural Organizations Must Change How They Frame Themselves ...
11Jun2021

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

Friday, June 11, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... important to your foundation's mission and what is needed for an evolving board and its new members to be ... of DiverseForce, and Board member of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism Recording This video can also be viewed on ... Social Innovation Review Nonprofit Competency Model for Inclusive Leadership  – Johnson Center for ...

Grants Management Professional Competency Model

Published: 
06/2019
... professional knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of grants management professionals regardless of area of ... the functional responsibilities and the knowledge needed for success in every area of grants management, the competencies provide a comprehensive ...

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018

In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking, we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the benefits, challenges, and models of participatory grantmaking.

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial ... and funders, we offer practical steps and solutions for advancing racial justice grantmaking in any philanthropic ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to ... Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change — its first case ... used? Who are some of the key organizations that make up the existing infrastructure of Black-led social change ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued ... & Strategic Convenings Please also check out the follow-up report:  The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... which means their liabilities exceed their assets, and for health and human services orgs, that rate is 13 percent. ... of those health and human services orgs: Philanthropy for that industry is pretty low, with the median such ... almost 85 percent of all services. Click here to  sign up to download  the full report, titled “ The Financial ...

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
In 2018, Funders for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of ... Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, Funders for LGBTQ Issues asked participants to identify their role ...

Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan

Philadelphia Impact Investment Scan Exec Summary
Published: 
05/2019

Through a series of interviews, roundtables, and a short survey, Philanthropy Network and Urbane Development gathered input from key stakeholders in the Philadelphia region who are involved (or want to be involved) in impact investing in order to better understand their priorities, needs, and challenges and to identify key opportunities to facilitate further impact investments in the region.

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about ... The study analyzed available endowment investment data for 26 of the top 50 foundations (“Participating ...

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

Published: 
10/2018
... they see themselves and operate. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism ...
18Nov2020

The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... secret weapon – media and media-making – as a force for social justice: Get some insight into why media is the ... points into media-making and how to effectively use media for civic engagement and community mobilization. Examine who ... about community-based arts. She uses digital media and cultural production to co-create narratives in collaboration ...

Philadelphia's Lenfests receive Carnegie Medal for their extraordinary philanthropy

Thursday, October 5, 2017
... Gerry Lenfest (center, with medals) at the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy luncheon at the New York Public Library. NEW ... at the New York Public Library as they and seven other recipients accepted the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. ... that he doesn’t love the spotlight. “It’s difficult for us,” he said. “Marguerite and I, we don’t really ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Audience 
Board/TrusteesFamily Foundation
Funding Area 
Arts & Culture

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
... Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF) (the ... reported an average 10-year return of 8.4 percent, up from last year’s 7.8 percent, while community ... of private foundations spent more in dollars in 2020, up from 54 percent in 2019, while 67 percent of community ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... face at the recently launched  board governance program for leaders of color  organized by  Penn’s   Fels ... Seybert Foundation , which gives general operating grants to nonprofits working with Philly children and youth, ... was front and center.” Now the 10-person board is made up of six men and four women, including six people of color, ...

Pages