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The Fund for Women and Girls marked 25 years of serving local women and girls at the 16th Annual Making a Difference Luncheon on May 7th at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern.
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.
While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also often face challenges. This series of case studies found that that collaborations required "a credible and compelling rationale" as well as committed local advocates.
In 2020, ProFellow, the leading online resource for information on professional and academic fellowships,partnered with IREX to produce the 2020 Fellowship Industry Report.
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. Territories describe their interactions with institutional philanthropy.
The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce—in partnership with Philadelphia's economic and workforce development partners—announced a renewed strategic commitment to address workforce challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and that have been exacerbated by long-standing racial inequity and injustice.
The Pew Charitable Trusts announced $3.25 million in grants to two Philadelphia nonprofits: Heights Philadelphia—which supports Philadelphia students by helping them graduate high school and successfully transition to college and careers—and Sharing Excess, which addresses food insecurity in the Greater Philadelphia region.