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DAY 1 NETWORKING SESSIONS
New Members and Attendees
Join us to connect with your peers and learn from each other.
DAY 2 NETWORKING SESSIONS
Favorite Philly Park
Join us to talk about your favorite Philly park to relax and play.
Staying Healthy- Exercise Tips and Tricks
Join your peers in small breakouts, where you can talk and share about your experiences trying to stay healthy during quarantine.
VIRTUAL MEET UP | Find YOUR NETWORK in Philanthropy
Networking & Virtual Marketplace
Networking & Virtual Marketplace
Networking & Virtual Marketplace
SPARX Conference Reflection & Closing
Conference Check-in
DAY 3 NETWORKING BREAK: Rise Up in Solidarity
Join your host, John Chen, as we each share our own journey towards solidarity. This session is all about connecting, and learning, with each other through a series of short, small group, discussions.
Lunch & Keynote Address with Liz Dozier, Chicago Beyond
Minority & Immigrant Local Businesses Amidst COVID-19 - A Call to Action
Fireside Chat with Tonya Allen, Skillman Foundation
As CEO of the Skillman Foundation, Tonya Allen's work centers on pursuing, executing and investing in ideas that improve her hometown of Detroit and increase opportunities for its people, especially children, who live in under-resourced communities.
Opening Session | Radical Imagination: Seizing the Moment to Create a Movement
Drexel University’s Action for Early Learning: Creating Circles of Support for Children and Families in Philadelphia | Presented by William Penn Foundation
Since 2014, the Action for Early Learning (AFEL) Initiative has worked to provide more equitable access to quality early childhood education in the high-need, high-poverty neighborhood of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. As Drexel University’s early learning improvement initiative, AFEL has created a place-based model that puts the child at the center of an early childhood education eco-system, which now has 35% more children in high quality care since its inception.
DAY 3 CONCURRENT SESSION | The Missing Link: How to Use Your Endowment to Advance Economic & Social Justice
Morning Workshops & Roundtable Chat Sessions
Day 1 Concurrent Session - The Whole Entrepreneur: Designing a Just and Equitable Business Ecosystem for Black and People of Color Businesses
While Black and Latinx residents make up 42% and 15% of the population respectively, they only own 8% and 3% of small businesses in the city. Annually, business owners of color in Philadelphia earn only 13% of revenue compared to their white counterparts. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and a renewed pursuit for social justice, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, the City of Philadelphia, and PIDC have embarked on an endeavor to understand and address the unique needs of small businesses owned by Black and people of color, women, and immigrants in Philadelphia.
