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5 Ways Impact Investors and Philanthropists can Innovate to Solve Philly’s Biggest Problem

Friday, March 16, 2018
... for-profits . But cross-sector funding innovation — philanthropy and impact investing alike — could spark the ... to each other more. Perhaps the most-shared stat to judge how well Philly as a whole is doing is the 25.8 percent ... .   READ MORE 5 Ways Impact Investors and Philanthropists can Innovate to Solve Philly’s Biggest Problem ...
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How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... been able to directly impact the communities it supports. For example, the Foundation made a private equity investment ... another way to do good and if the company takes off, we can reinvest our profits to do even more good.” PKFF also ... Foundation at the time this post was first published.  How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind ...
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Justice, not charity: Liz Dozier thinks philanthropy should be rooted in equity and solidarity

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... Dozier will be the keynote speaker at Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, ... people think about philanthropy: justice, not charity, is how she sees the work of funding transformation. Dozier will ... be talking about a couple of things centered on how we can do philanthropy more equitably,” Dozier ...

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

Published: 
05/2019
... evaluations of funds led by people of color, and, if so, how these biases manifest. We asked asset allocators to rate ... were more strongly correlated with predictions about future per- formance (e.g., money raised) for racially homogenous teams than for racially diverse ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... the Table , co-hosted by Sidney Hargro , President, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , ... bravely and “imaginate” (imagine + create) a better future, ensuring we don’t settle for innovation as the ... that centers and promotes racial equity. We hope you can pull up a seat at the table for our first conversation on ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... Luther King Jr. During this period of racial reawakening, philanthropy is grappling with a number of unavoidable ... Investing Cohort in partnership with Andorra and Common Future . Mission-Aligned Investing Cohort The Mission-aligned ... impact in the advancement of its mission. Rethinking how we use the Foundation’s endowment and what it is ...

Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... from which Generocity selected the 2018 Leaders List. Philanthropy Network's executive director Sidney Hargro was ... communities, the other two are automatically there. You can’t achieve equity without diversity and inclusion.” ... results to create resources for its members who are asking how they can incorporate new ways of thinking into their ...

Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... for much of my life,” she said, “I think about how important it is to get behind the gender-focused ... like paid parental leave and flexible working arrangements can help women stay engaged in the workforce. “You need to ... to want to do this going forward.” Looking to the Future LaRosa believes gender-lens investing is gaining ...
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GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... models: Year Up Greater Philadelphia, Single Stop, Center for Employment Opportunities, ParentChild+, and Compass ... composed of leaders from government, business, and philanthropy, to facilitate cross-sector alignment and ... to work with communities to scale innovation in systems to solve big issues in our city.” “I am excited that we ...
22May2019

Invest in Results Philadelphia

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
9:00am - 1:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
... Finance Fund , Wharton Social Impact Initiative , and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia to discuss how service providers, funders, and government are working ... must we make in providers to facilitate this shift? How can cross-sector partnerships be formed to achieve lasting ...
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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 ... are exploring. On Friday, March 27th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Philanthropy Network and our Mission-Aligned Investing ...

Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... and opportunities. In the months ahead, impact investors can continue to make a difference by addressing four themes ... organizations to found Investing for Impact: A Philanthropy California Investment Collaborative. The ... housing, healthcare, and other social goods. In the future, place-based impact investors may want to  focus on ...
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13Mar2019

Collective Impact Capital Opportunity Featuring First Step Staffing

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
11:45am - 2:00pm
Blank Rome
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Social Venture ... provide wrap-around services, (primarily transportation) for their clientele. Please join us for this presentation on ... more capital with impactful investment opportunities. You can find out more about First Step Staffing in this ...

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

Friday, July 27, 2018
... Housing Authority (PHA). GreenLight is a national venture philanthropy network that supports the expansion of ... trains public housing residents to build credit so they can move to home ownership. Financial services ... from being trained by an evidence-based model.” Here’s how the program works, according to a press release: “ The ...
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19Jul2023

Turning Intent into Action: Aligning philanthropic capital with equitable intentions

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm
Reparations Finance Lab, in partnership with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, invites you to ... from DEI statements to transformational action, but wonder how to move from agreement to action. This session will ... Finance Lab - Reparations strategy - an approach for the capital markets. And all capital allocators - public, ...
29Jan2019

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

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
9:00am - 11:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for a conversation on mission-aligned investing and the ... what questions they are typically asked and advise us on how to dig deep in their enterprise. We are delighted to be ...
21Sep2020

Getting to 100%: Our Journey to Mission Alignment

Monday, September 21, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
Join Philanthropy Network's Mission Aligned Investing working ... together with ImpactPHL , on September 21st from 2-3:30pm for an interactive workshop with Dr. Ruth Shaber , Founder ... and well-being of women and girls. Dr. Shaber will share how her foundation was able to achieve this and will workshop ...
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
... groundbreaking, we invite to join a conversation about how collaborative funding can advance individual funders’ priorities while also ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

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 ... million goal. PhilaImpact Fund  offers an opportunity for investors to channel their capital into neighborhood ... and CEO of The Philadelphia Foundation. “Participants can see positive results in the communities they call home. ...
24Jun2021

Mission-Aligned Investing Working Group

Thursday, June 24, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... you and what you are doing. Please come ready to share. For those planning on attending, please keep your eye out for a survey to complete in advance. We look forward to ... PLEASE NOTE: Attendance at this meeting is reserved for Philanthropy Network members only. Mission-Aligned Investing ...

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