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2019 SPARX Conference
Regional Foundation Center Workshop
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Bucks-Mont Collaborative have partnered with The Regional Foundation Center (RFC) and Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) on a session
2020 SPARX Conference
2021 SPARX Conference
SPARX Summer Social
What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice
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.