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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations ...

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 ...         PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts  office and Philanthropy ... of grants from the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund , a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based ...

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) – Philadelphia Foundation today announced the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify ... invest in their resilience and leadership,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO, Philadelphia Foundation. “The ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director ... own work in the community and from the data that there’s a need for this kind of support. Black-led nonprofits have ...

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 ... is pleased to announce Daria Torres, Managing Partner of the Walls Torres Group, as its first Executive in ... over 20 years of strategy consulting experience, Daria is a widely sought-after executive-level advisor. She has helped ...

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 ... Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s ... the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation to undertake a comprehensive planning and community engagement process to ...
28Sep2021

Regional Roundtable: Community Violence - LGBTQIA+

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
9:00am - 10:15am
... will feature guest speakers addressing the growing crisis of violence towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Philadelphia, ... your community. If you would like to suggest a topic for future meetings, please email LeBrian Brown at  ... Philadelphia and owner of the community forward non-profit event company, Bash Events. She served on the LGBT Meeting ...

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 ...

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
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States ... The second was to use this information to inform the future actions of the Black Social Change Funders Network ...
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 ... the proverbial table to explore ideas at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity, and social justice, with ... from United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Detroit Future City BIPOC Executive Search Inc. Co-Hosts Marcus ...

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 ... philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... by Sidney Hargro , President, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for ... invites guests to the virtual table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity ... bravely and “imaginate” (imagine + create) a better future, ensuring we don’t settle for innovation as the ...
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 ... racial equity workshop focused on the creation of a shared language; distinguishing diversity from inclusion ... to their current work ( and why it matters ). Note: This event is open to Philanthropy Network members, non-member ...

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

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... release, The Food Trust Wharton joins second-ever cohort of Culture of Health Leaders, assembled from across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, R.I. — working across a range of fields, including social policy, community ...
16Jul2020

Philanthropy’s Imperative: How to Discuss White Supremacy with Staff, Boards, and Nonprofit Partners

Thursday, July 16, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... point for deeper reflection and work with the goal of liberation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities? Join Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia in welcoming Marcus Walton , President and CEO, ... Organizations (GEO) on July 16th from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. This event is supported by: SVP.png   Suggested Reading Article: ...

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

Published: 
05/2019
... Ashby Monk, Sid Radhakrishna, Radhika Shah, Norris A. “Daryn” Dodson IV, and Jennifer L. Eberhardt Summary:  Of the $69.1 trillion global financial assets under ... were more strongly correlated with predictions about future per- formance (e.g., money raised) for racially ...

Douty Foundation announces plans to sunset

The Douty Foundation
Monday, August 3, 2020
... on the foundation’s past, its mission and on its future. Central to our conversation has been: Should the ... with others to help amplify and accelerate aligned areas of interest and change? As we continued these conversations ... to further movement and community building in the Philadelphia region. While we are in the final stages of ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ...

Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... working to create equitable work through Love Now Media, a Philadelphia based media company that uplifts the voices of those advocating for justice, wellness, and equity. I ... discover, and imagine. As we begin to envision what the future of media will look like following the pandemic, we ...

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