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Featured Book
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Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change
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Featured Event
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Intermediate Grant Writing is a working session that will provide the opportunity for grant writers to receive extensive feedback on their proposals from peers and professionals in the nonprofit field.
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Foundation Maps is a premier data visualization tool and the easiest way to see who is funding what and where around the world.
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We've Moved to the Business Resource & Innovation Center (BRIC)!
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In February 2016, the Regional Foundation Center moved to the BRIC, a new department created to serve Philadelphia's small business and nonprofit community. The BRIC is part of the Building Inspiration: 21st Century Library Initiative, a transformational program and an innovative model for the future of library service.
Our new space continues to offer access to the RFC's online and print resources, helpful librarians, and programming. We are also happy to offer expanded hours, a meeting space one can reserve, and the opportunity to collaborate with the small business and entrepreneur community.
Come visit us in our new space on the 2nd floor of the Parkway Central Library.
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Each month the Inform newsletter will feature a local funder, nonprofit, or service provider who will highlight their organization's services and how they support the social sector.
This month we are excited to feature the PHILO Project led by Gerald Kolpan.
How do you support the nonprofit community?
The PHILO Project supports Philadelphia regional small nonprofits by producing the kind of professional videos those organizations could otherwise never afford. Everything we do is professionally shot, lit, written, and produced to show the client in the best possible light. Best of all, our services are free to the 20-odd organizations we choose each year.
What is your role?
Because PHILO is less than four years old, like our clients, we run on a shoestring; it's essentially a one-man operation with help from CultureTrust of which I'm a proud member. I shoot, write, edit and produce all of our videos as well as solicit funders to keep us going. It's tough sometimes, but I love it.
What does your organization do best?
More than anything else, we pride ourselves on our storytelling. Part of the reason PHILO was created was to save our clients from people who could maybe shoot video but were incapable of really explaining the organization's mission. In all of our videos, our clients tell their stories themselves. There are no pompous voiceovers and no scripted interviews. Through the judicious choice of the client's sound, plus innovative use of graphics and music, we produce work we believe is unique; and every piece is as short and entertaining as we can make it.
Are there any future programs or plans you would like to highlight?
We plan to be more aggressive in pursuing funders who will partner with us and provide the resources needed to create video for organizations they designate. For instance, The Burkett-Plack Foundation has funded a series of videos for the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in New Jersey, and right now, we're working on two videos sponsored by The Montgomery County Foundation.
What's the biggest mistake you see nonprofits make? Most of them move too slowly. At PHILO, everything is fast! Our applicants get their acceptances or rejections in less than 5 weeks and no client has ever waited more than two months from shooting for their finished video. My other gripe is that some funders seem to have a singular lack of imagination when in comes to what they'll support. What's the best advice you have received? Back about 35 years ago when I was a young graphic designer, I completely messed up an assignment for a client named Pat Ducci. He was disappointed, but he didn't yell at me. He just said, "you know, when someone gives you a job to do, they have to be able to think, 'Gerald's in charge. I have nothing to worry about.'" It was a bitter lesson to learn, but from that moment, I've tried to be the guy that Pat described.
This fall the Regional Foundation Center will offer an information session for organizations interested in working with the PHILO Project. Stay tuned for details!
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Make an Appointment with a Librarian!
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Regional Foundation Center Events
Introduction to Finding Grants
Tuesday, August 2 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Parkway Central | 4th Floor | Room 405
Discover what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants during this interactive workshop. More...
Intermediate Grant Writing
Tuesday, August 16 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Parkway Central | 4th Floor | Room 405
We will review aspects of a good grant proposal, practice writing an actual grant, and receive constructive feedback on written proposals. More...
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Introduction to Proposal Writing
Tuesday, August 9 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Parkway Central | 4th Floor | Room 405
This class will provide you with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal and will include hands-on exercises to help you develop a proposal outline. More...
Securing Federal Grants|How to Compete
Thursday, August 25 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Parkway Central | 4th Floor | Room 405
This workshop will cover the application process for federal grants and contracts and will help your organization put together a competitive proposal. More...
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Around the Region
Spruce Foundation Seeks Board & Committee Members
Deadline: July 31
Each year, Spruce board members host engagement events to educate and energize people around the organization's mission. Spruce uses strategic partnerships and community fundraising to support their grantmaking endeavors in four focus areas: Arts; Education; Health & Wellness; and LGBTQ. More...
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Webinars
Storytelling: What is a Mission Moment? And Why Should I Care?
Wednesday, August 10 | 12:30 p.m.
Learn how to find and use mission moments to raise more money, more awareness and keep donors engaged.
Google for Nonprofits: How to Turn $10,000 in Free Advertising Into Online Donations
Did you know 501(c)(3) nonprofits are eligible to receive $10,000 in free Google advertising spend a month? Learn how nonprofits can use this free service to drive new website traffic and convert online visitors into online donors. More...
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Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Wednesday, August 10 | 1:00 p.m.
This webinar will cover the core differences between for-profit and nonprofit financial management and will review practices that should be employed in a nonprofit organization to help them be more accountable, transparent and achieve long term sustainability. More...
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Featured Resource
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Foundation Maps
This data visualization tool brings funding data to life. Foundation Maps is a mapping platform from the Foundation Center that lets you see funders who are supporting your areas of interest, get information about funders, grant recipients, and grants, find potential partners for collaboration, and reveal giving trends across the social sector. To learn more about Foundation Maps schedule an appointment with a librarian or explore the resources linked below.
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