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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
... community foundations representing combined assets of $115.4 billion, the Study is believed to be the most comprehensive ... private foundations reported an average return of 13.1 percent in 2020 while participating community foundations ... absolute return, market neutral, long/short, 130/30, event-driven and derivatives.) Community foundations reported ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

As part of Philanthropy Network's Mission-Aligned Investing Cohort, philanthropic leaders are learning together how to align their assets with their mission and invest in the community using a racial equity lens.

Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners

Published: 
06/2019
... social and economic returns of their place-based impact investments, foundations, CDFIs, private investors, and ...
20May2019

Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia

Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for an exciting conversation to highlight the findings from the Impact Investing Landscape Scan, conducted and presented by Urbane Development, and to learn about recommendations to move mission-aligned investing in Philadelphia from inspiration to activation.

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

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.

31Oct2019

2019 SPARX Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
... Philanthropy Network's SPARX Conference is the premier event for regional funders, nonprofits, social investors, and ... to spark collective impact opportunities and align investments for greater impact.

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
... Foundations”) and included only endowment investments managed by investment firms based in the United ...

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018

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.

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.

08Dec2020

2020 SPARX Conference

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020
Virtual Conference
... Tuesday, Dec 8 - Friday, Dec 11, 2020 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at ... that participants exhibited throughout the four-day event. We look forward to building on the connections and ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... change. The case statement proposes sustained, long-term investments to build infrastructure in seven key areas: Civic ...
06Oct2021

2021 SPARX Conference

SPARX 2021
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 to Friday, October 8, 2021
... 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 ...

Talent Justice Toolkit

Published: 
06/2019
... be used by both nonprofits and funders to increase their investments in talent justice at all stages of the nonprofit ...
27Mar2020

Mission-Aligned Investors COVID-19 Response Meeting

Friday, March 27, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
We are all trying to figure out how we can help nonprofits and social enterprises during this difficult time. We realize mission-aligned investing is just one avenue funders are exploring. On Friday, March 27th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Philanthropy Network and our Mission-Aligned Investing Working Group will host our first funder video call on how to respond to COVID-19 using mission-aligned investing.
 
18Jun2020

32nd Annual Members' Meeting: Envisioning a Trust-Based Future for Philanthropy

Thursday, June 18, 2020
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual Convening

Join us online on the afternoon of June 18th for our 32nd Annual Members' Meeting, where we'll feature national and local speakers who are leading in the trust-based philanthropy movement.

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