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14Feb2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Balancing Power Dynamics

Thursday, February 14, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm
... exist between funders and community partners? How can your board members build more honest and collaborative ... This conversation will feature a variety of practical tips for bridging the power divide with your grantees, with one ... and with other partners in your work. Speakers TBD. For more information and registration, please click here . ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... via cash in the bank. But  John MacIntosh , a partner and board member at SeaChange and one of the report’s authors, warned ... which means their liabilities exceed their assets, and for health and human services orgs, that rate is 13 percent. ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... to ensure the moment is not lost. One path forward is for foundations to use all their resources and tools to ... with and learn from other funders,” said Cohort Member Mindy Aldridge, President, The Nelson Foundation . One ... Each foundation is represented by its ED/President and a board member. This provides an opportunity to help build ...
14Mar2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community

Thursday, March 14, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm
... disparate personal interests among those serving on the board while staying true to the original geographic focus of ... M.

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 ...
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 & ... diversify what would be perceived as an already diverse board; revised its application to include more explicit ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... L. Wahl and Paige Chapel Local giving is a priority for the vast majority of Exponent Philanthropy members. This ... does not happen overnight. It requires some staff and board education. Barra staff began to learn through resources ... foundations. Barra also had educational sessions for its board, where directors heard directly from both experts in ...
10Jan2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Family Stories and Interviewing Elders

Thursday, January 10, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm
... this webinar, discover a variety of techniques available for engaging with elders to document a family history that ... and families since 2006, will be: Bill Leighty , Board Member and Director of the Earth Protection Program at ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... of structural violence and denial of access to basic needs for marginalized communities; using physical design and other traffic calming measures to improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a ... Community Health Internship Program, and is an appointed member of the Philadelphia Food Policy Advocacy Council and ...
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 ... Movement Alliance Project Bryan, a long-time staff member of Media Mobilizing Project (now Movement Alliance ... state and national media policy advocacy, and serves as a board member of MediaJustice and Free Press. Bryan is a ...
03Nov2021

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

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... across the state that are organizing and advocating for greater funding equity. While this initiative has the potential for broad scale impact, it can be challenging for funders to frame the discussion about impact with board members and constituents.  What outcomes should ...

Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
... the creation of a funding focus to its annual Request for Proposals. Douty is seeking to support organizations for which a $20,000 grant will have notable impact; ... Writers Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower & Rebuild (P.O.W.E.R.) These organizations have been supported ...
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 ...
31Oct2019

2019 SPARX Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
... Network's SPARX Conference is the premier event for regional funders, nonprofits, social investors, and other ... collective impact opportunities and align investments for greater impact.

What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... grant or invest out. Kind McKenna, the outspoken advocate for innovative funding models that she is, was frustrated by ... .  Wahl said the Barra staff got the green light from its board to explore projects to fund after a long period of ... other foundations looking to try out PRIs: Get everyone on board  — Most importantly, the board itself. “Board ...
30Jul2019

Montgomery County Funders Meeting

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
9:00am - 11:00am
Community Health Center
... what we fund and where we fund in Montco Preparing for Census 2020 - Sharing ideas and information about what we ... count Other Funding-related Issues in Montgomery County for future discussion (suggestions from group members) Next ...

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