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Pushing Impact Investing Forward: 4 Themes for 2021

Impact Investing blog post
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
... shortcomings that may take years to rectify. While 99% of respondents to the  Global Impact Investing Network ‘s ... year have shown that there is more work to be done and new, higher goals to be set. Fortunately, the field has never ... development. For example, the Boston Impact Initiative Fund  provided a bridge loan  in 2020 for the construction ...
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Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... trailblazers in the workplace often see the value of investing in women and promoting gender equality. That’s true for Laura LaRosa, the Director of Client Development at Glenmede. “When I think ... effect on women’s lives, such as a firm developing new breast cancer therapies. Some investors are beginning to ...
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Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Wednesday, June 5, 2019
... As a general rule, I think most funders are the type of people who “played nicely in the sandbox” with other ... Foundation Jennifer Leith, Douty Foundation Carey Morgan, New Century Trust Kristi Poling, Barra Foundation The ... Today, Diana manages BLBB Charitable and is Executive Director of the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn. She is ...
04Jun2020

Out-of-School Time (OST) Funders COVID-19 Meeting

Thursday, June 4, 2020
10:30am - 12:00pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network’s Out-of-School Time Funders invite you to join us for an informal ... Phil Fitzgerald, Philadelphia Foundation , on how COVID-19 has impacted their grantmaking practices and ways they have ... a summer without city pools? Open streets for play, says Philly Parks Commissioner by Catalina Jaramillo for WHYY/Plan ...

How Mission-Aligned Investments Helped the Patricia Kind Family Foundation Expand Its Reach

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
... do even more. Starting in 2000, she worked with the rest of the board to move the Foundation’s endowment into ... and employs local shelter residents at the same time. A New Perspective, a New Way to Do Good PKFF’s investments ... was an early adopter and a pioneer,” said Casey Clark, Director of Sustainable and Impact Investing at Glenmede. ...
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Hurricane Dorian: How to Help

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... and large-scale power outages. While the full extent of Hurricane Dorian's damage in the Bahamas and beyond has ... for vulnerable populations. The Jessie Ball duPont Fund resource Creating Order from Chaos: Roles for ... as Hurricane Dorian approaches North Carolina. The New York Times has published an article sharing multiple ways ...
21Oct2020

Knight Public Spaces Forum 2020

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 12:45pm to Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 5:00pm
... pivoting their public space plans and operations in light of COVID-19 and investing in the future. We’ll hear from leaders in the field, like New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver , spatial ... leaders are exploring the power of...

All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
Press Release [June 3, 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization ... students with 49,554 books in 10 schools.  The new investment from the William Penn Foundation will help ... school across the District."   Elliot Weinbaum, Program Director for the education program at the William Penn ...
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22Aug2019

Delaware County Funders Meeting

Thursday, August 22, 2019
8:00am - 10:30am
The Foundation for Delaware County
Please join us for the next meeting of Philanthropy Network’s Delaware County Funders Group ... & Quick Updates The partnership behind Chester’s new  College Access Center of Delaware County  – Cheryl ... in Delaware County – Beth Dahle, Executive Director,  Compass Discussion - What constitutes a good site ...

The Philadelphia Foundation and Catchafire Announce Partnership to Provide Volunteer Skills to Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
... that connects social good organizations with a network of skills-based volunteers. The partnership will provide ... Foundation has offered," said Linda Wolfson, Executive Director of Vita Education Services. Vita's projects through ... needs to donors more effectively. It also developed a new communications plan. "Philadelphia is fortunate to have ...
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05Apr2018

Working to Increase Graduation Rates at Community Colleges: The Role for the K-12 System

Thursday, April 5, 2018
7:45am - 10:00am
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Philadelphia, PA
... colleges. This enrollment figure represents 36 percent of all undergraduate students in the United States. ... currently enrolled in community college and thousands of new students enrolling every year, what obligations fall to ... through...

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