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Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... by                     By Sarah Brodsky Women who have been successful trailblazers in the workplace ... in women and promoting gender equality. That’s true for Laura LaRosa, the Director of Client Development at ... and being one of the few women in senior positions for much of my life,” she said, “I think about how ...
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Gender InequalityImpact/Mission Investing

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

Liz Dozier
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Story via Generocity - Media Partner for SPARX Conference 2019 ... at Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's SPARX Conference, taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on ... with the Foundation on the topic of the guidebook at an event next month. This year’s iteration of the SPARX ...

Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... the United States to protest racial injustice and call for police reform. The Black Lives Matter movement  won new ... support , funding, and public recognition, particularly for its activism on  Juneteenth . Dozens of asset management ...  among those suffering from mental illness.   3. Women Gain Seats in the Boardroom, but Challenges Remain for ...
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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 Impact. James Johnson-Piett , Board ... enabled. The conversation will touch on minority and women led investment ideas and the importance of a ...

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 ... investments to improve the lives of over 400,000 women, children, and men that experience poverty every day in ... Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. “As ...
21Sep2020

Getting to 100%: Our Journey to Mission Alignment

Monday, September 21, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... together with ImpactPHL , on September 21st from 2-3:30pm for an interactive workshop with Dr. Ruth Shaber , Founder ... influence toward improving the health and well-being of women and girls. Dr. Shaber will share how her foundation was ...

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

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05/2019
... estate, and private equity, fewer than 1.3% are managed by women and people of color. Why is this powerful, elite ... about future per- formance (e.g., money raised) for racially homogenous teams than for racially diverse teams. Despite the apparent preference ...
22May2019

Invest in Results Philadelphia

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
9:00am - 1:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
... 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 series, which launched in June 2017 with the ...
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Social Innovation
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
... diverse businesses Preparing more people of color and women to achieve family sustaining careers in construction ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...
13Mar2019

Collective Impact Capital Opportunity Featuring First Step Staffing

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
11:45am - 2:00pm
Blank Rome
... provide wrap-around services, (primarily transportation) for their clientele. Please join us for this presentation on March 13th from 11:45-12:45 at Blank ... First Step Staffing in this  ImpactAlpha article . This event is only open to Philanthropy Network & Social Venture ...
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 ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place every other month, ... + create) a better future, ensuring we don’t settle for innovation as the future state but as an opportunity to ... racial equity. We hope you can pull up a seat at the table for our first conversation on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... to ensure the moment is not lost. One path forward is for foundations to use all their resources and tools to ... values and mission. Aligning assets with mission, for intentional and measurable impact, is one way of ... a Mission-Aligned Investing Cohort , to create a space for philanthropic leaders to learn, connect and lead change ...

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

Friday, March 16, 2018
... early-stage  social enterprises, or mission-minded for-profits . But cross-sector funding innovation — ... Building a Successful Investor Ecosystem for 21st Century Philadelphia ” discussion on Wednesday ... Bradley , director of investment partnerships and lead for social impact investments, Ben Franklin Technology ...
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