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12Feb2019

Equity in Action: Building Social Capital

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Esperanza Arts Center
North Philadelphia is seeing a rejuvenation in its Arts and Culture scene with the recent openings of two major ... The organizations based here, the neighborhoods, and the funders supporting the work of the artists and organizations provide successful examples of how to support and grow arts and cultural organizations rooted in ...

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

Published: 
05/2019
... Ashby Monk, Sid Radhakrishna, Radhika Shah, Norris A. “Daryn” Dodson IV, and Jennifer L. Eberhardt ... elite industry so racially homogenous? We conducted an online experiment with actual asset allocators to determine whether there are biases in their evaluations of ...

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves ... evaluation shifts the current evaluation paradigm to one that centers equity/racial equity, so that it is more ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off Cohort Two of The Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Cohort Two Funders
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
... nine local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational culture.  These ... Victims Center of Chester County Kennett Library Oxford Arts Alliance Trellis for Tomorrow Valley Forge Park Alliance ... The final component of the learning sessions provides an opportunity for each nonprofit to draft a customized ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Equity Institute , a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to ... their understanding about systemic inequities and creating an accountable plan focused on helping them work to solve ... Youth Initiative, Maternal and Child Health Consortium, Open Hearth, Inc., Phoenixville Area Community Services, The ...

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As the first person to have this role, Karel felt a bit lost. He knew public ... sector all over the world. This was my second year as an attendee at ComNet, and I decided to take a step deeper ... at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, and Eisenhower Fellowships. As a freelance ...
12Oct2018

2018 EQUITY Symposium: Laying the Foundation for Racial Equity in Grantmaking

Friday, October 12, 2018
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Asian Arts Initiative
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for a half-day introductory racial equity workshop ... and key concepts for race, racism and racial equity; an understanding of a framework for effective and responsive ... current work ( and why it matters ). Note: This event is open to Philanthropy Network members, non-member funders, and ...

Talent Justice Toolkit

Published: 
06/2019
This toolkit presents easy-to-use resources to help nonprofits and funders take action to advance talent justice. The tools can ... to this toolkit, Fund The People has also released a report that offers important findings on the challenges and ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces 75 Grants Totaling $4 Million

Independence Public Media Foundation
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
... Foundation (IPMF), announces grants totaling $4 million to community media-makers, journalism, film and digital equity projects with an emphasis on supporting projects led by underrepresented ... to 47 organizations through its Community Voices Fund open call. The foundation also awarded $1 million to 18 ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
... grants totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the ... our hometown of Philadelphia, Pew is committed to making an impact through research and policy work to help the city ... challenges rooted in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
NOTE: Philanthropy Network members who would like to sign-up for this event on/after September 21st, please ... marginalized communities. Marcus received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Bowling Green ... mayoral campaign. He started his career on Capitol Hill as an urban policy aide to a U.S. Congressman and appropriator. ...
28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... Regional Roundtable series will provide funders with an opportunity to hear updates on pressing issues, and share what they’re ... Manager , Galaei Following the presentations, we’ll open the floor for participant questions and invite you to ...

With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... When he was in his mid-20s, Mel Heifetz made a pledge to himself that if he ever became successful, he ... , which will in turn sell them and place the proceeds in an endowment. The expected $16 million from the sale plus ...
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City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Burnley via Plan Philly   Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another ... The positive movement hasn’t, however,  fully ended an ongoing war of words between Kenney and dissenting council ... indicated on Tuesday he has the votes to do so — it’ll open the door to a first cohort of more than 60 facilities ...
04Dec2017

Personal Fights for Equity & Diversity

Monday, December 4, 2017
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
Please join EPIP Philly for a conversation on how we can work through adversity to continue to incorporate our values of equity and diversity ... Duck on Broad.  Please register HERE . This free event is open to non-EPIP members and is presented in partnership with ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, R.I. — working across a range of fields, ... through professional coaching, mentoring, networking, and an advanced leadership curriculum. While participating in the ... next application period for many of these programs will open in early 2018. Additional information is available at ...

Douty Foundation announces plans to sunset

The Douty Foundation
Monday, August 3, 2020
... past, its mission and on its future. Central to our conversation has been: Should the foundation continue ... the end of 2021, we will turn any remaining assets over to an entity(ies) similarly aligned with our mission with the ... action as a potential and potent example for other lean funders to follow.  Our decision is about providing ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... 2019) Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Daria Torres, Managing Partner of the Walls ... skills and “systems mindset.” She also worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey, sharpening her ... Network Greater Philadelphia convenes and connects the funders as catalysts for positive action, innovation, and ...

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