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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 ... absolute return, market neutral, long/short, 130/30, event-driven and derivatives.) Community foundations reported ... Commonfund Forum and Investment Stewardship Academy.     National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased ...
08Dec2020

2020 SPARX Conference

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020
Virtual Conference
... everyone who joined us at this this year’s SPARX Virtual Conference!  We are inspired and energized by the ideas, ... that participants exhibited throughout the four-day event. We look forward to building on the connections and ... Association Ebony English, Program Officer, William Penn Foundation Jimmy Gastner, Community Engagement Associate, ...
06Oct2021

2021 SPARX Conference

SPARX 2021
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 to Friday, October 8, 2021
... not only in word, but in action.  The 2021 SPARX conference will feature daily online programming from 9:00 AM ... 12:00 PM (Friday until 1:00 PM). Our goal for this year's event is to provide attendees with the vision, community and ... Bertolette , ArtWell Erinn Corbett-Wright , TD Charitable Foundation  Monique Curry-Mims , Civic Capital Consulting ...
31Oct2019

2019 SPARX Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
... Philadelphia at Penn's Landing 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM: SPARX Conference Check-in 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: SPARX Networking Breakfast 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM: SPARX Conference Programming Philanthropy Network Greater ...
07Mar2019

Legal Matters for Corporate and Private Foundations

Thursday, March 7, 2019
9:00am - 4:00pm
Cigna Foundation
... counsel within corporations Attorneys supporting corporate foundation or private foundation clients Board members of ... members. If you are interested in attending this event, please email cathy@philanthropynetwork.org for ... PM! To view a sample agenda and to learn more about the event, click here . Thanks to Cigna Foundation for co-hosting ...
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 ... about marginalized communities, and learn about a foundation that funds media and media-making to combat ... Attorney. Bryan is also deeply committed to state and national media policy advocacy, and serves as a board member ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017
... a year, huh? Last year’s Philanthropy Network fall conference followed on the heels of what former Executive ... Union: Strengthening the Sector Together .” The 2017 conference took place yesterday at the Loews Philadelphia ... new ED this past July, kicked things off by asking conference attendees a broad question: “Where do we go from ...

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. Nearly two years ago, Barra Foundation President Tina Wahl knew the tide of change was ... said in a phone interview on the heels of a trip to the  national Mission Investors Exchange summit  in June. ...

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 ... by Karen Simmons and Michael DeHaven CPA; “Corporate and Foundation Funding: Taking the Temperature as We Look ... Krys Sipple, and Corrine Sylvia; “Making Your Virtual Event Special” on 10/6  led by Beth Krallis and Jamison ...

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 ... year and will be three-year commitments. While the foundation has made a conscious decision to expend 10- to ...

Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
... 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 ... Development at the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), a national association of community development financial ...
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09Mar2017

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

Thursday, March 9, 2017
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Philadelphia, PA

In collaboration with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, the Exponent Philanthropy Local Engagement Group (LEG) invites you to join Philadelphia-area funders for a legal update with Andras Kosaras, Esq., Counsel at

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
... from a partnership between ABFE and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for ...
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.

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 ...

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.

How Compliance Affects Grantseeking: A Guide for For Foundations, Nonprofits, and Fundraising Professionals

How Compliance Affects Grantseeking: A Guide for For Foundations, Nonprofits, and Fundraising Professionals
Published: 
04/2021
... This guide, prepared by Harbor Compliance and Foundation Center, answers questions received by Harbor ...

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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