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The COVID-19 Pandemic has created new challenges for our sector, but it has also brought perennial problems to the forefront. Two areas loom large: How do we help nonprofits build capacity around digital engagement, particularly at a time when in-person activity is limited, so they can build relationships with current and potential supporters? How can nonprofits and foundations assess the impact of their efforts beyond their own organizations and build momentum toward moving the needle on recalcitrant problems on a citywide, regional, or state level? How can philanthropic dollars be coo
Environmental injustice is much more than a climate crisis, it is intertwined with many injustices and social inequities. From hazardous pollution to natural disasters, the negative impacts of environmental injustice affect people of color at much higher rates than other communities.
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Over the next four days, you will join your community to begin the process of re-envisioning our collective future and exploring bold new ways we can work together to build a more just and equitable Greater Philadelphia. Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia President Sidney Hargro, Philanthropy Network Chair Ashley Del Bianco, and your SPARX Facilitators, Eric M Bailey and Yvonne Moore will share with you where Philanthropy Network is currently and where it is moving to and more importantly, how you are key to creating a movement.
This panel discussion will explore what it means to be a transformational organization, one with policies reflecting a commitment to anti-racism and attitudes that are inclusive and equitable for all members of the community. Panelists will discuss:
For the 100 million Americans — especially people of color, living at or below 200 percent of the poverty level — housing costs and homelessness pose one of the most fundamental threats to our ability to thrive as a nation. Many factors have contributed to the root causes of the current state of housing, including racially-biased government policies, systems, and structures; predatory capital practices and speculative markets; land and building costs; and extreme income inequality have all played a role in creating the affordability crisis we are experiencing today.
As the sector grapples with improving its record on inclusion and racial equity, the question of what exactly the record shows about philanthropy’s reach into specific communities emerges. After all, how can we work toward a more equitable sector if we don’t have a starting point of data to use as a benchmark to track progress and inform our impact? Join this learning session to hear about field-wide collaborative efforts to strengthen the systems for collecting demographic data effectively at both the organizational and program level to advance equity in grantmaking.
WOMEN'S WAY and Strategy Arts collaborated to create the racial Equity Audit tool to evaluate whether current practices perpetuate inequities and to spur intentional action to incorporate racial equity in policies and practices. The process also supported planning of implementing actions and strategies over short-term and long-term periods that center racial equity, lived experience expertise, and reprioritize cultural norms that stem from white supremacist notions and culture.
Resolve Philly exists to challenge the field of journalism to be equitable, collaborative, and informed by community voices and solutions. As one of the driving forces behind Resolve Philly, our Community Engagement (CE) team directly engages with and broadens the visibility of communities who are not afforded the tools and mechanisms to elevate their own narratives.