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Regional Roundtable: Community Violence
COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications
Proactive communication with your grantees is essential during times of disaster. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 grantee email communications with Philanthropy Network membership.
2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report
In 2018, Funders for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ people worked in philanthropy. In the process, the organization realized that it had an opportunity to not only ask about sexual orientation and gender identity but also to inquire about a range of personal identifiers. With the inaugural Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, Funders for LGBTQ Issues asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, and disability status. This report lays out the results of the DAPP survey in aggregate form.
NCFP Webinar: Family Staff and Volunteer Peer Network
Ten Ways for Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
Talent Justice Toolkit
This toolkit presents easy-to-use resources to help nonprofits and funders take action to advance talent justice. The tools can be used by both nonprofits and funders to increase their investments in talent justice at all stages of the nonprofit career lifecycle.
Benchmarking Survey: Electronic Payments to Grantees
Chat with an Expert #3: Daryn Dodson, Founder & Managing Director of Illumen Capital
Members of Philanthropy Network are cordially invited to attend the next episode of “Chat with an Expert,” an initiative of Walls Torres Group. In partnership with Philanthropy Network’s Equity in Philanthropy Cohort programming, this episode is now being made available to the full membership.
National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady
The annual Council on Foundations-Commonfund study found that private foundations reported an average 13.1 percent return on their investment assets last year, and that 33 percent of foundations to increased their giving over 2019.
Census 2020: Your Family Foundation Needs to Engage
Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan
Through a series of interviews, roundtables, and a short survey, Philanthropy Network and Urbane Development gathered input from key stakeholders in the Philadelphia region who are involved (or want to be involved) in impact investing in order to better understand their priorities, needs, and challenges and to identify key opportunities to facilitate further impact investments in the region.
NCFP Webinar: Equity, Inclusion, and Connecting with Community in Family Philanthropy
What does inclusivity mean for family philanthropy? How can we promote diversity, community engagement, and openness while retaining the family focus of our giving practices?
NCFP Webinar: Becoming a Successful Board Chair
Board chairs play an important and indispensable role in family foundations. This position is not just honorary and it includes extra preparation, time, and specific skillsets.
NCFP Webinar: Good Governance-How to Use Board Committees Effectively
There is more than one approach to effective governance in family philanthropy, and the use of committees is one of the most important tools you can use. This webinar will take a deep dive into all the qualities of an effective committee.
NCFP Webinar: Choosing and Using Multiple Vehicles for Family Giving
Increasingly, philanthropic families are using multiple tools and strategies to achieve their goals.
NCFP Webinar: Privacy, Purpose and the Public Trust: Finding a Balance
How do you balance what you share externally with your family’s need for privacy?
NCFP Webinar: Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving
Join this webinar to explore ways to welcome new voices into your family giving.
NCFP Webinar: Cultivating A Healthy Family Culture
Join this NCFP webinar to explore how to create a vibrant family culture that allows your family giving to flourish.
NCFP Webinar: Tech Tools: Virtual Site Visits, Data Analysis, and Board Activities
Family philanthropies in 2018 have the opportunity to leverage a wide and growing variety of technology to improve our philanthropic work.