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

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... investing happened in March 2016 with a $1 million investment in  Reinvestment Fund’s  core loan fund , ... rehabbing them and renting them out as artist and community spaces. ( Generocity  profiled New Day cofounder ... . Why would a foundation offer a loan over a grant? “Grants can’t solve all the challenges that we face, and one ...

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
... in the 2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF) (the “Study”) show that ... support of their mission during the year, while many also targeted spending to specifically address needs arising from ...
16Aug2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence

Monday, August 16, 2021
10:00am - 11:00am
Video Conference
... and share what they’re hearing about needs in the community and steps they are taking to respond. These ... our first briefing on August 16th where the focus will be community violence and the work being done to restore safety ... for Criminal Justice & Public Safety Donnell Drinks , community organizer and founder, GROWN (Gaining Respect Over ...

Mission-Aligned Investing: A model for maximizing philanthropic impact and equity

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... to address racial inequities and better support their community. Mission-aligned investing pools resources from ... we felt our responsibility was to educate and mobilize our community to act.  In 2020, we established the ... strategies Strategies to incorporate racial equity into investment strategies A shared vision and plan to activate ...
20May2019

Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia

Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
... ecosystems across the country. Urbane Development is a community development venture and certified MBE based in New ...
29Jan2019

Mission-Aligned Investing Meeting: What to Expect During a Pitch Meeting

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
9:00am - 11:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia

Join us for an interactive conversation on questions you may want to ask as a mission-aligned investor!

15Nov2018

NCFP Webinar: Community Foundation Spark Session- Working With Enterprising Families

Thursday, November 15, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... formal and informal, in achieving those goals. How can a community foundation be a more effective partner to the ... successfully connect all of those players to important community needs and opportunities? In this webinar, community foundation staff and an experienced family ...
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13Jul2017

NCFP Webinar- Mission Investing: Resources and Advice for Family Philanthropy

Thursday, July 13, 2017
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
... challenges when implementing a mission (or impact) investment strategy. This webinar will highlight family ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
... of PKFF, nor applied in the past, to apply for one-year grants and participate in an expedited application cycle. ... one year, mostly $25,000 general operating support grants. These mostly-new to PKFF organizations are led by a ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
... of women- and racial or ethnic minority-owned investment firms (“diversely-owned firms”), among investment firms used by the country’s top 50 charitable ... foundations. The study analyzed available endowment investment data for 26 of the top 50 foundations ...
15Nov2021

Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice

Monday, November 15, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
Join the Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice for updates and open sharing with your ... until Friday, December 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM) PA SHARP Grants via PA Humanities Bartol Foundation Trauma-Informed ...

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
... social change by advocating for much greater philanthropic investment — BSCFN has developed several critical research ...
18Apr2019

Family Philanthropy Webinar Series: Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In

Thursday, April 18, 2019
12:00pm - 1:30pm

Impact investing – which seeks a specific environmental, social or governance return above and beyond a strictly financial return – can be a particularly valuable tool for foundations and donor advised funds that seek to align their investments with their grantmaking mission. This webinar will discuss this investing approach, and share perspectives and examples from families who have made this choice. 

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