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The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?
SPARX Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia’s SPARX conference is the premier event for regional funders, social investors, nonprofits, and other civic leaders who want to learn, connect, and lead social change in Greater Philadelphia.
Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing – A Research Primer
This new comprehensive research primer from Aspen Institute EPIC draws on extensive review of the research literature, engagement with more than 100 experts, and analysis of federal survey data.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
(Executive Summary) A group of local hospitals and health systems convened to develop this first-ever Southeastern PA (SEP) Regional CHNA with specific focus on Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.
The Status of Women in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: 2018 Report
The report is an in-depth baseline needs assessment of women in Montgomery County, PA and explores eight major areas affecting the lives of women: employment and earnings; work and family; poverty and opportunity; health and well-being; reproductive rights and infant health; violence and safety; political participation; and women veterans.
United Way launches new funding cycle
Showing up is half the battle when it comes to change. Here’s what comes next | Opinion by Pedro Ramos
City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Shares Plans for 2021
The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) shared its plans for new and returning programs to support Philadelphia's diverse arts community in 2021.
Resources for Nonprofits
NBME Supports Medical Students with New Scholarship Program
NBME is partnering with National Medical Fellowships (NMF) on a new collaboration to support the next generation of community-focused medical professionals.
Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies
This report by the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities examines the potential of anchor institutions hold to create lasting and sustainable change—and illustrates how funders are working with anchor institutions to create healthier, more equitable, and economically vibrant places to live and work.
2017 Speakers
These are our 2017 Conference Speakers and Presenters
Philadelphia Cultural Fund Gives $232,886 to Support Youth in 13 Local Arts and Culture Groups
City of Philadelphia and PIDC Open Applications to Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial justice.
Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking
In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking, we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the benefits, challenges, and models of participatory grantmaking.
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action
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.
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.