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As part of its ongoing efforts to foster a more equitable philanthropic sector, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is partnering with the Women’s Funding Collaborative to host a discussion on gender transformative philanthropy.
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.
This session will provide a follow up to our June session, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA. Along with updates on the status of the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit, speakers will provide guidance on outcomes grantmakers should realistically expect when supporting advocacy and organizing work.
Join our panelists Michael Hinson (he/him/they), Naiymah Sanchez (she/her), Valentina DeJesus-Rosario (she/her) and Ashley L. Coleman (she/her) for a conversation with Philanthropy Network hosts LeBrian Brown (he/him) and Henry Rosenbloom (he/him) about the complexity of advancing equity amongst the LGBTQIA+ community through funding, healthcare, community safety and education.
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for Black-led organizations. The 18-page document was issued by the Black Social Change Funders Network (BSCFN), an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation.
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.
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.