The Philadelphia Foundation has increased philanthropic investment in the community for more than a century.
The foundation fosters the economic, civic and social vitality of Greater Philadelphia taking charitable dollars further through deep relationships in the community and close connections with local nonprofits.
A foundation and public charity, TPF connects philanthropic resources to societal needs. ... 1000 nonprofits as grants and scholarships, and promotes greater philanthropy and stronger nonprofits in...more
... in Philadelphia to help build philanthropic resources to improve the quality of life ... The mission of YOUTHadelphia is to give Philadelphia teens opportunities to build youth leadership through...more
... philanthropic approaches toward impact investing will be on offer in the discussion among three foundation presidents. Students of philanthropy...more
Opportunity Collaboration reckons with a #MeToo moment in impact investing. Powerbrokers have become pariahs in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Washington, Wall Street and beyond. Claims of sexual...more
The Church Pension Fund and Wespath Benefits and Investments each invested $30 million in Developing World Market's impact fund.Business accelerators include Praxis Labs in the U.S., Sinapis Group in...more
The LatestBain Double Impact leads acquisition of workforce development firm Penn Foster.Scottish social enterprise Nortenergy raises expansion funds for indoor farming tech.TPG puts $1 billion...more
Happy Friday, ImpactAlpha readers! We're in Philadelphia today for the two-day Total Impact conference hosted by the Good Capital Project and ImpactPHL. Yesterday was all about preparing financial...more
The PhilaImpact Fund will allow investors to fund development projects in Philadelphia and the counties surrounding it.The partners aim to raise $30 million.All investments will finance local...more
ImpactAlpha, April 27 – A community foundation and a longtime economic-development lender are teaming up to increase access to capital for schools, supermarkets, health care and housing projects...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.