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07Feb2022

Arts and Culture Funders Community of Practice

Monday, February 7, 2022
2:00pm - 3:15pm
VIDEO CONFERENCE
... who has written, spoken, and consulted on systemic racism in philanthropy.  We will discuss the importance of ... equitable access to grantmakers, the power imbalance in grantmaking, and conscious and unconscious bias. There ... Unconscious Bias 4-part workshop series , two sessions in February (2/10 and 2/24) Learning Opportunity: ...
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Arts & Culture

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Caralyn Spector
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
... that seamlessly continues the essential work of the Fund in support of our grantees. The search committee is charged ... Laneshe Miller White, Kelli Paul and Neville Vakharia. In the meantime, we are excited to work with Caralyn during ... support arts and culture organizations in the city through grant funding.   Caralyn Spector is a Philadelphia native ...
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Leadership, Culture and Community
15Mar2023

OST Funders Community of Practice: Youth at the Helm: What Funders can Learn from Youth Organizers and Advocates

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Video Conference
... and how one foundation has translated that into youth-led grant decisions. Leaders from UrbEd , an organization founded ... to learn firsthand about the deep and varied needs in their communities and collaborate with peers to fund organizations in Chester County through strategic grantmaking. Together ...

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

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... Partner of the Walls Torres Group, as its first Executive in Residence. Daria will be joining Philanthropy Network in May and leading the inaugural Equity Cohort. Throughout ... their organization’s commitment to equity. With over 20 years of strategy consulting experience, Daria is a ...

2020 Complete Count Committee Recommends State Funding To Ensure Accurate Census In PA

Monday, May 20, 2019
... added to the 2019-20 budget totaling an amount equal to $1 per person currently residing in the state to ensure a complete and accurate census count ... and accurate census in the year 2020. The meeting featured over 40 commissioners, government officials and community ...
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Census 2020
25Mar2021

33rd Annual Members' Meeting

Thursday, March 25, 2021
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual Convening
... , which reveals how members have changed their practices over the past year and their future priorities. Through ... needs of the region and historic injustices we must right. In the past year, we challenged philanthropy to operate ... Member Pulse Survey Results - Mariah Casias Mini-Interview 1: Beyond Recovery - Vanessa Briggs, Brandywine Health ...
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Giving USA 2021: In a year of unprecedented events and challenges, charitable giving reached a record $471.44 billion in 2020

Giving USA 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
... gave an estimated $471.44 billion to U.S. charities in 2020. Total charitable giving grew 5.1% measured in current dollars over the revised total of $448.66 billion contributed in ...

DAY 3 SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS

... implies that all parties can be open and honest in dialogue, and that the relationship works to the benefit ... partnership and to unearth some strategies we can use in the context of the Philanthropy Network to further build ... group style session to celebrate regional collaboration over the past 18 months and provide insights and ...
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10/08/2021
10:50am - 11:30am

HealthSpark Foundation announces the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund

HealthSpark Foundation
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
... and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. Boston, a Black medical ... entrepreneur who created a hospital and ambulance corps in Lansdale nearly a century ago,  the Fund invests in ... Foundation has committed an initial investment of $250,000 over two years to the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund, ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted ... Group), will assist eight local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational ... Justice and Equity Institute on February 1st, 2022.   Over the next six months, eight nonprofit organizations ...

Hale Street Explosion Committee to Connect Residents with Resources

Thursday, June 9, 2022
... The Pottstown Explosion Support Fund has currently raised over $47,000 to help meet the basic needs of affected residents, provide housing in the near term, and assist with long-term recovery. To make ... Pottstown, PA 19464, with Pottstown Explosion Support Fund in the memo line. The committee includes representatives from ...
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27Jul2022

Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... Respond? , and the subsequent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case ... your reactions, plans, and ask your burning questions.
23Sep2022

Delaware County Funders’ Community of Practice: Funders’ Tour of Upper Darby, Our Region’s 2nd Largest Municipality

Friday, September 23, 2022
9:30am - 1:30pm
Tour
... County Funders on Friday, September 23 from 9:30 - 1:30 pm for a tour of Upper Darby, the second largest municipality in our region, second only to Philadelphia. Upper Darby’s ... for Upper Darby Township . The final panel will be held over lunch.  We’ll have an air conditioned bus with ...

Smarter Giving, Greater Good

... and connections you need to keep your philanthropy vital in support of your mission. As part of our multi-facted approach, we help you: Learn With over 50 educational programs and workshops presented ... peers’ activities to keep you on top of what's happening in philanthropy around the region and across the nation. ...
08Nov2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Responding to Workforce Challenges in Chester County

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Phoenixville Community Health Foundation
Over the last several years, Chester County nonprofits have ... called on to respond to increased demands for services in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial reckoning, and ... staff of color.  A recent  survey of nonprofits  in Pennsylvania found that well more than half of nonprofits ...

Giving USA: U.S. charitable giving totaled $557.16 billion in 2023

Giving USA 2024 report cover
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
... gave an estimated $557.16 billion to U.S. charities in 2023. Total giving grew 1.9% in current dollars, reaching a new high by that measure. ... of constituent needs. “Americans increased their giving over the previous year despite the elevated cost of living ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Announces Union Community Care Selected as Core Provider of Healthcare Services at Coatesville's Brandywine Center

The Brandywine Center
Thursday, January 16, 2025
... integrated health strategy. As the core provider in this model, Union Community Care (Union) will deliver ... are excited to welcome Union Community Care as a partner in our shared mission to improve health outcomes and ensure ... “Having lived in Chester County with my family for over 10 years, I know how special and vibrant the Coatesville ...
30Jan2025

Funder Briefing: Behavioral Health Care Needs of our Community's Immigrant Youth

Thursday, January 30, 2025
11:30am - 1:30pm
Where: 
*NEW LOCATION**
... the behavioral health needs of Latine immigrant youth in Philadelphia and elevate the work of local nonprofits that ... will take place on Thursday, January 30 from 11:30- 1 :30 at the Stoneleigh Foundation’s office. Lunch will be ... Juntos ,...

Independence Foundation Mourns the Loss of Judge Phyllis W. Beck

Hon. Phyllis W. Beck
Thursday, March 6, 2025
... W. Beck, who died on March 3, 2025, at the age of 97, in Philadelphia. Judge Beck was a remarkable leader whose ... around her, motivating the Foundation to reach new heights in its work to improve lives in our communities. Throughout ... sources.
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Leadership, Culture and Community

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
In 2018, Funders for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ people worked in philanthropy. In the process, the organization realized ...

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