This meeting will include an update on Chester County Funders COVID-19 grantmaking and activities as well as discussion of recovery, general funding cycles, and capacity building.
With new data about the financial health of Greater Philadelphia nonprofits combined with troubling trends due to COVID-19, it's clear that collaboration will be a vital strategy for both nonprofits and funders if the sector is to continue to provide essential services and stimulate innovation that advances social purpose.
Building on their respective strengths, the two organizations have entered into a partnership to support regional nonprofits considering sustained alliances.
New program delivered by Nonprofit Finance Fund provides financial expertise and coaching to a diverse group of nonprofit leaders as they adapt and rebuild from impacts of COVID-19.
Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director for Grantmaking to give us some insights about how and why the fund was created and what the foundation hopes to achieve through this initiative.
An additional $1.5 million in support for the fund also was announced, including contributions from William Penn Foundation ($1million), Wells Fargo ( $250,000), TD Bank ($100,000) and Philadelphia Health Partnership, Santander Bank and the Samuel S. Fels Fund ( $50,000 each).
The new Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute is a series of learning sessions designed to support the nonprofit sector in its commitment to recognize and mitigate the deeply rooted inequities experienced by its most marginalized community members, including those experienced by the Black and Brown communities.
On January 24th, The Alliance for Health Equity launched its second cohort of the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute to assist local nonprofit institutions in their commitment to further transform their organizational culture.
In this post, we share reflections on what we heard from members at our annual meeting in March 2022 and steps we are taking to move us forward on the path toward our aspirational North Star.
