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17May2018

NCFP Webinar: Family Philanthropy Services: Making the Case, Measuring the Impact

Thursday, May 17, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar
... actively involve multiple generations or family branches in giving, granting, learning, investing, and/or volunteering ... these family philanthropy services requires investments in staff capacity, organizational culture, marketing, and ... initiatives, advised wealthy donors, attracted $39 million, and launched a social enterprise. Tony currently ...
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Family Foundation
05May2021

Imagination to Action: A Workshop for Building a Transformative Future

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
11:00am - 12:15pm
Video Conference
... practical action? How exactly does one begin to invest in movement building, streamline the grant application process or start spending down an ... advocacy organization and managing director of a $100 million effort to expand high-performing schools in the city. ...
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Social Innovation

Independence Blue Cross Foundation Collaborates with Temple University to Create a Pathway to Nursing for Students of Color

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
... Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new grant funding for a collaboration with  Temple ... for students of color pursuing a  Bachelor of Science in Nursing  (BSN) degree at Temple University. In addition to full scholarships, students will receive ...
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DiversityEducationHealth Care

U.S. Giving Tops the $400 Billion Mark for the First Time

Tuesday, June 12, 2018
... 5.2 percent (3.0 percent adjusted for inflation) over the revised total of $389.64 contributed in 2016.  ... individuals to their foundations, including two gifts of $1 billion or more,” said Amir Pasic, Ph.D., the Eugene R. ... for total giving. Corporate giving was boosted by $405 million in contributions for relief related to natural and ...
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National Philanthropy News
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Facts, Figures, Trends

Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
...   PHILADELPHIA–Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, in partnership with REC Philly, the City of Philadelphia ... James L. Knight Foundation, each finalist will receive $1,500 seed funding, and business planning and development ... been incredibly rewarding. No matter who wins the final grant and access to the rec center spaces, our city and its ...

Philly Counts Honors 80+ Action Fund Grantees Taking Census Action

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
... PHILADELPHIA —  The 2020 Census is coming up in just a few weeks. A fair and equitable distribution of ... up to $500,000 from United Way,  the fund has provided over $740,000 to 83 organizations to support 88 census ... counties, is part of a national network of more than 1,300 locally governed organizations that work to create ...
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Census 2020

2019 A Look Ahead – From Building to Relevant Action

Monday, January 14, 2019
... mean increase my commitment to practices that I allowed to fall away during the second half of 2018 – namely ... try the Headspace meditation app. Many had recommended it in recent years, but I couldn’t understand how a digital ... philanthropy sector and a few colleagues that I’ve known over the years are mentioned in the book, it was an obvious ...
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Census 2020

Learning & Communities of Practice

... members continuously improve their philanthropic practice in pursuit of their mission. Offerings build on proven ... SPARX Conference The annual SPARX Conference held each fall is the premier event for regional funders, social ... Equity in Philanthropy Cohort was launched in May 2019. Over the course of a year, 12 organizations are taking a ...
29Jul2021

SPARX Summer Social

Thursday, July 29, 2021
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Video Conference
... your summer plans and what you’re looking forward to in the fall. And as we gear up for SPARX 2021: Moving in Solidarity , we’d also like to hear what solidarity ...

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. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism has influenced both, philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally reinforce racism. Equitable evaluation shifts the current evaluation paradigm to one that centers equity/racial equity, so that it is more aligned with the values and intentions of current day philanthropic endeavors.

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
... their jobs and access to health benefits — more than 30 million Americans  have applied for unemployment benefits ... the typical woman has only 36 cents of wealth for every $1 of wealth owned by a typical man. Nearly 50 percent of ... and especially single parents, with little money left over to make ends meet and likely leaves next to nothing left ...

Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
BY  PATRICK BILOW   for The Philadelphia Citizen In the southeast concourse at SEPTA’s Suburban Station, a ... more the artists.  The mural is the first installation in a 28 week pilot program by Mural Arts Philadelphia called ... by Steve Weinik In the first 13 weeks of the program, over 430 participants received payments totaling more than ...

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