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ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
ComNet19.png By Karen Race Forty ... decided to take a step deeper into the experience by signing on as a Community Ambassador. As one of 49 Ambassadors, I was assigned a group ... Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators ...
12Feb2019

Equity in Action: Building Social Capital

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Esperanza Arts Center
North Philadelphia is seeing a rejuvenation in its Arts and Culture scene with the recent openings of two ... new Arts Center as we hear from funders and nonprofits on: the inequities of arts funding and how to address it locally, ... Click here to register! Equity in Action: Building Social Capital ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... and more. Dwayne is a former Peace Corps volunteer, serves on the boards of  The Kynett Foundation ,  Philanthropy Network Greater ... have been expanded, because the Foundation knows that building a Culture of Health requires all of us in every sector, profession, ...

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving ... their work into more ambitious territory that includes power building and structural transformation. Through reflections and frameworks ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... (BSCFN) , an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon ... largest foundations over the next five years, with emphasis on strengthening the infrastructure for Black-led social change. The case ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. ... two purposes. The first was to build a body of information on the health and well-being of existing Black social change infrastructure in ...

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
... for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ people worked in ... orientation and gender identity but also to inquire about a range of personal identifiers. With the inaugural Diversity Among ... aggregate form. The results of the DAPP Survey revealed a clear divide in the sector between foundations with a social justice focus ...

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves and operate. ... both, philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally reinforce racism. ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high ... its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector regarding this ...
16Feb2017

Arts and Culture Funders Roundtable: DEI in the Regional Arts and Culture Sector

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:45am - 11:30am
Philadelphia, PA
... Roundtable that will help members to explore and gain a shared understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the ... to DEI within the regional arts & culture sector.
16Jul2020

Philanthropy’s Imperative: How to Discuss White Supremacy with Staff, Boards, and Nonprofit Partners

Thursday, July 16, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
Staying silent is not an option. Join us for a conversation to discuss ways funders can begin discussions with ... and CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) on July 16th from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. This event is supported by: ...  (Philanthropy Network, 6/4/20) Session recording:  Community-led Philanthropy during Crisis: How Giving Circles of Color Can ...

Douty Foundation announces plans to sunset

The Douty Foundation
Monday, August 3, 2020
... over the past two years, our leadership team has reflected on the foundation’s past, its mission and on its future. Central to our ... to the greatest extent possible in this moment and to building a more robust, collective, aligned bank of resources to further ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... When BoardSource’s most recent report on the state of America’s nonprofits came out with the news that board ... this spring because CCPF’s goals in positive community-building through education matched those of the church. “I feel like ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... over 20 years of strategy consulting experience, Daria is a widely sought-after executive-level advisor. She has helped some of the ... facilitating partnerships and collaboratives focused on the alleviation of inequities across sectors makes her uniquely qualified to ...
09Mar2020

Chat with an Expert #3: Daryn Dodson, Founder & Managing Director of Illumen Capital

Monday, March 9, 2020
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Webinar
... Managing Director of Illumen Capital and he will share lessons learned from his firm’s experience coaching fund managers on implicit racial and gender bias reduction, as well as insights from a recent ...
12Aug2020

Montgomery County Funders Meeting

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... include a presentation by the Montgomery County Foundation on the Montgomery County COVID-19 Response Fund and efforts to raise awareness ... and learning needs. RELATED READING: Building Back Better: Updates From the Design Team – HealthSpark Foundation ...
14May2019

Equitable Grantmaking in the Arts & Culture Sector

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... Philadelphia's next Arts & Culture Funders Group session on Tuesday, May 14th, 1:00-3:00 PM, at Philanthropy Network offices (230 S. ...

With $16 million gift, gay causes get a big boost

Friday, October 20, 2017
... When he was in his mid-20s, Mel Heifetz made a pledge to himself that if he ever became successful, he would give back, and ... City residential properties into a grand act of charity. On Friday, Heifetz announced that he has gifted them to the Philadelphia ...
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