The RISE Partnership is excited to announce that 21 organizations have been selected to participate in the first year of the “Readiness” component, which will offer training and consultation on several different evaluation topics. The Readiness component provides an introductory knowledge and skill building for organizations in key concepts, tools, and resources for internal evaluation capacity building and […]
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Participatory Grantmaking Initiative brings Public-Private Partnership to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Immigrant Communities
(Philadelphia, PA) – The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) joins the Scattergood Foundation, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and Patricia Kind Family Foundation in supporting the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness. The $100,000 contribution from DBHIDS will grow the pooled fund to $300,000. Grants from […]
Beyond the Check: Building Bridges in Arts and Trauma-Informed Practice through Philanthropy
By Beth Feldman Brandt and Lauren Scharf What happens when foundations share power, listen, experiment, and break down silos? This is precisely the question that Beth Feldman Brandt of the Bartol Foundation and Joe Pyle of the Scattergood Foundation attempted to answer when they delivered a joint plenary address at the PHENND 30th anniversary conference on Trauma and the Arts held […]
History & Background of the RISE Partnership
The RISE Partnership builds on the Building Evaluation Capacity Initiative (BECI), which has been working with organizations in the region for the past eight years. The RISE Partnership is a three-year, $3 million program that combines resources, expertise and tools to strengthen the effectiveness of up to 100 nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia and Southern […]
What is the Implementation Component of the RISE Partnership?
The Scattergood Foundation in conjunction with our partners have launched a three year initiative to help build the evaluation capacity for non-profits across the region. The RISE Partnership has three different components: Readiness, Implementation, and Sustainability. What is the goal of the RISE Partnership Implementation component? The Implementation component is a two year cohort learning program […]
What is the Readiness Component of the RISE Partnership?
The Scattergood Foundation in conjunction with our partners have launched a three year initiative to help build the evaluation capacity for non-profits across the region. The RISE Partnership has three different components: Readiness, Implementation, and Sustainability. What is the goal of the RISE Partnership Readiness component? The Readiness component will provide an introductory knowledge and skill building […]
The Case for Trauma-Informed Philanthropy
The American Paradox: we are leaders of the free world, and yet our country lags behind in just about every indicator of what constitutes a successful society. Compared to much of the developed world, we have higher rates of poverty, unemployment, obesity, and incarceration, and lower rates of high school graduation, voter turnout, and life […]