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29Jan2019

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

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
9:00am - 11:00am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for a conversation on mission-aligned investing and the ... The speakers will engage in an open discussion about what questions they are typically asked and advise us on how ... and more. They are proactive supporters of other co-ops in our area, lending staff members and other resources. ...
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 group, together with ImpactPHL , on September 21st from 2-3:30pm for an interactive workshop with Dr. Ruth Shaber , Founder ... video conferencing software. SLIDE DECK Getting to 100% - Our Journey to Mission Alignment.pdf Getting to 100% - Our ...

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

Published: 
05/2019
... on their evaluation of a 1-page summary of the fund’s performance his- tory, in which we manipulated the race of ... partner (White or Black) and the strength of the fund’s credentials (stronger or weaker). Asset allocators favored ... about future per- formance (e.g., money raised) for racially homogenous teams than for racially diverse ...
22May2019

Invest in Results Philadelphia

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
9:00am - 1:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
What does it take to measure and fund positive social change? ... are working together to achieve lasting outcomes for their communities, as well as practical strategies for reorienting around outcomes in your work. This event is the seventh in the Invest in Results campaign event ...
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Justice, not charity: Liz Dozier thinks philanthropy should be rooted in equity and solidarity

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
... speaker at Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ... can we be of service?’ It sounds simplistic, but  … what undergirds all of this is humanness; we can’t lose ... with the Foundation on the topic of the guidebook at an event next month. This year’s iteration of the SPARX ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... goes beyond grantmaking to align an organization’s assets with its institutional values and mission. Aligning ... has been a growing interest within philanthropy to explore what mission-aligned investing can accomplish. The interest ... endowment and what it is invested in, is an obvious next step. How to go about the learning process and taking ...

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

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
... latest Fund enables GreenLight to invest in Philadelphia’s post-COVID recovery with greater clarity and purpose,” ... Director of GreenLight Philadelphia. Fund III fuels the next phase of GreenLight’s work in Philadelphia: partnering ... models: Year Up Greater Philadelphia, Single Stop, Center for Employment Opportunities, ParentChild+, and Compass ...
19Jul2023

Turning Intent into Action: Aligning philanthropic capital with equitable intentions

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm
... been introduced to the concept of decolonizing wealth, but what does it actually look like? From foundation sunsetting ... how to build the case with language, evidence, and data. Our featured speakers are: Edgar Villanueva , Founder and ... Finance Lab - Reparations strategy - an approach for the capital markets. And all capital allocators - public, ...
24Jun2021

Mission-Aligned Investing Working Group

Thursday, June 24, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... Investing. We also want to hear from 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 ...
13Mar2019

Collective Impact Capital Opportunity Featuring First Step Staffing

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
11:45am - 2:00pm
Blank Rome
... (SVC) is excited to invite you to a presentation from SVC's portfolio company,  First Step Staffing . The company ... First Step Staffing in this  ImpactAlpha article . This event is only open to Philanthropy Network & Social Venture ... and expertise in order to create businesses that drive the NEXT economy: one that is regenerative, equitable, and ...

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

Friday, March 16, 2018
... capitalism ? We’ve written extensively on the region’s  impact investing  scene, which employs venture capital ... early-stage  social enterprises, or mission-minded for-profits . But cross-sector funding innovation — ... sectors are discussing ways to tackle such big issues. “What you see up here tonight is an example of that, whereas I ...
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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
This article appears on Glenmede's Impactivate Blog . Re-posted with permission. ... the United States to protest racial injustice and call for police reform. The Black Lives Matter movement  won new ... racial justice lens as well as reinvestment in underserved communities. Investors including the  New Mexico Educational ...
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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 ... Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place every other month, ... equity and social justice. Inspired by Sidney and Marcus’s conversation in July on white supremacy , this space is ...
20May2019

Understanding the Landscape of Impact Investing in Greater Philadelphia

Monday, May 20, 2019
9:00am - 2:00pm
Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships
... to join us on Monday, May 20th  at The Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships (Ryan Hall, Room S109, 3509 ... of the Boston Impact Initiative , will be joining us as our keynote speaker. We will also welcome guest speaker ... dynamic neighborhoods and positively impact underserved communities. Thank you to The Barra Foundation for their ...

Sidney Hargro named to Generocity's 2018 Leaders List

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
... each of their editorial calendar themes of that year, one for each month.  For year two, Generocity again based the ... selected the 2018 Leaders List. Philanthropy Network's executive director Sidney Hargro was named in the category ... the reality is, if we achieve embedding equity not only in our work, but also in seeking equity in our communities, the ...

How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... poverty in the Greater Philadelphia area. Although PKFF’s grant-making reach is considerable, then Managing Trustee ... been able to directly impact the communities it supports. For example, the Foundation made a private equity investment ... think of [direct investments] as a way to add value to our money, in addition to grants. It’s another way to do ...
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27Mar2020

Mission-Aligned Investors COVID-19 Response Meeting

Friday, March 27, 2020
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
... March 27th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Philanthropy Network and our Mission-Aligned Investing Working Group will host our first members-only funder video call on how to respond to ... decisions and identify areas of collaboration. Click below for a recording of video conference: Mission-Aligned ...

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 ... that support regional growth and local initiatives in the communities that need them the most. The Fund will support ...
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 of millions of dollars in ... priorities across the city: Investing equitably across communities in Philadelphia Complementing existing ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

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