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Update from the Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund

Nonprofit Repositioning Fund
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
By Nadya Shmavonian After a little over two years in business, the Fund appears to be well ensconced within the ... of collaborative transactions among nonprofits in the five-county region.  We are pleased and excited to ... about the challenges that nonprofits will be facing in the coming years.  A new tax code, severe regulatory ...

Innovative COVID-19 Response Dashboard yields lessons for future disaster philanthropy

Covid-19 Signs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
... funded Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of ... four months between March and June 2020, these funds made 4,892 grants across 10 counties for a total of $40,133,289. ... marginalized communities. But, as we learned through this project, that requires changes to philanthropic practice. ...

What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Via Generocity  | by  Julie Zeglen In the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two ... years . In the past year and a half, Barra, with its $90 million endowment, has done both. Its first try with ... loan fund offered a chance to “also support an important project.” That investment carries a three-year term, so ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Source: Grantmakers in Health By Ann Marie Healy, Executive Director, First ... And as a relatively small local foundation (with $45 million in assets), how can we most effectively target our ... remain the same irrespective of the current federal and state policy landscapes? People of all ages and backgrounds ...

Connecting Regional Funders to Respond to COVID-19

COVID-19
Friday, March 20, 2020
... and releasing existing grants from restriction so project grants can be put toward general operating support. ... time for foundation boards to discuss granting above the 5 percent payout in order to put vital resources in hands of ... and align resources as we work together to repair and rebuild moving forward. Posted  by Amy Seasholtz, Senior ...
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GSK Announces $10M Program to Advance Black People, Latinx People, Women in STEM

STEM Equity
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
RELATED COVERAGE: A $10 million pledge to get more Philly Black, Latinx people, women in STEM careers by Kristen A. Graham for the Philadelphia ... support for the Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective by funding dedicated management staff at the Philadelphia ...