Invitation to PFC Annual General Meeting
Please join us for PFC’s virtual 2020 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 10 from 2.30 to 3PM (ET) on Zoom.
For those unable to join us, PFC has initiated a vote by proxy option.
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Upcoming webinars - June 8, 1 - 2PM – New Realities, New Data: Nonprofits in Crisis and What Donors Need to Know. Register
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- June 11, 1 - 2PM – Feminist Grant Making: The Power of Purpose. Register here
- June 11, 1 - 2:30PM – Activating The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Register here *Note that this webinar is for grantors only*
- June 12, 12 - 1:15PM – Grantmaking Strategies for Family Funders: Supporting Resiliency and Recovery. Register here
- June 17, 2PM – #PFCwebinar Wednesday – COVID-19, Climate Change & Environmental Considerations. Register here
- June 23-24 – Racial Equity & Justice In Philanthropy Funders’ Summit. Register here
Missed our past COVID-19 related webinars? You can find them here
For an Economic and Social Transition in Quebec
In case you missed it on May 29th, you can watch the conference hosted by Pole des entreprises d’économie sociale de la Capitale-Nationale on an economic and social transition in Quebec. The conversation was led by Karel Mayrand, director general, Québec and Atlantic Canada, at the David Suzuki Foundation.
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Philanthropy and Racial Inequality
Funding and COVID-19: Questions to Deepen Racial Equity
For those funders that have articulated a commitment to racial equity in their work, the call to prioritize equity is all the more imperative during times of crisis. However, acting and reacting too fast often leads to reinforced biases that generate and/or exacerbate existing inequalities. This article offers a list of questions funders prioritizing racial equity should be asking, in order to curtail the harmful impacts that acting fast often has on communities of color.
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Social Justice and a Relevant Philanthropic Sector: Grantmaking
The fifth and last piece in a series on social justice, shifting paradigms and the philanthropic sector tackles the issue of justice and equity at the grantmaking level. For foundations that care about advancing a more just and equitable society, simply fixing the internal operations of foundations is not enough. The next step is to begin or increase foundation giving through a long-term commitment of support to nonprofit organizations that are at the center of local and national efforts to advance social justice.
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Race, Equity, And Unavoidable Challenges for Philanthropy
When it comes to the deadly effects of institutionalized racism and the contemporary manifestation of a dehumanisation of Black people and other communities of color, it cannot be detached from its historical context. In addition, the existing systemic inequality is now manifesting through COVID-19, with the death rate of African Americans being 2.4 times that of white people. It is clear that for philanthropy, whether it’s individuals, institutional donors or advisors, the issue cannot be overlooked anymore.
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Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism
When social justice foundations and progressive donors in the United States pledged to allocate significant resources towards organizations working to advance racial justice about five years ago following the killing of Michael Brown and the hands of the police, the mandate seemed to be clear: to build the capacity of Black-led and Black-centered organizing happening in communities across the country. However, it did not take long for philanthropy to begin to shift its funding priorities. This resulted in the commitment for Black-led work to largely unravel. What can be done differently this time?
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Philanthropy Has A Race Problem – Community Foundations Are One Way To Solve It
What role does race play in leaders solving complex social challenges? Not surprisingly, quite a lot. But a recent research report by Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group paints a particularly insightful picture of how inequitable funding to leaders of color significantly impacts their ability to create impact. And at a time when the power of philanthropists is being hotly debated, the report begs the question – how can we use the current pandemic crisis to respond to the need for systemic changes in philanthropy?
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Have Nonprofit and Philanthropy Become The ‘White Moderate’ That Dr. King Warned Us About?
In a letter from a Birmingham jail, Dr. Martin Luther King calls the collective ”white moderate” the biggest barrier for equity and justice for Black people and thus for us all. Vu Le describes the “white moderate” as an archetype of those who defend the status quo, insist on incremental change, and yet claim moral high ground. The author of the popular blog Nonprofit AF, argues that in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, the white moderate thrives. Have we, as a sector, become the white moderate Dr. King warned us about?
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Showcasing Philanthropic Response
Fondation Québec Philanthrope Announces Enhanced Support for Emergency Fund
The Fondation Québec Philanthrope announced their commitment to extra funds of up to $2.2 million for community support. It includes an $800,000 increase to support vulnerable populations in the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches regions and their surroundings, which are directly and disproportionately affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Global Philanthropic Response
In the Covid Cyclone, Philanthropy Can Lean on Lessons From Disaster Aid
Natural disasters birth new communities out of the rubble of the old. After earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis, people have no choice but to reimagine the structures of society. The novel coronavirus, although a slow-motion disaster, is no different in the way we should address the rising needs of the people most affected.
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The Role of Philanthropy, School Lunches, and Access to Healthy Food
On an episode of the podcast “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Devon Klatell, Managing Director of Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation and Dr. Katie Wilson, Executive Director at Urban School Food Alliance talk about what is required to ensure children receive healthy, nutritious food. You’ll learn about the role of philanthropy in school lunch distribution efforts in the United States and much more.
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Ebola a Blueprint for African Philanthropy In COVID-19 Crisis
Philanthropic responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Africa should be guided by the blueprint that Ebola provided in West Africa, said Carl Manlan, chief operating officer of the EcoBank Foundation in Togo. The crisis has highlighted the lack in African-based philanthropy of not only resources but the infrastructure to elicit and manage a large scale of giving. However, the blueprint put in place throughout the continent to combat the Ebola crisis through large-scale giving, could be the solution.
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How Philanthropic Organizations are Addressing Coronavirus Around the World
With the Coronavirus spreading to just about every corner of the earth and altering our lives to varying degrees, different forms of philanthropy have surfaced in response to the pandemic and its effects. As we continue to adapt to the reality being shaped by COVID-19, what are some ways in which philanthropy is addressing the pandemic around the world?
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