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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.
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.
New research shows that Black fund managers must overcome racial bias to win institutional money and are judged more harshly as top performers.
The Chester County Funders Group welcomes all funders whose philanthropic giving impacts Chester County, to learn from one another and strengthen our work. NEW TOPIC ADDED: Chester County and COVID-19.
Join the Out-of-School Time Funders on Thursday, April 8th for an informal discussion and peer sharing on planning for summer.
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s Out of School Time Funders and Small Funders Roundtable are excited to invite you to a discussion on the importance and impact of data in our work as change agents.
