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COVID-19 funder briefings are open to all funders in the Greater Philadelphia 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.
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 describe their interactions with institutional philanthropy.
This meeting will include an update on Chester County Funders COVID-19 grantmaking and activities as well as discussion of recovery, general funding cycles, and capacity building.
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation, and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and South New Jersey will present Trauma-Informed Philanthropy, Volume Two that explores how funders can leverage both resources and relationships to advance trauma-informed practice and move from knowledge to action.
Please join us for the next meeting of Philanthropy Network’s Delaware County Funders Group where attendees will hear about new county initiatives and have the opportunity to share updates and key happenings in their own work.