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Creating a Culture of Change: A panel discussion on diversifying boards
Join this session as we take a deeper dive into why board diversity is so important to your foundation's mission and what is needed for an evolving board and its new members to be successful.
Delaware County Funders’ Community of Practice: Funders’ Tour of Upper Darby, Our Region’s 2nd Largest Municipality
Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Responding to Workforce Challenges in Chester County
Join the Chester County Funders Community of Practice for an in-person conversation about the workforce challenges facing Chester County nonprofits and how we can creatively respond to ensure our communities aren’t further left behind.
Early Learnings on Building Foundation Openness
United Philanthropy Forum President & CEO David Biemesderfer offers four learnings from a two-year effort to engage foundations in building openness and transparency, made possible with support from the Fund for Shared Insight.
Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding
WOMENS WAY's Diane Cornman-Levy shares her top take-aways from our session on gender transformative philanthropy.
Parks & Rec and RecPhilly announce the 10 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Making Space program
Local makers receive funding and coaching for second round consideration in new entrepreneur-in-residence program.
Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards Nearly $185,000 to Local Nonprofits
Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards
Regional Foundation awards Neighborhood Planning Grants in NJ, DE, and PA, and continues to support revitalization work in historically underinvested communities.
Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups
The Cultural Fund announced $232,886 in grants to cultural organizations in Philadelphia that use arts to enrich the lives of young people, ages 5 to 18.
Strengthening the Field of Philanthropic Evaluation: A Call to Action
In this blog post for GEO Perspectives, Equal Measure’s Meg Long and Engage R+D’s Clare Nolan discuss their research on how we can work together differently to deepen the impact of evaluation and learning on philanthropic practice, as well as plans to move from idea exchange to action.
Inclusion by Design 2.0: Our Collective Mosaic
OPINION | Instead of blaming government for Philly’s poverty problems, we must band together
Via Philly.com | By Bill Golderer, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
The Philadelphia Foundation Announces On The Table Philly “Activate” Mini-Grants
The Philadelphia Foundation announced 43 projects selected for $1,000 “Activate” mini-grants to help transform ideas generated during last year’s On the Table Philly into tangible initiatives that will improve the Greater Philadelphia region.
Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?
For foundations not sure how to get started with impact or mission-aligned investing, a first step is to look for opportunities in their own backyard by investing in CDFIs and supporting a local social enterprise.
FAQ: Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort with a Racial Equity Lens
This brief FAQ answers some common questions about our 2022 Trust-Based Philanthropy Virtual Cohort to help potential applicants determine if it's right for them. The deadline to apply is Feb. 11th at 5pm.
Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2021 grant finalists
Impact100 Philadelphia announced the eight organizations selected as Finalists to receive a total of $420,000 in funding in 2021.
Equity in Philanthropy
As a continuation of Philanthropy Network’s comprehensive Equity in Philanthropy initiative, in spring 2019 we launched the inaugural Equity Cohort for foundations ready to take a deep-dive into this work and fully embrace a commitment to equity, and a Field Impact and Equity Scan to learn more about the state of regional philanthropic practices and to gain a better understanding of the needs of the membership as they relate to considerations of equity.
Philanthropy Network welcomes LeBrian Brown as Manager, Network Organizing, Knowledge, & Engagement
LeBrian will work with Network members to increase their engagement in and awareness of opportunities to learn from each other, connect, and collaborate on regional initiatives, and lead efforts to use technology to collect, analyze, organize and share knowledge across the Network.
Your board isn’t diverse enough
A new study from BoardSource found board diversity hasn't improved in the past two decades, but two local foundations - Seybert and Leeway - are taking steps to make their boards more representative of those they serve.