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16Jul2020

Philanthropy’s Imperative: How to Discuss White Supremacy with Staff, Boards, and Nonprofit Partners

Thursday, July 16, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... Network Reading & Events Blog post:  Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People ... and Chief Operating Officer for the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE); Program Officer of Community ... Responsive Grantmaking with the Cleveland Foundation ; and Senior Program Officer at Neighborhood Progress, Inc . Marcus ...
09Mar2017

Small Foundations and the New Administration: State & Federal Laws to Watch

Thursday, March 9, 2017
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Philadelphia, PA
... legal topics that are most likely to be the focus of the new administration, as he reviews state and federal laws that ... connect with and learn from other funders with few or no staff in their community.

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
Via Generocity | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Here’s the thing: When looked at broadly or in ... nonprofits. The report, funded by  The  Philadelphia Foundation  and produced by management consulting firm  ... The Financial Health of Philadelphia Area Nonprofits .” New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia ...

Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
... - January 14, 2019 –  Aishah Miller has been named the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, a role she officially assumed at the end of last ... us as the Executive Director of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and CDC,” said Greater Philadelphia Region Bank ...
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... said Jennifer Leith, Executive Director of The Douty Foundation. “As we begin our 51st year, our desire to ... September 16 th deadline.  Additional information on the new guidelines can be found here  or contact Jennifer Leith ...
07Mar2019

Legal Matters for Corporate and Private Foundations

Thursday, March 7, 2019
9:00am - 4:00pm
Cigna Foundation
... and private foundations. Led by  Suzanne Friday , Senior Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs for the ... counsel within corporations Attorneys supporting corporate foundation or private foundation clients Board members of corporate or private ...

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

Published: 
04/2020
... most closely with impacted communities rely on your foundation's transparency and timeliness in response. Direct ... is critical to their success on the ground. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 ... Network thanks them for their leadership. COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications ...
18Nov2020

The Secret Weapon for Achieving Your Foundation’s Goals

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... civil society and get on the fast-track to achieving their foundation’s goals. Learn about the different entry points ... MFA in Media Communication Arts from the City College of New York where she focused on Writing, Producing, and ... Director, Movement Alliance Project Bryan, a long-time staff member of Media Mobilizing Project (now Movement ...

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

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
...  | by  Julie Zeglen In the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two new investing strategies. Here's what it's learned so far. ... of the process  on its website .  Wahl said the Barra staff got the green light from its board to explore projects ...

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
... Funders for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ ... asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation made a concerted effort to reach out and to ...

Chester County Community Foundation “Food for Thought” Board Trustee Edition Goes Digital This September

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, August 20, 2020
... August 20, 2020) : This fall, the Chester County Community Foundation is proud to invite nonprofit board and staff members “Back to School” to join Food For Thought: ... by Karen Simmons and Michael DeHaven CPA; “Corporate and Foundation Funding: Taking the Temperature as We Look ...

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
... net of fees.) L onger-term returns were mixed for the two foundation types: Private foundations reported an average ... ASSET ALLOCATION SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE Private and Community Foundation Allocations Differ Asset allocation changed little ... is outsourced also rose, reaching 88 percent of private foundation portfolios and 93 percent of community foundation ...
20Sep2019

Regional Foundation Center Workshop

Friday, September 20, 2019
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Montgomery County Community College Library
... Bucks-Mont Collaborative have partnered with The Regional Foundation Center (RFC) and Montgomery County Community ... at the Montgomery County Community College.

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high ... questions arising from the general lack of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the ... two figures is greater than $8.62 billion.5 The average foundation invests 13.3% of its assets in diversely-owned ...

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
... Network (BSCFN) , as well as to encourage philanthropic staff, consultants and trustees to change the ways they think ... from a partnership between ABFE and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for ... philan- thropic funding should address? How should staff, consultants and trustees in institutional philanthropy ...

Ten Ways for Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

These guides are designed to help foundations consider how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways foundations can approach diversity, this guide seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial justice.

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