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Wells Fargo Appoints New Wells Fargo Regional Foundation Executive Director

Aisha Miller
Monday, January 14, 2019
... the new Executive Director of The Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, a role she officially assumed at the end of last ... Denise McGregor Armbrister, who retired after more than 20 years in the role.   “We are excited to have Aishah join ... with Philadelphia-based organizations focused on public health including Drexel University and the Maternity Care ...
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Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (August 1, 2019) – Since 1968, The Douty Foundation has awarded grants to small grassroots ... foundation has made a conscious decision to expend 10- to 15-percent of its assets per year on grants each year (rather ... its website: doutyfoundation.org .   Douty Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary, releases new funding guidelines ...

Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... By Joe Pyle President, Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Dr. Arthur C. Evans   steps down  Friday after ... raising awareness of the importance of overall health and wellness. Yet Evans would agree there is still much work to ...

New report assesses the financial health of Philadelphia nonprofits

Friday, October 27, 2017
... to a recently published report examining the financial health of local nonprofits. The report, funded by  The  Philadelphia Foundation  and produced by management consulting firm  ... report, titled “ The Financial Health of Philadelphia Area Nonprofits .” New report assesses the financial health ...

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

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
...  | by  Julie Zeglen In the past year and a half, the foundation has employed two new investing strategies. Here's what it's learned so far. Nearly two years ago, Barra Foundation President Tina Wahl knew the tide ... education, grocery stores, commercial enterprises and health centers that benefit low-income communities. “That ...

National Study Reports Foundations Maintained or Increased Spending in 2020; Long-Term Investment Returns Held Steady

2020 Council on Foundations–Commonfund Study of Investment of Endowments for Private and Community Foundations® (CCSF)
Monday, August 23, 2021
... net of fees.) L onger-term returns were mixed for the two foundation types: Private foundations reported an average ... foundations at twice the rate it was just two years ago.” Additional highlights from the data collected ... ASSET ALLOCATION SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE Private and Community Foundation Allocations Differ Asset allocation changed little ...

Chester County Community Foundation “Food for Thought” Board Trustee Edition Goes Digital This September

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, August 20, 2020
... August 20, 2020) : This fall, the Chester County Community Foundation is proud to invite nonprofit board and staff ... place weekly on Zoom, Tuesdays at 4:00 pm from September 15 th – October 22 nd . Developing an effective board is ... by Karen Simmons and Michael DeHaven CPA; “Corporate and Foundation Funding: Taking the Temperature as We Look ...

Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award winners

Patricia Kind Family Foundation
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation (PKFF) initiated a new grant cycle specifically ... for Black-led organizations in Philadelphia. The Foundation made a concerted effort to reach out and to ... is available on the PKFF website .  Patricia Kind Family Foundation announces Black-led Organization grant award ...

How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Source: Grantmakers in Health By Ann Marie Healy, Executive Director, First Hospital Foundation (now Philadelphia Health Partnership) Uncertainty, ... examples of that work. Unrecognized Benefits Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA), a ...

Glenmede’s Nina L. Cohen Appointed to Exponent Philanthropy Board of Directors

Nina L. Cohen
Thursday, October 11, 2018
... pleased to announce Nina L. Cohen, Director of Endowment & Foundation Advisory , has been appointed to the Exponent ... Board of Directors. As Director of Endowment & Foundation Advisory at Glenmede, Cohen provides advisory and ... aspects of philanthropic planning for Glenmede for many years,” said Laura LaRosa, Director of Client Development ...

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... and a range of community facilities—from schools, to health clinics, to arts venues. The Barra Foundation discovered a great onramp to local investing in a ... leave their money in the loan fund for a minimum of three years. The Barra Foundation saw in Reinvestment Fund a ...

Hurricane Dorian: How to Help

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... inform your giving. News (9.9.19) The AmerisourceBergen Foundation Commits $75,000 to Support Communities Impacted by ... relief. Hurricane Dorian Relief Funds The  Miami Foundation  has a Hurricane Dorian relief page with a number of relief and recovery resources The  Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties  has a fund ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... make leadership reflect the people you're serving. Seybert Foundation Board of Directors When BoardSource’s most ... that board diversity hasn’t increased in the past 20 years, Sharmain Matlock-Turner wasn’t exactly surprised. ... look and think like them . ### Doylestown’s  Seybert Foundation , which gives general operating grants to ...

Future-focused takeaways from the 2017 Philanthropy Network conference

Friday, November 3, 2017

Philanthropy Network's 2017 Fall Conference on November 2,  Vision | Voice | Values,  invited attendees to consider what we in the social impact sector are called upon to do differently in order to build a more equitable and resilient greater Philadelphia region.

Donor Collaboration: How NPT Philanthropists are Working Together to Increase Impact

Donor Collaboration
Monday, October 21, 2019
... immigrant aid societies and giving circles. But in recent years, interest has grown as more funders realize that ... Fund” established at NPT by the  William Penn Foundation  (WPF), which has made a commitment of up to $100 ... mitigate debt for future generations, the Neubauer Family Foundation, together with the Pennsylvania Treasury ...

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

Evolving ideas
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
... cohort and learning journey. Background Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest within philanthropy ... in 2017 from Laura Kind Mckenna, Patricia Kind Family Foundation , and Elizabeth Killough, and the Untours Foundation . The working group meets several times a year to ...

Chesco Women’s Commission & Fund for Women and Girls releases findings of survey on sexual harassment in the workplace

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
... a big deal’ and others experiencing the impact for years,” said Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, Executive Director ... girls have resources and opportunities to thrive. For 20 years, CCFWG has raised awareness about the critical needs of ...