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25Oct2022

2022 SPARX Conference | Oct 25 & 27

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 to Thursday, October 27, 2022
Day 1 Virtual (10/25, 12-3 PM); Day 2 @P4 Hub (10/27, 1-4 PM)
... October 25, 2022 12:00 - 3:00 PM via Zoom Events SPARX '22 In-person Event Thursday, October 27, 2022 Program 1:00 - ... and reflect on organizational experiences and practices that have been effective in prompting enduring culture ... transition, ensure results, and build enduring pathways to social justice, advancing racial equity, and intersectional ...

Bridgespan Group Announces Launch of Leadership Program to Serve Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits with Support of $4 Million from Harris Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts

Thursday, August 13, 2020
... firm, The Bridgespan Group (Bridgespan), announced today that it is expanding its Leading for Impact (LFI) and ... city, following the program’s successful implementation in cities such as Boston, Chicago and Detroit. Through these programs, 100 Philadelphia nonprofits will address important management ...
03Dec2024

ACCP 2024 Impact Measurement Summit

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 1:00pm to Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 5:00pm
Where: 
Virtual
... Virtual Summit on Impact Measurement, where corporate social impact and impact measurement professionals will come ... and innovative tools for measuring and maximizing social impact, while addressing its inherent challenges. The ... and a trust...
06Oct2021

2021 SPARX Conference

SPARX 2021
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 to Friday, October 8, 2021
... called on you to act for justice. To transform the moment that was 2020 into a movement. Yet we know that movement ... can continue to work together and move forward together, in solidarity. As a network and as a region, we have a chance ... the vision, community and tools to enact change. As a social sector: Create a transformative future for Greater ...
05Dec2023

Arts & Culture Funders Community of Practice

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual
... set a schedule and cycle of shared learning for the group in the upcoming months.  We welcome funders of all types, ... as well as those with arts-related programs or interest.  In these difficult times, the arts lift human spirits, heal ... and greatest opportunities in the regional arts & culture sector. This meeting is open to all Philanthropy Network ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Opens New Grant Application for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund announced today that it will be accepting new grant applications for a ... Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $17.3 million in gifts and pledges and granted more than $15 million to ... 12 weeks,” said Pedro A. Ramos, President & CEO of Philadelphia Foundation. “There is another ...
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COVID-19

City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Launch PHL COVID-19 Fund

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Thursday, March 19, 2020
... today announced the PHL COVID-19 Fund , to aid nonprofits that are on the frontline of the pandemic, providing urgent ... the muscle and means that reside throughout our region in response to the national emergency that is ferociously ... challenging all of us," said Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation. "Supporting the nonprofit ...
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Disaster Relief
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COVID-19

Mission-Aligned Investing

... assets with values and mission by investing in ways that generate positive social or environmental impact ...

The Case for General Operating Support

Thursday, August 23, 2018
... director explained the organization had a one-month gap in covering operational expenses. By moving our annual ... couple of months, the organization would be able to bridge that gap. This is an organization that is making a big impact ... operating support we provide in the past 10 years. Today, 100 percent of our grants are for general operating support. ...
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Pew Awards $8M to Address Maternal and Infant Health, LGBTQ+ Youth Wellness and Stability, and Teacher Shortage in Philadelphia

young boy with book
Friday, March 22, 2024
... s PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded more than $8 million to Philadelphia-area ... five years to expand its home visiting services from 1,100 to 2,250 families and its doula program from 290 to 580 ... be sexually exploited, and have higher instances of self-harm, trauma, depression, and early death than other ...
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SPARX Conference

... is the premier event for regional funders, social investors, nonprofits, and other civic leaders who want to learn, connect, and lead social change in Greater Philadelphia.  Past annual conferences have drawn ... conferences have included: Tonya Allen , past President & CEO, Skillman Foundation LaTosha Brown , Black Voters Matter ...
23Jun2022

Tribute to Change: We Have Each Other: uplifting Community Care, Mutual Aid, and Collective Joy!

Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:30pm
Where: 
Cira Green
... for an annual celebration of local movements for racial, social , and economic justice. The theme of the 2022 Tribute ... and address pressing needs. Honorees selected from over 100 nominations are: Rochelle Nichols-Solomon, Paul Robeson ...
02Oct2019

ComNet19

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, October 4, 2019 - 4:00pm
Where: 
Austin, TX
... conference of The Communications Network , an organization that connects leaders working in communications for good to the top professionals and best ... professionals serving at foundations, nonprofits, or social sector -focused consultancies...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... across the United States have shut down their operations in response to COVID-19. Many of these businesses that have been deemed ‘not essential’ by the Department ... of their income on child care expenses. According to the  Self-Sufficiency Standard Report , households with children ...

The Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations Introduce $13M Funding Collaborative

The Cuture and Community Power Fund
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Press release via William Penn Foundation In 2021, the Barr, Kresge, and William Penn Foundations ... of many others working to advance racial equity and the self-determination of communities most impacted by structural ... in 1924 to promote human progress.

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