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GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... today announced  GreenLight Philadelphia Fund III , a $3.5 million fund to scale solutions to systemic challenges identified by communities that are experiencing poverty. Fund III exceeded its $3 ... With seven years of impact, GreenLight welcomes six new investors to Fund III: Firstrust Bank, Hamilton Family ...

GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia

Friday, July 27, 2018
... the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). GreenLight is a national venture philanthropy network that supports the expansion of nonprofits with proven results ... of America. READ MORE GreenLight Fund is bringing a new model of financial empowerment to Philadelphia ...
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The Philadelphia Foundation and Reinvestment Fund Launch PhilaImpact Fund

Monday, April 30, 2018
... (4.28.18): Meet PhilaImpact Fund, Philadelphia’s new place-based impact investment fund PHILADELPHIA, PA ... Fund announced the launch of  PhilaImpactFund , a new place-based impact investment opportunity targeted to ... The Philadelphia Foundation, and an asset manager that also originates community development loans, ...

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

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05/2019
... Ashby Monk, Sid Radhakrishna, Radhika Shah, Norris A. “Daryn” Dodson IV, and Jennifer L. Eberhardt ... than 1.3% are managed by women and people of color. Why is this powerful, elite industry so racially homogenous? We ... of investing in these teams. These results suggest first that underrepresentation of people of color in the realm of ...

Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... year have shown that there is more work to be done and new, higher goals to be set. Fortunately, the field has never ... In the months ahead, impact investors can continue to make a difference by addressing four themes that proved critical ... Respond to Climate Change as Potential Milestones Approach Giving extra urgency to climate change mitigation efforts, a ...
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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... endowment into mission-aligned investments, or investments that place positive effects on society on par with or above ... communities it supports. For example, the Foundation made a private equity investment in  ULTRA Testing , a QA ... and employs local shelter residents at the same time. A New Perspective, a New Way to Do Good PKFF’s investments ...
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5 Ways Impact Investors and Philanthropists can Innovate to Solve Philly’s Biggest Problem

Friday, March 16, 2018
... needs more cash. Admidst  crippling poverty  and a  proliferation of struggling nonprofits , the city  ranks ...  of the United States’ 50 biggest cities in charitable giving, with residents donating an average of only  2.5 ... great opportunity to rethink approaches” to lowering that rate. Hargro, who told us when he was hired last year ...
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13Mar2019

Collective Impact Capital Opportunity Featuring First Step Staffing

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
11:45am - 2:00pm
Blank Rome
... Network Greater Philadelphia and Social Venture Circle (SVC) is excited to invite you to a presentation from SVC's portfolio company,  First Step ... formerly homeless or incarcerated people! The good news is that they have been growing revenues and customers. However, ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... of racial reawakening, philanthropy is grappling with a number of unavoidable realities around power, equity and ... community capital ecosystem In total, 10 foundations that range in size from $3M to $180M signed up to join the ... determined. Our hope is that this group not only discovers new ways to support their mission, but identifies ...

Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... working in each of their editorial calendar themes of that year, one for each month.  For year two, Generocity ... calendar, but this time asked for community input via a nomination form. More than 130 nominations were received ... — think the Barra Foundation’s  investment  in New Day Chester, Inc. and Patricia Kind McKenna’s push ...

Justice, not charity: Liz Dozier thinks philanthropy should be rooted in equity and solidarity

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 31 at the Hilton ... which is really grounded and rooted in the idea that if we really want to get to the answers and support ... suited to it. Chicago Beyond recently opened a new space in the West Loop of Chicago, home to historical ...
20May2019

Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia

Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
... or abandoned by our current economic system—to lead a dignified and productive life. The fund takes an integrated ... capital approach, combining investing, lending and giving to build a resilient and inclusive local economy.  ... a community development venture and certified MBE based in New York City. Founded in 2008, Urbane cultivates innovative ...
22May2020

Mission Investors Exchange's Place-Based Week: Greater Philadelphia

Friday, May 22, 2020
12:00pm - 1:45pm
Video Conference
... Investing Working Group and Mission Investors Exchange for a joint meeting as part of MIE's Place-Based Investing Week , a program of their 2020 National Conference, Amplifying ... enabled. The conversation will touch on minority and women led investment ideas and the importance of a multi-layered, ...
22May2019

Invest in Results Philadelphia

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
9:00am - 1:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
... for reorienting around outcomes in your work. This event is the seventh in the Invest in Results campaign event ... are outcomes, and how are they measured? How does current funding make it harder for service providers to offer ... be available to our guests. The event will be followed by a networking lunch. Visit  investinresults.org  for more ...
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07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
We are pleased to introduce our new webinar series, Setting the Table , co-hosted by Sidney ... this series invites guests to the virtual table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial ... constructs, work to unpack them and reimagine a system that centers and promotes racial equity. We hope you can pull ...
22Jan2020

One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds ... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, we invite ... Join us to hear from a panel of partner organizations that are working with Rebuild to realize the program’s ...
11Mar2022

Taking a Racial Equity Approach to Endowment Management

Friday, March 11, 2022
11:00am - 1:00pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
... Blog Post | Investment Manager Diversity: Widening the circle by Bert Feuss, Silicon Valley Community Foundation ... Spectrum - Susan Hammel, Cogent Consulting Taking a Racial Equity Approach to Endowment Management - Community ... Gratitude Railroad Big Path Capital Recording   Taking a Racial Equity Approach to Endowment Management ...
19Jul2023

Turning Intent into Action: Aligning philanthropic capital with equitable intentions

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm
... philanthropic capital with equitable intentions" - a  virtual workshop on Wednesday July 19th from 10am- 12pm. ... and community controlled decision-making models, to giving shuumi, land bequests, and reparation models there are ... ways to move from extractive to regenerative practices that lead to rematriation and reparations. Many in the ...
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 ... and identify areas of collaboration. Click below for a recording of video conference: Mission-Aligned Investors ...

Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... value of investing in women and promoting gender equality. That’s true for Laura LaRosa, the Director of Client ... at Glenmede. “When I think about my experience as a woman in finance, and being one of the few women in senior ... effect on women’s lives, such as a firm developing new breast cancer therapies. Some investors are beginning to ...
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