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Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about ... top 50 charitable foundations. The study analyzed available endowment investment data for 26 of the top 50 ... only endowment investments managed by investment firms based in the United States, amounting to $63.95 billion in ...

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.

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

Published: 
04/2020
... your grantees is essential during times of disaster. The organizations working most closely with impacted communities ... Philanthropy Network membership. The Network thanks them for their leadership. COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee ...

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 learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories ... philanthropic funding goes to Black-led organizations based in these regions? How are institutional philanthropic ...

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 ... largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a ...

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 ...

Grants Management Professional Competency Model

Published: 
06/2019
... the functional responsibilities and the knowledge needed for success in every area of grants management, the ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... no surplus funds at all. Fewer than 40 percent of organizations have more than six months of cash or operating ... which means their liabilities exceed their assets, and for health and human services orgs, that rate is 13 percent. ... The Financial Health of Philadelphia Area Nonprofits .” New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia ...
20Feb2020

Make the Most of Sharing Grants Data with Candid

Thursday, February 20, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... who do, join us to get the latest on our eReporting program. We'll break down why and how to share grants data and demonstrate how detailed grant descriptions are the best way to tell your story. We'll ... by a Q&A. If you have questions about Candid's eReporting program, feel free to submit them by email ahead of time. We ...

Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners

Published: 
06/2019
... to maximize the social and economic returns of their place-based impact investments, foundations, CDFIs, private ... and conversations with practitioners as opportunities for knowledge exchange: building strong ecosystems, mapping ... the field. Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners ...

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 ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... supporting our local nonprofits, places of worship, or community members who are in need. On average, like most ... example, a program-related investment (PRI) or recoverable grant can help orient investment decisionmakers to a new way of thinking about deploying financial resources. Some ...
10May2017

Promising Practices in Eviction Prevention

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Comar, PA
... is a Funder-only event.  Funders interested in learning new approaches to stabilizing individuals and families as ... nationally  recognized expert on homelessness and results-driven public private partnerships.
08Oct2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour

Thursday, October 8, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Video Conference
... COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. It is one of the first efforts we are aware of to ... funders and visualize grant awards against indicators of community need. In conjunction with a report released at the ...
13Oct2020

Regional COVID-19 Response Dashboard: Demonstration and Virtual Tour

Tuesday, October 13, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... COVID-19, the dashboard reflects more than $40 million in grant awards to 10 counties across Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. It is one of the first efforts we are aware of to ... funders and visualize grant awards against indicators of community need. In conjunction with a report released at the ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
... anxiety, fear. With services and supports to our community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk ... months, we have found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation (with ... human capital support, WAA established a behavioral health program at their emergency safe havens and transitional ...

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

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two new investing strategies. Here's what it's learned so far. ...  of their endowments they’re legally obligated to grant or invest out. Kind McKenna, the outspoken advocate for ... rehabbing them and renting them out as artist and community spaces. ( Generocity  profiled New Day cofounder ...
19Sep2019

Increase the Success in Succession Planning: Preparing for Future Leadership

Thursday, September 19, 2019
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Panasonic Building
The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers is excited to invite Philanthropy ... various stages of the succession planning process. At this program, you’ll hear from Koya Leadership Partners , a ... of New Jersey Grantmakers Kyle Ruffin , Governing Board, Community Foundation of South Jersey Andy Fraizer , Executive ...

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