updates & stories

There’s no doubt that headlines about million and multimillion dollar gifts rule the headlines. Whether those gifts are from individuals...

We listened to a recent webinar organized by Glenmede titled “The Next Generation of Philanthropy,” which featured Sharna Goldseker, an...

By Abby Rolland Grants & Communications Manager Recently, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania...

People and organizations make a difference through philanthropy in many ways and through a number of different causes. The same rings...

Photos Courtesy of the Montgomery County Foundation In 2017 and 2018, approximately 30% of all U.S. households gave to disaster relief...

A few people have asked me for advice when thinking about supporting the relief efforts in the Philippines following the devastating...

The message from Chuck Levesque, Executive Director of Depaul USA, was clear the other night. Go and tell people you see what you did...

Here is some great advice from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Regine Webster and Lori Bertman wrote a nice article summarizing...

The Philanthropy Column When talking about the philanthropy landscape in Philadelphia, someone recently asked me whether there was...

The globalislocal Fund is an educational and funding partnership that invests philanthropic capital in solutions to the root causes of...

I participated in a conference call today hosted by Criterion Ventures about Women Effect Investments.  Criterion Ventures is behind the...

Future Weather debuted at Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend.  It is the result of six years of hard work and passion from Jenny...

Giving with meaning is the tag line for my company, harp-weaver LLC.  I often think about how you define the “meaning” that guides one’s...

On February 23rd I attended SOE Philly presented by Watershed Capital Group and Delaware Valley Grantmakers. SOE stands for Sustainable...

Check out the latest edition of the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal which was released today. The edition focuses on Innovations...

I recently attended Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal forum focusing on Community Innovations and Impact in healthcare, criminal...

I sat in on a webinar presentation today hosted by Guidestar. The speakers defined what they refer to as the new “normal.” 800 people...

Night Out With Meaning:  Women & Giving Be inspired through storytelling. Night Out With Meaning: Women & Giving is a series of evenings...

This was originally posted by my friend, Abigail Sandler. Abby’s beloved sister, Aimee, was profoundly developmental and physically...

Last week I attended the Delaware Valley Grantmakers fall conference. Harp-weaver was also a co-sponsor for the event with Phillips...