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Knight Foundation taps news media trailblazer Maribel Perez Wadsworth as new president and CEO

Maribel Perez Wadsworth
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
... appointment of Maribel Perez Wadsworth as president and CEO. As the former president of Gannett Media and publisher ... of experience to this role, along with a steadfast belief in journalistic excellence as a pillar of a vibrant ... passion for journalism, coupled with her staunch belief that arts and culture play a pivotal role in nurturing ...
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05May2021

Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration for COVID Recovery: How a Family Foundation Catalyzed Local Investment

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Where: 
Webinar
... relationships across local business, government, and media that can multiply investment in regional economic recovery. Foundation President Nancy ... in the family philanthropy community. Sparking Cross- Sector Collaboration for COVID Recovery:...
24Jul2023

America's Essential Economic and Social Data at Risk: A Vision to Preserve and Enhance the American Community Survey Briefing

Monday, July 24, 2023
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
... Survey (ACS): “America’s Essential Economic and Social Data at Risk: A Vision to Preserve and Enhance the ... the report’s major findings and present new sections that spotlight how the ACS informs policies and programs ... serving veterans and...
29Oct2024

Will the Real Driver of Nonprofit Economy Please Stand Up? A Step-by-Step Process for Achieving Organizational Sustainability through Social Capital

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Where: 
Webinar
In the worst of times nonprofits show what they are made of ... through heroic acts but through the strength of their “ social capital”; we have seen this principle play out over ... the presenters in this session will help you identify ways that...

Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind

Friday, March 8, 2019
... many of the city’s leading civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration known as the ... through litigation and advocacy. It is anticipated that tens of thousands of people will be served through the ...
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Legal AidSocial Justice

Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table

Racial Equity & Philanthropy
Published: 
06/2020
... teamed up to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding. Their work revealed two of the ... holding back philanthropy’s efforts to help advance social change are rooted in race. One is understanding the role of race in the ...
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Report
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Equity and Social Justice

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving ... who want to drive their work into more ambitious territory that includes power building and structural transformation. ... and solutions for advancing racial justice grantmaking in any philanthropic setting. Grantmaking with a Racial ...
12Jun2018

2018 Courage to Lead Retreat

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 11:00am
Where: 
Asheville, NC
... questions of leadership, impact, sustainability and self -care. The retreat will include time for individual ... dialogue to explore together “habits of the heart” that tap into one's inner wisdom, courage, hope, and ... movements and...

The Status of Women in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: 2018 Report

The Status of Women in Montgomery County, PA
Published: 
04/2019
... study, conducted by the West Chester University Center for Social and Economic Policy Research, to provide a valuable tool for individuals and organizations interested in improving the well-being of women in Montgomery County. The report is an in-depth baseline ...
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Women and Girls

Pensions & Investments: It's racial bias, not merely an issue of access

Published: 
08/2019
By DANIELLE WALKER | New research pokes holes in the theory that the lack of diversity in asset management ... of access or outreach to minority talent in the field, and that Black fund managers must overcome racial bias to win ...
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Article
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Board/TrusteesConsultants/Advisors
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Equity and Social Justice

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia elects new directors and officers

New Board members 2019
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
... terms on April 1 are: Bill Golderer , President & CEO, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New ... and strategically invest the collective power of more than 100,000 donors, advocates and volunteers, to end ... also ensuring access to the community stability supports that individuals and families need to stay healthy and meet ...
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Philanthropy Network News
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018
In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through ... Grantmaking , we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making ...
13Dec2018

21st Century Leadership: Learn from NCFP’s Fellows

Thursday, December 13, 2018
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar
... Philanthropy created its Fellows program to honor leaders in family philanthropy and nurture a generation of new ... was a senior manager at Self-Help, the nation's largest nonprofit community ... operational expertise of a COO and strategic acumen of a CEO. She understands people’s physical and emotional ...
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Family Foundation

Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies

Anchor institutions can play a vital role in strengthening and connecting local economies, and can ... and refine their strategies for working with anchors. In each of the profiled communities—Albuquerque, Baltimore, ... roles to embrace their roles as conveners and leaders in their communities. Anchored in Place: How Funders Are ...
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