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Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Press release from Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (5/12/2021) – ... nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an initial $1 million ... to $5 million through additional private, foundation and corporate gifts to help meet the vast needs of ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce first-round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

Friday, May 21, 2021
Contact: For the City of Philadelphia: Imani Stewart-Jackson ... imani.stewartjackson@phila.gov   For Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia: Shira Hodges at ... of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ...

Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
... of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director ... nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. We know from our own work in the ... to $5 million through additional private, foundation and corporate gifts. Those interested in helping use reach the $5 ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement hasn’t, ... in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ...

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... at every level When attending a big conference or event, the phrase “alone, together” sometimes crosses my ... Karen's work has appeared in such publications as the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, and she served as ... was selected as an Emerging Leader by the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. ComNet19: ...
28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... and opportunities for collaboration.  All funders in the Greater Philadelphia area are welcome to join the Regional Roundtable ... Philadelphia and owner of the community forward non-profit event company, Bash Events. She served on the LGBT Meeting ...

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

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... President sidney@philanthropynetwork.org 215-790-9700 x4 (Philadelphia, PA, April 9, 2019) Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Daria Torres, ... collaboration. The Network brings funders together with community partners and leaders to spark solutions that foster ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
... for Black-led social change by advocating for much greater philanthropic investment — BSCFN has developed several critical research ... when working with BLOs and serving Black communities for greater efficiency and impact? This report will focus on the ...
21Jun2022

Montgomery County Funders’ Community of Practice

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Video Conference
Please join the Montgomery County Funders’ Community of Practice on June 21 to learn about The Nelson ... philanthropy on the whole. Resources Reflecting Forward: Philadelphia-based Black Leaders’ Recommendations for ... Coalition) Recording   Montgomery County Funders’ Community of Practice ...

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
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... totaling $1.85 million in its ongoing commitment to help Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the impacts of ... Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to improve the Free Library’s ...
09Mar2017

NCFP Webinar: Equity, Inclusion, and Connecting with Community in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, March 9, 2017
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
... for family philanthropy? How can we promote diversity, community engagement, and openness while retaining the family ...

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial justice.

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
... of women- and racial or ethnic minority-owned investment firms (“diversely-owned firms”), among investment firms used by the country’s top 50 charitable ... and minority-owned; thus, the sum of the two figures is greater than $8.62 billion.5 The average foundation invests ...
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 ... to their current work ( and why it matters ). Note: This event is open to Philanthropy Network members, non-member ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ... parks, recreation centers and libraries proposed to City Council for Rebuild investment.  Rebuild also released data ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a “moral ... in seven key areas: Civic Engagement & Political Power Community Organizing & People Power Policy Advocacy & System ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... Network members who would like to sign-up for this event on/after September 21st, please contact us directly to ... social justice, with co-hosts from Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations ...

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

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, ... partnerships, and more. Dwayne is a former Peace Corps volunteer, serves on the boards of  The Kynett Foundation ,  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia  and Bridging the Gaps Community Health ...

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